China may have secretly set off low-level underground nuclear test explosions despite claiming to observe an international pact banning such blasts, the U.S. State Department said in a report on Wednesday that could further fray U.S.-Chinese relations. The finding may worsen ties already strained after President Donald Trump said the U.S. is investigating the possibility … Read more
The US State Department raised concerns over safety issues at the Wuhan research lab studying coronaviruses in animals like bats two years ago, new diplomatic cables reveal. In 2018 diplomats said there were issues at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, located near the seafood market Chinese authorities claim the virus emerged from, cables obtained by … Read more
Ellen DeGeneres recently sparked backlash for a joke she made about quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic. But it appears the 32-time Emmy winner and wife Portia de Rossi are continuing to use their means to help fight the global crisis. She and de Rossi were spotted Saturday unloading boxes at a fire department in Santa … Read more
The New York City Department of Education is banning students and teachers from using Zoom, as the platform has been plagued by privacy and security issues. Schools are now advised to switch to Microsoft Teams ‘as soon as possible’ and teachers are currently training to use the new system. The move comes after internet trolls … Read more
Department of Health figures have revealed that the number of new people tested daily in the UK has slipped back below the target of 10,000, set by health secretary Matt Hancock on Thursday. A total of 9,406 new people were reported as being tested in the 24 hours to 9am April 4 – bringing the total … Read more
Justice Department shuts down website called coronavirusmedicalkit for selling phony ‘vaccines’ they claimed were from the World Health Organization On Sunday, the US Department of Justice shut down coronavirusmedicalkit.com The website claimed to offer access to World Health Organization vaccine kits for a shipping charge of $4.95 There are currently no COVID-19 vaccines nor is … Read more
My fellow Americans: Tonight, I want to speak with you about our nation’s unprecedented response to the coronavirus outbreak that started in China and is now spreading throughout the world. Today, the World Health Organization officially announced that this is a global pandemic. We have been in frequent contact with our allies, and we are … Read more
An NHS hospital has been put on ‘black alert’ because its A&E department has been overwhelmed by soaring admissions. The Royal Bolton Hospital in Greater Manchester issued the warning over the weekend, urging patients to only attend in cases of genuine emergency. A so-called ‘black alert’ is declared when a hospital is under such significant … Read more
Department for Work and Pensions lost more disability discrimination cases than any other UK employer with nearly £1m paid out over three years DWP defended itself on 134 bias claims by disabled employees in three years One employee was sacked as DWP claimed she had taken too much sick leave Department settled 45 claims out of court between … Read more