US and Russia hold first high-level talks since Biden called Putin a ‘killer’ as Secretary of State Blinken and foreign minister Lavrov meet in Iceland Blinken and Lavrov met in Iceland on Wednesday night to begin talks Biden’s Secretary of State said ‘there’s no secret we have our differences’ He also said the world would … Read more
Amanda Wakeley fashion label loved by Duchess of Cambridge, Meghan Markle, Princess Diana and Theresa May fails to find buyer and collapses into administration after flagship Mayfair store was shut by Covid lockdown Amanda Wakeley fashion label has been plunged into administration after struggling during pandemic Fans of the brand include The Duchess of Cambridge, … Read more
Shares for vaccine makers fell sharply Thursday on the heels of the Biden administration’s Wednesday announcement it will support a global push to waive intellectual property protections for COVID-19 shots. Among companies with COVID-19 vaccines, shares of Pfizer fell 1.7 percent and were among the biggest weights on the benchmark S&P 500 index before rebounding … Read more
The scientist who developed Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has hit out at the Biden administration’s support for waiving intellectual property protections for coronavirus shots. Suspending patent enforcement for vaccines ‘will not increase the number of doses we will have available within the next 12 months,’ Dr Özlem Türeci, Chief Medical Officer at Pfizer partner BioNTech, told … Read more
President Joe Biden is planning to announce on Tuesday that coronavirus vaccines will be sent directly to rural areas in the hopes of getting more employees and residents immunized. According to NPR, the Biden administration has crated a list of physicians who are based in ‘socially vulnerable’ communities. These are neighborhoods where many people live … Read more
The Biden administration will consider forcing cigarette makers to reduce the nicotine in their cigarettes to levels that aren’t addicting – at the same time more than half of U.S. states have legalized marijuana in some form. The administration already was considering banning menthol flavoring in cigarettes, but while they’ve been chewing over that rule, … Read more
Something you want to tell us, Joe? White House breaks with tradition and uses ‘Biden-Harris Administration’ tagline on its official website and Twitter page as opposed to just President’s name The White House uses the phrase on its web site and on social media Biden has said Harris is the ‘last voice in the room’ … Read more
White House uses ‘Biden-Harris Administration’ tagline on its official website and Twitter page in nod to VP amid President Biden’s ‘expectation’ he will seek reelection The White House uses the phrase on its web site and on social media Biden has said Harris is the ‘last voice in the room’ on decisions He said Thursday … Read more
Two migrant teens drowned while trying to cross the Rio Grande River back to into Mexico after being caught on the U.S. side of the border by patrol agents, a disturbing new video shows. The tragic crossing comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed the situation at the border was ‘under control’ even as government figures show … Read more
Football Index, the online gambling platform, has entered administration and been suspended after a market crash at the weekend sparked fury and disgust from investors. The under-fire company announced on Thursday evening that, after discussions with ‘external’ legal and financial advisors, the decision was made to help find an ‘agreeable way forward’. Administrators Begbies Traynor … Read more