Malaria vaccine championed by Donald Trump is trialled on NHS wards

Coronavirus patients in the UK  have started to receive an anti-malaria drug that US President Donald Trump has labelled a ‘game-changer’.  And early signs of whether a British coronavirus vaccine works – or doesn’t – may be only weeks away, a leading expert has said. Professor Sarah Gilbert said yesterday she was ’80 per cent confident’ a … Read more

Trump voters are less likely to practice social distancing in pandemic, sociologist claims

A new analysis of nationwide cell phone location data suggests that counties which voted for President Donald Trump in higher proportions are less likely to practice social distancing measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The analysis, by Princeton sociologist Patrick Sharkey for Vox, also found that attitudes toward climate change are ‘one of … Read more

Trump voters are less likely to practice social distancing in pandemic, sociologist claims

A new analysis of nationwide cell phone location data suggests that counties which voted for President Donald Trump in higher proportions are less likely to practice social distancing measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The location analysis, by Princeton sociologist Patrick Sharkey for Vox, also found that attitudes toward climate change are ‘one … Read more

Oil deal led by Saudi Arabia and Russia at risk despite Trump pressure

Mexico has exited talks on a massive oil production deal involving a group of 23 countries, jeopardizing the final pact and causing the price of oil to fall drastically.  There were hopes Thursday that the end of a month-long feud between Saudi Arabia and Russia would lead to a final resolution on the 23-nation coalition which … Read more

Donald Trump predicts deaths from coronavirus will be ‘MUCH lower than the 100,000’

President Donald Trump predicted on Thursday that deaths from the coronavirus in the United States will be much lower than 100,000 as he predicted the economy was on track to reopen.  ‘You are looking at a much lower level than the level of, I hope the level of 100,000,’ he said at the daily White House … Read more

Donald Trump predicts deaths from coronavirus will be ‘MUCH lower than the 100,000’

President Donald Trump predicted on Thursday that deaths from the coronavirus in the United States will be much lower than 100,000 as he predicted the economy was on track to reopen.  ‘You are looking at a much lower level than the level of, I hope the level of 100,000,’ he said at the daily White House … Read more

Publisher of the hydroxychloroquine study hailed by Trump said it ‘was a complete failure’ 

The publisher of the French study that found hydroxychloroquine could help treat coronavirus patients is now saying the paper ‘did not meet its standards.’ President Donald Trump has hailed the research in tweets and during his daily press conferences as a ‘game changer.’ But in a statement published online, the International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC) addressed … Read more

Donald Trump says he will ‘look at’ pardoning Tiger King’s Joe Exotic

Donald Trump says he will ‘look at’ pardoning Tiger King’s Joe Exotic after Don Jr. said zoo-owner’s 22-year prison sentence for murder-for-hire seemed ‘aggressive’ President Trump said he would look into pardoning Joe Exotic, the star of the Netflix series ‘Tiger King’  ‘I’ll take a look,’ Trump told reporters Wednesday after Donald Trump Jr. had … Read more

Donald Trump accuses WHO of ‘minimizing the threat’ of coronavirus

President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused the World Health Organization of minimizing the threat of the coronavirus as he escalated the war-of-words with the humanitarian group.  ‘The WHO got it wrong, they got up very wrong. In many ways they were wrong. They also minimized the threat very strongly,’ President Trump said at his daily … Read more

Donald Trump says he will ‘look at’ pardoning Tiger King’s Joe Exotic

Donald Trump says he will ‘look at’ pardoning Tiger King’s Joe Exotic after Don Jr. said zoo-owner’s 22-year prison sentence for murder-for-hire seemed ‘aggressive’ President Trump said he would look into pardoning Joe Exotic, the star of the Netflix series ‘Tiger King’  ‘I’ll take a look,’ Trump told reporters Wednesday after Donald Trump Jr. had … Read more