When the novel coronavirus began to spread across the globe in 2020, Gabe Fowler, the founder of the Comic Arts Brooklyn festival and owner of the Desert Island Comics shop, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, had to shutter his store, temporarily severing his ties to the community of artists and fans who had gathered around it for … Read more
Four years after the start of the COVID pandemic, the age and race of its victims in California have dramatically shifted: Now, a Bay Area News Group analysis finds, those who are dying from the virus are much older, and more often White than Latino, a notable switch. While COVID deaths in California have plunged … Read more
Greece is offering up to 25,000 people ‘free’ holidays in what is thought to be a world-first scheme that will see the government compensate tourists forced to flee Rhodes after brutal wildfires last year. Officials say anyone who was evacuated from a hotel on the island and had their holiday cut short is eligible to … Read more
THE game of knob eating has been removed from an event due to health and safety fears. The Dorset Knob Festival will take place in July after a gap of five years. 3 Knob Tossers take their positions at the Dorset Know FestivalCredit: Wessex News Agency 3 The game of knob eating has been removed … Read more
Scholz said that after the outbreak of all-out war, Russia and Ukraine tried negotiating — but Moscow wasn’t serious. “The talks failed because Russia only used them as a pretext to move its troops to the east for a major offensive at the same time,” said Scholz. The German chancellor, who has often been criticized … Read more
Bloodbath? You want a bloodbath? I’ll give you a real bloodbath. This week is the fourth anniversary of the biggest bloodbath ever – ever! – in American history. Fifteen days to flatten the curve. Let’s go straight to the executive order of Gov. Charlie Baker on March 15, 2020: “WHEREAS, section 7, 8 and 8A … Read more
FUMING locals have slammed selfish holidaymakers in Tenerife for turning their paradise into a ‘tourism ghetto’. An influx of “ignorant” visitors has sparked outrage among Canary islands residents, as costs soar and drunken partygoers keep them up all night. 5 Locals are fuming as tourists drive up property pricesCredit: AFP 5 Angry residents have sent … Read more
The US government’s free at-home Covid-19 test program will be suspended Friday, according to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response. (CNN) — The US government’s free at-home Covid-19 test program will be suspended Friday, according to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response. Since November, residential households in the US have been able to … Read more
Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday. FILE – This Nov. 19, 2013 file photo shows a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logo at the agency’s federal headquarters in Atlanta. On Friday, Feb 24, 2023, The Associated Press reported on … Read more
new york — Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves for another COVID-19 shot, even if they got a booster in the fall, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Americans 65 and older should get another dose of the updated vaccine that became available in September — … Read more
