health
Push to reopen early behind current COVID outbreak in South
June 23, 2020Health experts trace current coronavirus infection spike in many Southern and Western states to tossing of restrictions and lockdowns in time for Memorial Day.
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Enormous dust cloud moving from the Sahara to U.S. this week
June 22, 2020The cloud could worsen air quality in some places, which could make symptoms worse for people suffering from respiratory conditions like asthma.
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Masks, gloves – the ocean is filling up with COVID trash
June 19, 2020“It has been really disgusting to watch the plastic industry exploit people’s fears, when everyone is just trying to understand what they need to do to keep safe."
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Study of key nations: Pandemic could have been 90 times worse
June 18, 2020"There have been huge personal costs to staying home and canceling events, but the data show that each day made a profound difference.”
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Coronavirus crisis: Where is the British left?
June 17, 2020The invasion of Iraq provoked the Stop The War movement and nuclear weapons created CND — so where is the left-wing response to the Tories’ appalling handling of Covid-19 now that 40,000 have died?
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