USA

G7 summit pushed by Trump, seeks to add countries to invitation list

Jim Stein May 31, 2020

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (U.S.) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would postpone a Group of Seven summit he had hoped to hold next month until September or later and expand the list of invitees to include Australia, Russia, South Korea and India. Speaking to reporters on Air

Tech

Human spaceflight from U.S. soil in NASA resumed with SpaceX launch

Jim Stein May 31, 2020

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Technology) – SpaceX, the private rocket company of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, launched two Americans into orbit from Florida on Saturday in a landmark mission marking the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 3:22 […]

Tech

Trump tweet claimed to glorify violence has been hidden by Twitter

Jim Stein May 29, 2020

(Technology) – Twitter hid a tweet from President Donald Trump on Friday, accusing him of breaking its rules by “glorifying violence” in a message that said looters at protests in Minneapolis would be shot. Twitter’s decision to step in, at a time of racially charged civil unrest in cities across the United States, escalates a […]

USA

U.S. hospitals slash hydroxychloroquine as coronavirus treatment

Jim Stein May 29, 2020

NEW YORK (U.S.) – U.S. hospitals said they have pulled way back on the use of hydroxychloroquine, the malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump as a COVID-19 treatment, after several studies suggested it is not effective and may pose significant risks. Early hopes for the decades-old drug were based in part on laboratory experiments […]

Tech

Trump’s move may eliminate, weaken law protecting social media firms

Jim Stein May 29, 2020

WASHINGTON (Technology) – President Donald Trump said he will introduce legislation that may scrap or weaken a law that has protected internet companies, including Twitter and Facebook, in an extraordinary attempt to regulate social media platforms where he has been criticized. The proposed legislation is part of an executive order Trump signed on Thursday afternoon.

USA

Trump tweet fact-checked by Twitter for the first time

Jim Stein May 27, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO (Technology) – Twitter on Tuesday for the first time prompted readers to check the facts in tweets sent by U.S. President Donald Trump, warning that his claims about mail-in ballots were false and had been debunked by fact-checkers. The move marked a dramatic shift for the social network, Trump’s primary tool for getting […]

USA

Trump calls Biden an ‘absolute fool’ for not wearing facemask

Jim Stein May 27, 2020

WASHINGTON (U.S.) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday called his Republican rival Donald Trump an “absolute fool” for not wearing a mask at a series of recent public events, saying his lack of leadership on the issue is “costing peoples’ lives.” The decision whether to wear a face mask in public has emerged […]

Daily Roundup

Friday, 22nd May Daily Roundup

Nia N May 22, 2020

Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald. Local News Britain will study the details of what President Donald Trump is proposing for a planned G7 summit next month, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain decided to […]

USA

Trump defends hydroxychloroquine use as coronavirus prevention

Jim Stein May 20, 2020

WASHINGTON (U.S.) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended taking a prescription malaria drug to try to ward off the novel coronavirus despite medical warnings about its use. “People are going to have to make up their own mind,” Trump said about hydroxychloroquine during a visit to the U.S. Capitol. “I think it gives […]

World

WHO to have ‘more clarity’ on Trump letter later today

Nia N May 19, 2020

GENEVA (World) – The World Health Organization (WHO) spokeswoman said on Tuesday that the agency had no immediate comment on a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump, but expected to have “more clarity” and a reaction later in the day. Trump, in a letter posted on Twitter, threatened on Monday to permanently halt funding for […]