For the second time, Twitter flagged a message from President Trump with a warning, saying that his post-midnight tweet calling for the military to shoot protesters in Minneapolis was “glorifying violence.” As protests over the death of George Floyd escalated to the burning of a police station late Thursday, Trump took to Twitter after midnight […]
A test-and-trace system to find and isolate people who come into contact with coronavirus will be launched in the U.K. on Thursday. People with no symptoms will be told to self-isolate for 14 days if they have been in close contact with someone with the coronavirus, as part of the scheme. The program is voluntary, […]
Boris Johnson has announced that groups of up to six friends and family will be able to meet outdoors in public or in private gardens as the U.K. prime minister eases lockdown restrictions in England. The new measures, which will be in place from Monday, mean people in England will be able to enjoy garden […]
Dozens of top holiday companies and hotel owners have called on the U.K. government to scrap plans forcing visitors to quarantine on arrival in the country. Britain’s home secretary Priti Patel has said that from June 8, most arrivals to the U.K. will be required to self-isolate for two weeks or face a £1,000 fine. […]
The financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic may get a lot worse 120 days after the national emergency is officially over. The $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, known as the CARES Act, recognizes the financial difficulties many Americans are facing, requiring lenders who enter into an agreement with borrowers to delay payments or lower minimum […]
Asian markets mostly fell in early trading Friday, ahead of a news conference by President Donald Trump regarding China. Japan’s Nikkei NIK, -0.34% slipped 0.3% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.71% fell 0.3%. The Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, +0.00% inched up 0.2% and the smaller-cap Shenzhen Composite 399106, +0.63% rose 1%. South Korea’s Kospi […]
A college student wanted for the slayings of two people in Connecticut was caught and arrested on Wednesday night following a six-day manhunt, according to law enforcement officials in Maryland. Hagerstown Police Chief Paul Kifer said he got a text message at 9:26 p.m. after his investigators learned Peter Manfredonia, 23, was in custody. Police were told […]
Iran’s new combat vessels include speedboats, coastal patrol boats and submarines, according to state TV (AFP Photo/-) Tehran (AFP) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Thursday warned the United States against its naval presence in the Gulf as they received 110 new combat vessels. The vessels included Ashura-class speedboats, Zolfaghar coastal patrol boats and Taregh submarines, […]
Mark Zuckerberg called out his social-media rival on Wednesday, saying Twitter Inc. should not be fact-checking President Donald Trump — or anybody. During a clip from an interview on Fox News’s “The Daily Briefing,” which will be aired in full Thursday, the Facebook Inc. FB, -1.31% co-founder and chief executive said companies shouldn’t be the […]
WASHINGTON — A draft of an executive order President Donald Trump is expected to sign on Thursday would seek to limit the broad legal protection that federal law currently provides social-media and other online platforms, according to people familiar with the draft. The draft order would make it easier for federal regulators to hold companies […]