Jiang asked President Trump why he was emphasizing the United States' led in testing for the coronavirus when there was still a high rate of infection. 'Why does that matter? Why is it global competition to you if every day Americans are still losing their lives and we are still seeing more cases every day?' she asked. … [Read more...] about Fox News White House reporter John Roberts slams ‘petty’ ABC News colleague Jonathan Karl for trying to ‘shame’ him for not wearing a mask in the Rose Garden before Trump’s press conference
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Is UK’s Covid vaccine drive stalling? Britain managed 313,000 jabs on Tuesday marking three days in a row off the 400,000-a-day target needed to reach 15million people by February 15
The bloc is currently engaged in a war-of-words with AstraZeneca in a desperate bid to pin blame for its painfully-slow jabs roll-out on the drug-maker, despite boss Pascal Soriot explaining that the hold-up is due to the fact that the EU ordered its jabs three months later than the UK, meaning supply chains are not running at full capacity. … [Read more...] about Is UK’s Covid vaccine drive stalling? Britain managed 313,000 jabs on Tuesday marking three days in a row off the 400,000-a-day target needed to reach 15million people by February 15
Brexit deal is DONE: Boris Johnson SEALS historic Brexit deal with EU as UK claims to have won TWICE as many concessions as Brussels and von der Leyen laments ‘parting is such sweet sorrow’
November 10, 2016 - The High Court rules against the Government and says Parliament must hold a vote to trigger Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, the mechanism that begins the exit from the EU. Mrs May says the ruling will not stop her from invoking the legislation by April 2017. … [Read more...] about Brexit deal is DONE: Boris Johnson SEALS historic Brexit deal with EU as UK claims to have won TWICE as many concessions as Brussels and von der Leyen laments ‘parting is such sweet sorrow’
The colonial British woman: an alternative account
The book starts with the Company’s stout refusal to allow any of its members to be accompanied by the spouse. For almost two generations the directors remained steadfast in their assessment that the wives were mere incumberances. But in 1650 when Aaron Baker refused to accept the posting given to him in Bantam unless he was allowed to take his wife alongand since the company knew he was very valuable, they had to relax the rules. The Company’s willingness to allow Elizabeth Baker to accompany him to Madras became the starting point though Elizabeth never reached the shores of India. Her tombstone, originally from the present high Court complex in the then Madras and now in St. Mary’s Church compound notes her date of death as August 5,1652, at sea. … [Read more...] about The colonial British woman: an alternative account
