Month: December 2020

Pandemic-weary World Welcomes 2021 

SolarWinds Hackers Accessed Microsoft Source Code, Microsoft Says

2020 Finally Ending, but New Year’s Revelries Muted by Virus

California Reports Coronavirus Variant Case

Alarm in Australia as COVID-19 Infections Grow

Scientists Trying to Understand New Virus Variant

California Has Nation’s 2nd Confirmed Case of Virus Variant

Actor Dawn Wells, Castaway Mary Ann on TV’s ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ Dies From COVID-19

Deaf Painter Uses Art to Warn Others About COVID

Bosnian-Owned Businesses Stay Afloat Amid Pandemic

Britain Approves AstraZeneca Vaccine, Offering Hope Amid Surge in COVID-19 Infections

Britain Approves AstraZeneca Vaccine, Offering Hope Amid COVID Surge

Britain Drug Regulatory Agency Approves Second COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use

New US Dietary Guidelines: No Candy, Cake for Kids Under 2

Argentina’s Senate Poised to Vote on Legalizing Abortion

South Sudan Concert Draws Tens of Thousands in Defiance of COVID-19 Protocols

French Fashion Designer Pierre Cardin Dies at 98

California Expected to Extend Stay-at-Home Orders as Health Care System Overwhelmed

Study: Britain Must Vaccinate 2 Million a Week to Prevent Third COVID-19 Wave

UN Chief Issues Message of Hope, Healing for New Year

More COVID-19 Vaccines in Pipeline as US Effort Ramps Up

COVID Lockdowns Change US Fashion Industry

US Approves Delivery Drones Over Populated Areas

TSA: Nearly 1.3 Million Travel by Air Over Christmas, Pandemic Record

Native American Tribes Try to Protect Elders, Their Knowledge from Loss to Coronavirus

Fauci: US Facing ‘Critical Time’ in Fight Against Coronavirus

WHO Urges Nations to Prepare for Future Pandemics

Where Are We in COVID-19 Vaccine Race?

EU Countries Begin Vaccinations Against Coronavirus

Nurse, 29, First to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine in Italy

Barry Lopez, Author Who Tied People to Place, Dies at 75

WHO: Learn from COVID Pandemic, It Won’t be the Last

Pandemic Helper? Technology Succeeds, Falls Short During the Crisis

France, Romania Receive First Doses of Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

France Records First Case of New Coronavirus Variant

Nigerian CDC Investigating New Coronavirus Variant

South Korea, Japan, Indonesia Record Highest Daily Increases in COVID Cases

Thank COVID-19 for Bringing New Hollywood Blockbusters to Your TV

SKorea, Japan, Indonesia Record Highest Daily Increases in COVID Cases

Nigerians Mark Christmas Under New Coronavirus Restrictions

US Vaccine Rollout’s Next Challenge: Verifying Who is ‘Essential’

Suspected Russian Hackers Used Microsoft Vendors to Breach Customers

Mexico First Latin American Country With COVID-19 Vaccination Program

Duty-Free King Quietly Gives Away $8 Billion

Brazilian Researchers Say Chinese-Made COVID-19 Vaccine is Effective

SolarWinds Hackers ‘Impacting’ State, Local Governments, US Cyber Agency Says

First COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive in Latin America

British Model, Fashion Muse Stella Tennant Dies at 50

US to Distribute Additional 100M Doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine

Maradona Autopsy Shows No Drink or Illegal Drugs

Additional 100 Million Doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine to be Distributed in US

Thai Ensemble Turns Econ Student into Classical Music Enthusiast

Crisis in South Africa’s Chess Program Cuts to Core of Issues in Rainbow Nation

Vaccine Apathy Fuels Yellow Fever Outbreak in Nigeria

Twitter Followers of US Government Accounts Won’t Transfer to Biden

Vaccine Apathy in Nigeria Fuels Yellow Fever Outbreak

In Lawsuit, DOJ Accuses Walmart of Fueling Opioid Crisis

Mega Coronavirus and Government Spending Bill Tackles Climate Change

Senegalese Women Equip Remote Clinics with Solar Power

South Africa Identifies New, Virulent Strain of COVID-19