But Keir Starmer maintained that he was within the law when he had a beer with takeout food during a campaign meeting last year.
Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Taiwan Pivots From ‘Zero Covid’ as Beijing Doubles Down
The government’s shift reflects a recognition that stringent pandemic measures were stifling economic activity and eroding the island’s international competitiveness.
Seeking Covid Pills, Poor Nations Fear Repeat of AIDS Crisis
The antiviral pills, plentiful in the United States, are scarce overseas. Health groups and the White House want to expand access but face obstacles that evoke the H.I.V. epidemic.
Hundreds of Suicidal Teens Sleep in Emergency Rooms. Every Night.
With inpatient psychiatric services in short supply, adolescents are spending days, even weeks, in hospital emergency departments awaiting the help they desperately need.
CBS Presidents George Cheeks Tests Positive for Coronavirus
The network’s leader sat between the president and first lady, all unmasked, at the event.
U.K. Police Reopen Lockdown Inquiry into Labour Leader Keir Starmer
The police are taking another look at allegations that Keir Starmer drank beer in a lawmaker’s office, potentially subjecting him to political headaches similar to those suffered by Boris Johnson.
Biden’s Unpopularity
Covid helps explain it.
Worries About Covid Strain on Health Care Grow in the U.S.
The C.D.C. is also keeping a close eye on the nature of hospitalizations.
Your Friday Briefing: Russia Doubles Down
Moscow wants victories before its Monday holiday.
Death Toll During Pandemic Far Exceeds Totals Reported by Countries, W.H.O. Says
Nearly 15 million more people died during the first two years of the pandemic than would have been expected during normal times, the organization found. The previous count of virus deaths, from countries’ reporting, was six million.