Month: January 2021

‘Why do you not own kettles?’ Scottish woman who worked in the US complains about customs she found most confusing, from not including tax in prices to calling petrol ‘gas’ … Read More

U.S. consumers slowed their spending by 0.2% in December, cutting back for a second straight month in a worrisome sign for an economy struggling under the weight of a still … Read More

Eli Lilly’s new COVID-19 treatment helped the drugmaker’s fourth-quarter profit surge even though U.S. regulators approved its use late in the quarter By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer January 29, … Read More

Wages and benefits for U.S. workers rose in the last quarter of the year as employers sought to hold the line on pay gains as the pandemic continues to rankle … Read More

WASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress and the White House have rejected a Republican pitch to split President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue plan into smaller chunks, with lawmakers appearing … Read More

The vaccine was 72% effective against moderate and severe disease in the US, the company said. It’s a striking difference from vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, and it may give … Read More

Johnson & Johnson says its vaccine appears to protect against COVID-19 with just one shot By LAURAN NEERGAARD and LINDA A. JOHNSON Associated Press January 29, 2021, 1:01 PM • … Read More

New accuracy row breaks out over film Spencer starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana which dramatises visit to Sandringham that NEVER happened – after The Crown was blasted for its … Read More

British influencers stay poolside in Dubai despite travel ban coming into force TODAY – because they can ‘just self-isolate at home for 10 days on return’ and threats of enforced … Read More

Europe’s vaccine war: Brussels releases AstraZeneca contract, claiming it shows Britain MUST export doses to them – as EU loses out again by failing to tie up Novavax deal while … Read More