In first full day in office, Biden tackles multiple crises
Ashley Parker and Matt Viser, The Washington Post
Jan. 21, 2021
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The concurrent nature of the crises that President Biden is facing - a health crisis that snowballed into an economic one before colliding with a social one - has few parallels in modern history. Above, the Bidens attend an inaugural prayer service at the White House.Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden raced Thursday to show he was addressing the array of crises awaiting him on his first day in office, issuing executive orders aimed at combating the coronavirus and preparing measures to take on the struggling economy and other problems.
Vaccine Rollout Continues In GPs Surgeries Across The UK
Health by Nathan Vass in New York 9th Jan 2021 7:29 AM
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Subscriber only The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine will protect against the two new mutant variants of the virus spreading across the UK and other parts of the world, research has revealed. Experts carried out lab tests on the strains and found that the vaccine had levels of antibodies that worked against the variants. Â The variants have caused the virus to spread rapidly across the UK, resulting in a third national lockdown that officials claim will last until mid-February. Emerging in Kent, the variant is understood to be up to 74 per cent more infectious than the strain that was dominant last year.
Vaccine Rollout Continues In GPs Surgeries Across The UK
Health by Nathan Vass in New York 9th Jan 2021 7:29 AM
Premium Content
Subscriber only The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine will protect against the two new mutant variants of the virus spreading across the UK and other parts of the world, research has revealed. Experts carried out lab tests on the strains and found that the vaccine had levels of antibodies that worked against the variants. Â The variants have caused the virus to spread rapidly across the UK, resulting in a third national lockdown that officials claim will last until mid-February. Emerging in Kent, the variant is understood to be up to 74 per cent more infectious than the strain that was dominant last year.
Grim day as US, UK and Germany all see record high COVID-related deaths
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The UK is currently in lockdown and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has declared the city s COVID outbreak a major incident .
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The United Kingdom, Germany and the United States have all recorded their highest daily death tolls from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Sadiq Khan has labelled London s COVID-19 outbreak a major incident , a term usually reserved for terror attacks or grave accidents
The United States has topped 4,000 daily deaths from the coronavirus for the first time
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Execution of Lisa Montgomery, lone woman on death row, can take place before Joe Biden takes office, US court rules
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Lisa Montgomery s lawyers say she is mentally unwell and was abused as a child.
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A US federal appeals court has cleared the way for the only woman on death row to be executed before president-elect Joe Biden takes office.
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The court ruled a judge erred when vacating Montgomery s execution date last week
An attorney for Montgomery said her legal team would ask for a full appeals court review
Mr Biden, who assumes office on January 20, has not said if he will halt federal executions