Essay: Lament – A day to mourn
Sojourners president JIM WALLIS, in an article first published on Religion News Service, calls for a National Day of Mourning and Lament in the US where the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has now passed 100,000…
WHO says “extreme vigilance” needed in exit from lockdowns; US death toll tops 80,000
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The World Health Organization said on Monday that “extreme vigilance” was needed as countries begin to exit from lockdowns imposed to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, amid global concerns about a second wave of infections. Germany earlier reported an acceleration in new coronavirus infections after it took early steps to ease […]
US passes a million coronavirus cases while states roll back restrictions
Washington DC/New York City, USReuters The number of confirmed US coronavirus cases topped one million on Tuesday – representing a third of the global total – even as some states eased restrictions in the face of an economy battered by the pandemic. With President Donald Trump’s economic adviser forecasting an unemployment rate of more than […]