Why the hysteria about how awful Christmas is going to be this year, with families split up, social distancing and bars and restaurants likely to be closed? Sounds like a great idea to me… “I'm dreaming of a Covid Christmas, unlike the ones I used to know...” Maybe that freshened-up little ditty doesn't quite have...
Gold lost its shine for investors and central banks in the third quarter, the World Gold Council (WGC) said in its latest report, as the coronavirus pandemic weighed on global interest in the precious metal. Demand for gold slipped by 10 percent from the beginning of the year and plunged to 892.3 tons in the...
Police in Canada's Quebec City have arrested a man on suspicion of killing two people and injuring five others in a stabbing rampage near the provincial legislature.
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia has recorded no new locally transmitted coronavirus infection for the first time in five months. In Melbourne, the capital of Victoria state, which had the highest … Click to Continue »
James Patton, who served on the city's governing body in the 19th century, was a documented slave owner, holding up to 35 people at one time in bondage, according to … Click to Continue »
A super typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines with ferocious winds early on Sunday as about a million people were evacuated in its projected path, including in the capital where the main international airport was ordered to close.
"Election Outcome Highly Uncertain" - New York Times headline, US election day, 1952.
