What can the U.S. do differently? Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, delivered some blunt messages to the public during an online video interview with actor Matthew McConaughey. There are three key reasons why many island nations and Asian countries, such as New …
Read More »Connecting an Additional Number of Countries Through International Calls is Becoming a Challenge
Most people stay away from calling others across the border because of the fear of receiving an exorbitant phone bill. The best part about the platform we work with is that it mentions the pricing at the beginning of the call. Additionally, most people who have been using the platform …
Read More »The Wall Street Journal: EU set to name countries from which tourists will be welcomed next month, and U.S. didn’t make the cut
European Union member states have drawn up a list of 15 countries whose citizens may be allowed to travel again to the bloc starting July 1 that excludes the U.S. but includes Canada, Japan and possibly China, diplomats said. A final decision is yet to be taken on the list, …
Read More »As France and Spain unveil lockdown easing plans, here’s a look at what steps European countries have taken
Europe is taking more cautious steps toward reopening their shuttered, and battered, economies as data show the growth in coronavirus cases has ebbed. So far the tentative steps taken haven’t led to a resurgence of the virus — one of the big fears. The latest data show new cases of …
Read More »Medill News Service: Treasury says it will act with ‘urgency’ on humanitarian requests involving sanctioned countries during coronavirus pandemic
The head of the Office of Foreign Assets Control said Friday she wants to ensure that economic sanctions against foreign countries do not impede U.S. humanitarian relief for the COVID-19 pandemic, but the former director of the agency said the business community wants it to go further. The Treasury Department …
Read More »As Germany begins to open up, here’s a look at which European countries have relaxed their coronavirus restrictions
First in, first out. As European nations contracted coronavirus earlier than the U.S., they also are relaxing restrictions as the COVID-19 disease is spreading more slowly. German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday night set out plans for a gradual reopening of the eurozone’s largest economy. The European Commission, meanwhile, has …
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