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Tag: Catastrophe

“There is nothing we can do.” In Sri Lanka, a ship with tons of chemicals completely sank to the bottom

“There is nothing we can do.” In Sri Lanka, a ship with tons of chemicals completely sank to the bottom

Off the coast of Sri Lanka, a vessel with 25 tons of chemicals completely sank to the bottom. Due to difficult weather conditions in the near future, its wreckage will not be obtained, reports Associated Press.   A container ship with chemicals completely sank off the coast of Sri Lanka on June 17 – almost […]

Dinosaurs became extinct not because of an asteroid collision: Harvard put forward their version

Dinosaurs became extinct not because of an asteroid collision: Harvard put forward their version

The cause of the global cataclysm about 66 million years ago, which led to the extinction of dinosaurs, many species of animals and plants, could not have been an asteroid that rammed the Earth. Astronomers of the Harvard-Smithsonian Institute write about this in Scientific Reports, proposing their hypothesis.   In science for 2021, it is […]

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a press conference on the coronavirus

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a press conference on the coronavirus

[The stream is slated to start at 11:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 84,000 people in the state as of Thursday morning. On […]

Supplies sent to NYC, global growth heads to zero

Supplies sent to NYC, global growth heads to zero

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  Global cases: More than 800,000 Global deaths: At least 38,714 US cases: At least 164,610 US deaths: At least 3,170 The data above was compiled by […]

Pelosi says US must move to vote by mail, taking aim at Trump

Pelosi says US must move to vote by mail, taking aim at Trump

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks to the press after the House passed a $2 trillion stimulus bill, on March 27, 2020, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that America needs to move toward a “vote by mail” […]

Man charged with billing for fraudulent test claims

Man charged with billing for fraudulent test claims

Items from a COVID-19 test kit are displayed for a photograph. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal prosecutors have criminally charged a Georgia man for allegedly conspiring to defraud federal and private health-care benefit programs “by submitting fraudulent testing claims” for coronavirus and genetic cancer screenings, authorities announced Monday. The man, 49-year-old Erik […]

Lack of internet cuts off millions, Real ID extended

Lack of internet cuts off millions, Real ID extended

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  Global cases: More than 542,700 Global deaths: At least 24,361 US cases: At least 85,996 US deaths: At least 1,300 The data […]

India’s streets sit empty, global cases near 500,000

India’s streets sit empty, global cases near 500,000

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  Global cases: More than 492,000 Global deaths: At least 22,000 US cases: At least 69,000 US deaths: At least 1,000 The data […]

New York City weighs closing parks, playgrounds and streets to enforce social distancing, Gov. Cuomo says

New York City weighs closing parks, playgrounds and streets to enforce social distancing, Gov. Cuomo says

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to the media at the Javits Convention Center which is being turned into a hospital to help fight coronavirus cases on March 24, 2020 in New York City. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | Getty Images New York state and city officials plan to close some NYC streets may close parks […]

CVS to hire 50,000, Surgeon General warning

CVS to hire 50,000, Surgeon General warning

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  Global cases: More than 353,000 Global deaths: At least 15,000 US cases: At least 35,000  US deaths: At least 470 The data […]