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Chile's state-owned Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, has registered a total 3,215 COVID-19 infections and nine deaths due to the pandemic, the chairman of the firm said on Monday, as pressure rises on production of the red metal. Board Chairman Juan Benavides said 2,473 workers had already recovered while 37 remain hospitalized, according to comments made to a mining commission made up of lower-house lawmakers and confirmed by Codelco. Chile's copper miners have largely maintained output despite soaring case numbers in the South American country, though pressure has been mounting for companies to strengthen safety measures, even potentially at the expense of production.

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 17:48:59 -0400

The U.S. government has helped finance the development of several vaccines and therapies through its Operation Warp Speed program and plans to announce more investments in COVID-19 vaccines in the future, the official said.

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 17:42:12 -0400

More than 880 employees of private contractors running U.S. immigration detention centers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to congressional testimony given by company executives of Monday. The heads of four companies - CoreCivic , The GEO Group , Management & Training Corporation (MTC) and LaSalle Corrections - that detain immigrants on contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE), reported the infections among its employees in response to questions from lawmakers.

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 17:40:37 -0400

Even before the pandemic made it likely that there will be a historic number of mail-in ballots in this fall’s election, UC Irvine professor Richard Hasen worried that if it were close, President Trump might declare victory before all votes were counted. That concern is now much greater for Hasen.

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 17:34:17 -0400