Brian Pinker, 82, will receive the University of Oxford / AstraZeneca COVID-19 COVID-19 vaccine on January 4th, 2021 from Nurse Sam Foster at Churchill Hospital in Oxford, South West England. – STEVE PARSONS | AFP | Getty Images LONDON – UK has started rolling out the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. This…

A passenger checks flight information on a board in the departure lounge of Madrid Barajas Airport. Paul Hanna | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE – More than two decades of passenger traffic growth were erased in 2020, according to a new report. “The pandemic and its aftermath have wiped out global passenger traffic growth by…

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, United States, on December 23, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters President Donald Trump said Sunday he would take part in protests in Washington DC on January 6, the day Congress confirms the vote of the electoral college and…

A member of the New York Army National Guard distributes health forms to travelers at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in New York, United States on Thursday, December 24, 2020. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. air traffic reached its highest level since mid-March on Saturday, fearing that the increase in vacation travel will lead…

A photographic illustration of pirated copies being illegally downloaded with the legal music service iTunes in the background in London, England. Matthew Lloyd | Getty Images 2021 will be a completely different year for the cinema business. Hoping to find ways to make a profit from big budget blockbusters, new methods of film publishing have…

A FDNY EMS Fire Department employee receives a COVID-19 Moderna vaccine amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York, United States. December 23, 2020. Carlo Allegri | Reuters The head of the federal government’s Covid-19 vaccination program said Sunday that health officials are considering the idea of…

A Regal Cinemas movie theater stands on 42nd Street at night in New York, the United States, on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Amir Hamja | Bloomberg | Getty Images A lot has changed in the entertainment industry in 2020. With the rise in coronavirus cases, audience discomfort, shortened cinema windows, and a greater focus on…

A man is given a COVID-19 nasal swab test at the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) amid a coronavirus surge in southern California on December 22, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Three US states have now identified cases of the new coronavirus strain in people…

mphillips007 | iStock unpublished | Getty Images The Mega Millions jackpot has risen. After no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Friday, the grand prize is now $ 432 million for the next Tuesday night drawing. Powerball’s jackpot is $ 384 million for the Saturday night draw. While the chance that a single ticket…

Here are the top news, trends, and analysis investors need to get their trading day started: 1. McConnell blocks $ 2,000 stimulus checks Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks with fellow Senate Republicans at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on December 15, 2020. Tom Brenner-Pool / Getty Images Majority…