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U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Remain High, Second Wave Of Layoffs Blamed
A second wave of layoffs amid weak demand and fractured supply chains is likely keeping new U.S. applications for…
Steroid Should Be Kept For Serious Coronavirus Cases, WHO Says
A cheap steroid that can help save the lives of patients with severe COVID-19 should be reserved for serious cases…
US Says A UK Trade Deal ‘Unlikely’ Before November
America's top trade negotiator has said a deal with the UK is unlikely before the US presidential election in…
House To Vote To Make Washington D.C. The 51st State In The U.S
Democrats controlling the House have slated a vote next week to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, an…
Beijing Extends Movement Curbs To Contain Resurgent Coronavirus
China’s capital cancelled scores of flights, shut schools and blocked off some neighbourhoods as it ramped up…
Tensions Between North And South Korea To Escalate Further After Pyongyang Bombed…
Tensions between the two Koreas may continue to rise after a joint liaison office in a border town was blown up,…
Russia Could Cut Interest Rates To A Historic Low
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) is expected to cut its benchmark interest rate on Friday to its lowest level…
30% Of Americans Missed Their Housing Payments In June
As the United States continues to face record unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic, 30% of Americans missed…
Huawei CFO Raises New Argument To Fight U.S. Extradition In Canada Court
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is raising a new argument in a Canadian court in a bid to fight…
Saudi Oil Exports To U.S. Plunge To Lowest Level In 35 Years
After flooding the U.S. with crude earlier this year, Saudi Arabia has all but cut off the taps to the American oil…
Trump Signs Executive Order On Police Reform After Weeks Of Protests
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order introducing several police reforms while rejecting calls to…
North Korea Blows Up Joint Liaison Office With South In Kaesong
North Korea has blown up a joint liaison office with the South near the North's border town of Kaesong.
The move…
China’s Economy May Grow 3% In 2020, Government Researcher Says
China’s economy may grow 3% this year as the government ramps up policy support, said Zhang Ming, a researcher at…
Beijing Tightens Controls Amid Spike In Local Coronavirus Cases
The Chinese capital Beijing has put more neighbourhoods under lockdown and boosted testing as it tries to contain…
Oscars Delayed Until April 25; Film Eligibility Window Extended
The 93rd Academy Awards will take place in April next year.
On Monday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…
U.S. Open Will Go Ahead Without Fans Amid COVID-19: Reports
The New York Times, which both cited unnamed sources, said the USTA announce this week that it will hold the Aug.…
US ‘Outraged’ As Russia Jails Ex-Marine For ‘Spying’
The US has said it is "outraged" after Russia sentenced an ex-US marine to 16 years in a high security prison on…
Germany Says Its Coronavirus Contact Tracing App Is Ready
Germany’s health minister said Sunday that its contact tracing smartphone app will be launched this week, Reuters…
Chinese Capital Reinstates Curbs As Coronavirus Resurfaces
Several districts of the Chinese capital put up security checkpoints, closed schools and ordered people to be…
Europe Reopens Borders But Long Road For Tourism To Recover
Borders opened up across Europe on Monday after three months of coronavirus closures that began chaotically in…
Systemic Racism Slows Economic Growth: Dallas Fed Chief Kaplan
Systemic racism and high unemployment levels among black and Hispanic Americans create a drag on the U.S. economy,…
Coronavirus: India To Use 500 Train Carriages As Wards In Delhi
India is to convert another 500 railway carriages to create 8,000 more beds for coronavirus patients in Delhi, amid…
Atlanta Police Chief Resigns Over Rayshard Brooks Shooting
Atlanta's police chief has resigned after the fatal shooting of an African-American man who had fallen asleep…
EU Economics Chief Is Confident That Countries Won’t Veto Huge Stimulus Deal
The European Union will agree to borrow billions of euros from financial markets this summer, a European…
Protests In Atlanta Over Police Shooting Of Rayshard Brooks
Protests have taken place in Atlanta over the shooting of an African-American who had fallen asleep in his car at a…
Peruvian Doctor Fired For Telling People To Drink Bleach-Like Substance
A Peruvian doctor in charge of his region's coronavirus response has been fired after recommending people ingest…
CDC Warns U.S. May Reimplement Strict Coronavirus Measures If Cases Go Up…
States may need to reimplement the strict social distancing measures that were put in place earlier this year…
Part Of Beijing In Lockdown After Virus Cluster At Major Food Market
A Beijing district put itself on a “wartime” footing and the capital banned tourism and sports events on Saturday…
Anti-Racism Protesters Clash With Police In Paris
Riot police fired tear gas and charged at pockets of violent protesters at an anti-racism rally in central Paris on…
La-Liga Returns With Computer-Generated Crowds, And It Actually Works
Sports are gradually returning to our TV screens after the coronavirus pandemic brought virtually all competition…