“We now have a serious problem,” Lassen County’s public health officer said of the new coronavirus outbreak. By Lydia O’Connor, HuffPost US Lassen County, a county of 30,000 people in the far reaches of Northern California, was one of the first places in the state to reopen in early May. But this week, it became […]
The demonstrations turned violent in some areas after officers used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters near a police station. By Nick Visser, HuffPost US Protests erupted in Minneapolis for the second day in a row on Wednesday, spilling into the early hours of Thursday morning, over the death of George Floyd, a […]
The job cuts reflect an economy that was seized by the worst downturn since the Great Depression after the virus forced the widespread shutdown of businesses. WASHINGTON (AP) — Roughly 2.1 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a sign that companies are still slashing jobs in the face of a deep recession […]
Hopes that reopening restaurants and bars would provide an economic boost have been dashed as customers stay away and businesses fight for survival. By Sasha Belenky, HuffPost US Last week, bars, restaurants, cafes and pizzerias across Italy threw open their doors, inviting the public to celebrate the end of two months of confinement and start […]
Stanley White, Koh Gui Qing TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian shares erased gains and the yuan languished on Thursday on growing worries China’s planned security law for Hong Kong would spark a broader diplomatic confrontation with the United States. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.35%, having been in positive territory earlier in […]
Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is not at risk of losing hosting rights for next year’s Twenty20 World Cup despite its cricket board’s failure to secure a tax exemption for the event, a key BCCI official has told Reuters. Tax exemptions for International Cricket Council (ICC) events are listed as a requirement in […]
Small toy figures are seen in front of Google logo in this illustration picture, April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration (Reuters) – Security experts at Alphabet Inc’s Google sent 1,755 warnings in April to users whose accounts were targets of government-backed attackers, following a resurgence in hacking and phishing attempts related to the coronavirus […]
Sethuraman N R BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian stocks jumped more than 1% on Thursday, driven by a surge in financials for a second day as some investors found value in beaten-down banking stocks, while a broadly positive global mood also helped the rally. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade/Files The NSE Nifty 50 index rose 1.25% to 9,431 by […]
Nupur Anand, Manoj Kumar MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India may need to inject up to 1.5 trillion rupees ($19.81 billion) into its state-owned lenders as their pile of soured assets is expected to double during the coronavirus pandemic, three government and banking sources told Reuters. The government initially considered a budget of around 250 billion rupees […]
It’s been a busy afternoon, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson appearing before senior MPs and Health Secretary Matt Hancock giving the daily UK briefing. Here’s what we’ve learned: A system to track down people with coronavirus symptoms will start tomorrow in England The health secretary said anyone displaying symptoms, including under-fives, will now be eligible for […]
