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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jessica Parker BBC political correspondent Testy at moments? Yes. Did Boris Johnson appear irked at the repeated questions about his chief aide? Sure. Did he budge on that issue? No. Instead, there was an almighty heave to try and move the agenda on when he appeared before the Liaison Committee of senior MPs earlier. We’ll […]
Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusImage cap The World Health Organization (WHO) has set up a foundation that will allow it to target new sources of funding, including the general public. The WHO Foundation, which will be based in Geneva but independent from the main body, will initially use any contributions to […]
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 […]
Sarah Rainsford BBC Moscow Correspondent Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images The coronavirus situation in Moscow has improved and restrictions will soon be eased, the city’s mayor has said. Sergei Sobyanin said the lockdown measures in the Russian capital would be partially relaxed from 1 June, with full details provided in the coming days. Non-essential shops will […]