Coronavirus pandemic Amazon said that more than 19,816 of its frontline workers in the US have contracted Covid-19 since March. The number equates to 1.44% of its 1.37 million workers across Amazon and its subsidiary Whole Foods. Amazon had faced criticism from employees, unions and elected officials, who have accused the company of putting employees’ […]
The EU says it could impose sanctions on Turkey over “provocations and pressures” in a row with Greece over energy resources and maritime borders. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on Ankara to “abstain from unilateral actions” in the eastern Mediterranean. She spoke early on Friday during a meeting of EU leaders in […]
Who takes over if the US president becomes too ill to work? Who else has tested positive in the White House? And what will happen to the election? By Sarah Turnnidge With the US election just 32 days away, Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for Covid-19. The president has repeatedly downplayed […]
US election 2020 The commission that oversees US presidential debates says it will change the format to ensure the remaining two encounters between Donald Trump and Joe Biden are more orderly. One new measure could be to cut the microphones if the candidates try to interrupt each other, US media report. The announcement follows Tuesday’s […]
Russia has offered to host talks on ending fighting in a disputed region of south-east Europe. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the offer to the governments of the two countries claiming the area, Azerbaijan and Armenia. More than 100 people have died since Sunday over the decades-long disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. It is the worst […]
‘The Indian Express’ said CBI must appeal against the verdict and ‘Business Standard’ said the case is a sorry reflection on India’s premier investigative agency. By Akshita Jain A special court on Wednesday acquitted all 32 accused, including BJP leaders LK Advani, MM Joshi and Uma Bharti, of involvement in the destruction of the Babri Masjid. In the […]
By Alasdair Pal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Eight months after the novel coronavirus arrived in India, the number of deaths from the disease is due to cross 100,000 imminently. Nearly 6.5 million people have been infected in total, second only to the number in the United States. Reuters met and interviewed relatives of 30 people who […]
By Saurabh Sharma, Alasdair Pal LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) – Indian police imposed emergency laws on Thursday in a village where a woman from the lowest rung of the country’s caste system was allegedly raped and killed, barring gatherings of more than five people after clashes erupted following her cremation. The 19-year-old victim died from her injuries on […]
By Ahmed Hagagy KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s new emir was sworn in at parliament on Wednesday as the country prepared to lay to rest late ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, a Gulf Arab elder statesman who helped steer his people through some of the Middle East’s most turbulent decades. The cabinet named designated successor Crown Prince […]
By Jarrett Renshaw CLEVELAND (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will campaign on Wednesday in three U.S. states that will play a key role in the November election, the morning after a chaotic debate marked by interruptions and recriminations. Trump deflected an opportunity to condemn white supremacists and again refused to say […]
