London, United Kingdom | AFP | Prince Harry and his wife Meghan formally step down as senior members of the British royal family on Tuesday, as they start a controversial new life in the United States. The couple have already relocated to California, according to reports, after announcing in January that …
Read More »Amazon workers protest over virus safety
New York, United States | AFP | Amazon warehouse employees and Instacart delivery workers joined protests Monday to press safety demands, highlighting the risks for workers on the front lines of supplying Americans largely sheltering at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. An estimated 50 to 60 employees joined a walkout …
Read More »Coronavirus global effect on business sectors hits Canada
London, UK | Several biggest industries across the whole globe have been affected on the first stage. The first sector was on tourism and air transportation. The flights got cancelled with rapid speed all over the world. Many airline companies declined and rescheduled flights to almost every single country. Once …
Read More »Trump says Putin to ‘probably ask’ for sanctions lifting
Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump said Monday he expects his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to request the lifting of US sanctions during an upcoming phone call. “Yeah, he’ll probably ask for that,” Trump told Fox News. Trump did not say what his response would be, noting that …
Read More »Formula One team helps develop breathing aid for virus patients
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Medical researchers and engineers have teamed up with Formula One outfit Mercedes to adapt a breathing aid for mass production that could keep coronavirus patients off much-needed ventilators. University College London said UK regulators had approved its adaptation of the continuous positive airway pressure device …
Read More »Oil prices at 17-year lows as virus ravages world
Singapore, Singapore | AFP | Oil prices extended losses in Asian trade Monday and languished at 17-year lows, with the coronavirus crisis escalating around the world and no end in sight to a vicious price war. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate fell 5.3 percent to trade at $20 a barrel, while …
Read More »Trump ditches hopes of quick virus bounce-back for US
Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump has extended emergency coronavirus restrictions for the United States, where his top scientist warned up to 200,000 people could die, as the Russian capital and Africa’s biggest city readied to go into lockdown on Monday. The reassessment by Trump, who had previously said he wanted the country …
Read More »TRUMP: US won’t pay Harry and Meghan security
Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States would not pay security costs for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, appearing to confirm that the royal couple have moved to live in California. They reportedly flew by private jet from Canada to Los …
Read More »Coronavirus: Trump decides against quarantine of New York region
Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump decided late Saturday against imposing a broad two-week lockdown on New York and its neighbors after a strong pushback from local political leaders and warnings of the panic it could spark. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), however, late …
Read More »Europe, US virus deaths surge as Trump reverses New York lockdown threat
Madrid, Spain | AFP | The global coronavirus death toll surged past 30,000 over the weekend as Europe and the United States endured their darkest days of the crisis. A back-flip from US President Donald Trump on quarantining New York highlighted the panic and confusion across many parts of the world in trying to …
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