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Virus pushes US unemployment toward highest since Depression
Published On: April 24, 2020 10:13 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 24: Unemployment in the U.S. is swelling to levels last seen during the Great Depression of the 1930s, with 1 in 6 American workers thrown out of a job by the coronavirus, according to new data released Thursday. In response to the deepening economic crisis, the House passed a nearly $500 billion spending package to help buckled businesses and hospitals.
Virus pushes US unemployment toward highest since Depression
Published On: April 24, 2020 08:05 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 24: Unemployment in the U.S. is swelling to levels last seen during the Great Depression of the 1930s, with 1 in 6 American workers thrown out of a job by the coronavirus, according to new data released Thursday. In response to the deepening economic crisis, the House passed a nearly $500 billion spending package to help buckled businesses and hospitals.
A24 to auction movie paraphernalia to benefit NYC charities
Published On: April 22, 2020 09:48 PM NPT By: Associated Press
How does an indie film shop give back to its hometown in this crisis? If you’re A24, you start by mining your prop, wardrobe and set departments.
Iran’s Guard says it launched satellite amid US tensions
Published On: April 22, 2020 07:09 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran, April 22: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it put the Islamic Republic’s first military satellite into orbit, dramatically unveiling what experts described as a secret space program with a surprise launch Wednesday that came amid wider tensions with the United States.
Michelle Obama launches online reading series for kids
Published On: April 21, 2020 06:32 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Michelle Obama launched a series of online video readings for kids with the classic picture book ‘The Gruffalo,’ which the former first lady called the story of a mouse who uses his ‘wit and imagination’ to get the best of a fox and other would-be predators.
South Korea looking into reports about Kim Jong Un’s health
Published On: April 21, 2020 08:43 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea, April 21: The South Korean government on Tuesday was looking into U.S. media reports saying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was in fragile condition after surgery.
India reports biggest one-day virus spike as lockdown eased
Published On: April 20, 2020 06:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, April 20: India recorded its biggest single-day spike in coronavirus cases on Monday as the government eased one of the world’s strictest lockdowns to allow some manufacturing and agricultural activity to resume.
16 killed in a shooting rampage, deadliest in Canadian history
Published On: April 20, 2020 10:02 AM NPT By: Associated Press
TORONTO, April 20: A gunman disguised as a police officer shot people in their homes and set fires in a rampage across the Canadian province of Nova Scotia that killed 16 people, the deadliest such attack in the country’s history. Officials said Sunday the suspected shooter was also dead.
Australia to make Google and Facebook pay for news content
Published On: April 20, 2020 10:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, April 20: Global digital platforms Google and Facebook will be forced to pay for news content in Australia, the government said on Monday as the coronavirus pandemic causes a collapse in advertising revenue.
Beyoncé, Gaga offer hope at all-star event fighting COVID-19
Published On: April 19, 2020 10:05 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Lizzo, Shawn Mendes and others sang classic songs brimmed with messages of hope and change during a TV special aimed at fighting the coronavirus, while Beyoncé and Alicia Keys spoke passionately about how the virus has disproportionately affected black Americans.
VIRUS DIARY: In South Korea, a daughter’s worry and a test
Published On: April 18, 2020 07:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, April 17: I’ve always thought I would be prepared to face my mom’s death. I grew up watching her go through a series of illnesses and a medical accident that almost took her life a few years ago.
‘I am so afraid’: India’s poor face world’s largest lockdown
Published On: April 17, 2020 04:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, April 17: The street peddler watched the prime minister’s speech on a battered TV, with her family of five crowded around her in a one-room house with no toilet and no running water. It’s squeezed into a Mumbai shantytown controlled by an obscure Mumbai organized crime family.
Duterte threatens martial law-like enforcement
Published On: April 17, 2020 11:54 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BANGKOK, April 17: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened martial law-style enforcement of a monthlong lockdown in the main northern region of the country as violations of the quarantine soared.
South Korean ruling party wins vote held amid virus fears
Published On: April 16, 2020 05:01 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea, April 16: South Korea’s ruling liberal party secured a resounding victory in parliamentary elections that had the highest turnout in nearly three decades, despite the coronavirus forcing social distancing at polling places.
Chris Cuomo says his wife, like him, has the coronavirus
Published On: April 16, 2020 02:26 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Chris Cuomo, who late last month revealed he had tested positive for the coronavirus, said his wife Cristina has now also been infected.
IMF: Stung by virus, global economy will shrink 3% in 2020
Published On: April 14, 2020 07:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, April 14: Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest forecast.
North Korea fires barrage of missiles from ground and air
Published On: April 14, 2020 06:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea, April 14: A barrage of North Korean missiles fired from both the ground and fighter jets splashed down on the waters off the country’s east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, a show of force on the eve of a key state anniversary in the North and parliamentary elections in the rival South.
Comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor of The Goodies dies with COVID-19
Published On: April 14, 2020 03:29 PM NPT By: Associated Press
British performer Tim Brooke-Taylor, a member of comedy trio The Goodies, has died after contracting the new coronavirus. He was 79.
Virus exposes US inequality. Will it spur lasting remedies?
Published On: April 14, 2020 09:06 AM NPT By: Associated Press
For years, financial inequality has widened in the United States and elsewhere as wealth and income have become increasingly concentrated among the most affluent while millions struggle to get by. Now, the coronavirus outbreak has laid bare the human cost of that inequality, making it more visible and potentially worse.
Amid pandemic, Christians celebrate an Easter like no other
Published On: April 13, 2020 02:38 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 13: Christians celebrated Easter Sunday isolated in their homes by the coronavirus while pastors preached the faith’s joyous news of Christ’s resurrection to empty pews. St. Peter’s Square was barricaded to keep out crowds, while one Florida church drew a large turnout for a drive-in service in a parking lot.
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