Tag Archives: COVID-19

Dutch KLM group to cut 4,500-5,000 jobs due to COVID-19 pandemic 

KLM said it does not expect demand to fully recover before 2023 or 2024 and said further staff reductions are possible “given the high level of uncertainty.”

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Nepal to reopen Everest despite Covid case rise 

Nepal will reopen its Himalayan mountains including Mount Everest to climbers for the autumn season, officials said on Thursday, to boost the tourism-dependent economy despite rising coronavirus infections. Home to eight of the world’s 14 tallest mountains, Nepal shut down climbing and trekking in March to stem Covid-19 which has infected 19,547 and kil […]

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Nikkei stretches downtrend to fifth session as COVID-19 infections grow 

Tokyo stocks continued to fall on Thursday, pressured by persistent concerns about the renewed spread of the novel coronavirus.The Nikkei average of 225 selected issues …

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Funeral for civil rights leader John Lewis under way in Atlanta – live 

Lewis honored as ‘true American patriot’Trump calls for election delay, falsely claiming mail-in votes will bring fraudFormer presidential candidate Herman Cain dies from Covid-19Economy suffers worst quarter since second world war as GDP shrinks by 32.9%Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 4.16pm BST The funeral for civil rights leader John Lewis has just […]

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UK care home residents, staff unable to get regular COVID-19 tests, says care provider 

A Black videographer got stabbed at the Portland protests, and he says it is because he is pro-Trump 

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Covid-19 tanks US economy in second quarter, outlook shaky 

The US economy contracted at its steepest pace since the Great Depression in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic shattered consumer and business spending, and a nascent recovery is under threat from a resurgence in new cases of coronavirus.

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With virus flip-flops, Hong Kongers ponder whether their leaders are out to lunch 

Policy contradictions and ever-changing restrictions are raising doubts about authorities’ competence in handling the resurgence of covid-19 cases.

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UK economic revival under way but jobs concerns grow 

Guardian analysis shows hit to workers gathering pace despite boost from lockdown easingUK Covid-19 cases fall but fears grow over jobs, spending and debtQ, U, V or W: what shape will Britain’s economic recovery be?Britain’s economy has begun to repair the damage from the coronavirus lockdown as restrictions are gradually lifted, despite mounting concern ove […]

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Guns N’ Roses Announce Rescheduled 2021 North American Tour Dates 

After kiboshing their 2020 tour following a March festival date in Mexico City due to COVID-19, Guns N’ Roses have revealed when they’ll be hitting the road again in 2021. Beginning with a date at Summerfest in Milwaukee on July 10, their jaunt will see them play in stadiums across the country —…

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India’s Covid-19 Fallout Collides With A Shaky Economy 

The second-most populous nation has its work cut out to deal with a surge in domestic infections and global turmoil.

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Twitter limits Donald Trump Jr.’s account and deletes his tweet featuring a ‘misleading and potentially harmful’ hydroxychloroquine video with a fringe Houston doctor 

REUTERS/Carlos Barria Twitter has temporarily limited Donald Trump Jr.’s account after posting a hydroxychloroquine video Monday. The company said the president’s oldest son violated its policy on “spreading misleading or potentially harmful information related to COVID-19.” Under the sanction, Trump Jr.’s account would still be visi […]

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British tourists still flying to Spain say it is dealing with Covid-19 better than the UK 

Nigel Hunt, 54, was at Manchester Airport today travelling with his family to their villa in Fuerteventura, He told MailOnline he felt ‘safer’ in Spain because his family have their own holiday home.

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CES, the biggest tech show of the year, will be canceled in 2021 and held digitally 

Alex Wong/Getty Images CES, the largest tech conference of the year, will be canceled in 2021 and not held in its usual Las Vegas, the Consumer Technology Association announced on Tuesday, citing the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the event will be held digitally. “With the growing global health concerns about the spread of COVID-19, it is not possible […]

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Jaguar Land Rover names ousted Renault boss as CEO 

Jaguar Land Rover has picked ousted Renault boss Thierry Bollore as its next chief executive, with a mission to return Britain’s biggest carmaker to profit after a big hit from the COVID-19 pandemic. Bollore took over at Renault in January 2019 after the fall of Carlos Ghosn, but was always viewed a close to the French carmaker’s long-time boss and was pushe […]

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Pfizer’s October Goal in Vaccine Race Scrutinized by Street 

(Bloomberg) — Wall Street analysts and specialists are weighing the possibility that Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE may file their Covid-19 vaccine candidate with regulators by October after the pair said a late-stage Covid-19 vaccine study kicked off on Monday evening.Pfizer rose Tuesday on the announcement with its German partner, just hours after similar ne […]

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