California restaurants are paying a heavy price during the coronavirus pandemic as indoor dining has been shut down for the second time across much of the state
Second wave of virus closures wallops California restaurants
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Virus-hammered Air France discussing thousands of job cuts
Air France and regional subsidiary Hop have announced 7,500 job cuts after the virus pandemic grounded most flights and darkened prospects for future air travel
European Workers Draw Paychecks. American Workers Scrounge for Food.
In the pandemic, the United States has relied on expanded unemployment benefits, while European governments have subsidized wages, avoiding a surge in joblessness.
Pandemic exposes ‘huge generational divide’ in lockdown housing conditions
Pandemic exposes ‘huge generational divide’ in lockdown housing conditions
Navy-Lafayette joins lists of college football cancellations
The coronavirus pandemic is already impacting the 2020 college football schedule
How has the pandemic affected global poverty? Here’s what’s happening — and what may follow.
The World Food Program says it needs to reach more people than ever before.
Australia sees ‘partial economic decoupling’ from China as Canberra weighs risks of over reliance after coronavirus disruptions
Australia is edging towards a “partial economic decoupling” with China as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a new Australian parliamentary inquiry has heard.In a new inquiry set up in May to examine the vulnerability of Australia’s supply chains, defence and foreign affairs, experts argued there was a critical need for Australia to plan its own network o […]
Baseball won’t be a diversion. It will be a reminder of how serious this pandemic truly is.
The players are back at Nationals Park, but that doesn’t mean we’re back to normal.
World’s Largest Pension Fund Loses $165 Billion in Worst Quarter
(Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest pension fund posted a record loss in the first three months of 2020 after the coronavirus pandemic sparked a global market rout in the period.Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund lost 11%, or 17.7 trillion yen ($164.7 billion), in the three months ended March, it said in Tokyo on Friday. The decline in value was the s […]
Coronavirus worsens Cuba’s economic woes
Cuba seems to have the pandemic under control, but its already dismal economy is set to weaken further. Supply shortages are becoming more acute; plummeting foreign remittances and a lack of tourism aren’t helping.
If you get an IRS letter that says your tax payment is overdue, don’t panic
The IRS is extending payment deadlines because of the pandemic.
What Would Have Been: World Series rematch at MLB midpoint
There would have been a World Series rematch July 4 in the national’s capital if not for the coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus Is Battering Africa’s Growing Middle Class
From Kenya to Nigeria, South Africa to Rwanda, the pandemic is decimating the livelihoods of the once-stable workers who were helping to drive Africa’s economic expansion.
Quarantine a tradition for the forest people of Sumatra – Covid-19 pandemic meant they just updated the rules
Jangat Pico, a member of the Orang Rimba indigenous people who live on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, was reluctant to say the name of the new coronavirus when he heard it for the first time.“In Orang Rimba custom, the name of a disease cannot be said aloud,” Pico, 24, said in a video call. “If we say (it), then that disease will come to us.”Superstitions aroun […]
Virgin Atlantic seeks urgent rescue package worth up to £900m
Airline sets ‘informal deadline’ of early July to finalise deal after slump in travel during coronavirus pandemicVirgin Atlantic is attempting to secure a privately funded rescue deal worth up to £900m by the end of this week as it fights to survive after the slump in international travel during the coronavirus pandemic.The airline is in talks with hedge fun […]
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