Japan’s recession comes just nine months after the world’s third-largest economy suffered a record-breaking decline in activity of nearly 8% in the second quarter of 2020. Falling household consumption was the main reason behind the shrinkage, with the postponement of the Olympic Games and the weak demand for Japanese manufacturing …
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Copyright Getty Images Image by image Image photo of a church in South Korea South Korea has faced its biggest daily jump in coronavirus cases in five months – with 279 cases reported on Sunday alone. Many are affiliated with Sarang Jeil Church, whose pastor has been a vocal critic …
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The Los Angeles County Director of Public Health today dismissed work by residents and businesses to slow the spread of COVID-19, noting that the county now meets five of the six six-point benchmarks for coronavirus monitoring. Barbara Ferrer expressed optimism about the positive trends in most coronavirus surveillance measures. She …
Read More »‘Horrifying’ data glitch skews key Iowa coronavirus metrics
Iowa’s corona virus website has made the pandemic less severe than it is due to a software bug that artificially reduces the number of newly confirmed cases Due to RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press 17 August 2020, 19:49 5 min reading Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article IOWA CITY, …
Read More »Trump calls New Zealand’s 9 new COVID cases ‘Big Surge’ as US Records 42,000
President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he leaves the White House in Washington, DC for a trip to Minnesota and Wisconsin on August 17, 2020. Chip Somodevilla / Getty President Donald Trump on Monday called New Zealand’s new COVID-19 outbreak “terrible”, and insisted the country was fighting on a …
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