Once again this morning, President Trump attacked CDC and public health experts who should guide our response to Covid-19, saying they “don’t know” what they are talking about. The past six months have proven time and time again that it’s Donald Trump who doesn’t know what he’s talking about when …
Read More »The government “must stop the exploitation of garment workers”
Image copyright ViewApart More than 50 MPs and colleagues have written to the home secretary urging her to do more to protect workers in the UK garment factory from exploitation. It follows reports that factory personnel in Leicester are underpaid and unprotected from Covid-19. Fast fashion brands Boohoo and Quiz …
Read More »EU leaders say progress at virus recovery summit, but warn that talks could still fail
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU leaders were making progress on Monday after three days of haggling over a plan to revive economies strangled by the COVID-19 pandemic, but Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte warned that discussions are still ongoing. they could fall apart. European Council President Charles Michel (L) and European …
Read More »Oil falls on concerns about falling fuel demand as infections rise
TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday amid concerns that a recovery in fuel demand could be affected by an increase in the rate of coronavirus infections worldwide. FILE PHOTO: Bomb jacks are seen during sunset at Daqing Oil Field in Heilongjiang Province, China, August 22, 2019. REUTERS / …
Read More »Saudi King Salman, 84, admitted to hospital
RIAD (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s 84-year-old king, Salman bin Abdulaziz, was admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, suffering from inflammation of the gallbladder, the state-run SPA news agency said on Monday. The king, who has ruled the world’s largest oil exporter and a close ally of the US …
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