NEW DELHI (Reuters) – In top Facebook (FB.O) executive in India has filed a police complaint in New Delhi saying she received death threats after a media report said she and the US social networking company apparently belonged to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures …
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(Reuters) – An Arizona district that ignored state safety guidelines and voted to teach in person on August 17th. Had to cancel classes after staff said it was unsafe to come back and call in sick. JO Combs Unified School District of Greater Phoenix canceled all instructions for Monday due …
Read More »People should not be afraid of spreading COVID-19 in food, packaging: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Thursday it saw no evidence that coronavirus was spread through food or packaging and urged people not to be afraid of the virus entering the food chain. PHOTO PHOTO: Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks …
Read More »Administrators from Texas, California are taking heat in the fight over school reopening
LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday tried to reassure parents that he is doing everything he can to keep students safe, as most schools in the state are preparing for the new week. School bus drivers lead a caravan through downtown Los Angeles to demand that …
Read More »Employers of state-owned enterprises join mass protests against President Belarus
MINSK (Reuters) – Employers of state-owned industrial plants joined tens of thousands of people in a fifth day of protests against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, despite a violent collapse that has prompted the West to impose new sanctions. People hold flowers at a demonstration against violence following recent protests to …
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