SYDNEY (Reuters) – An increase in COVID-19 cases in Australia’s second-largest city could take weeks to lessen despite a shutdown and orders to wear masks, Australia’s acting chief medical officer said Monday as the country prepares for a second wave of infection. FILE PHOTO: People walk downtown in the first …
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The United States faces significant long-term economic damage from the coronavirus as lawmakers discuss boosted unemployment benefits amid stubbornly high weekly jobless claims. More than 1 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits each week for the past four months. Those figures provide a grim backdrop for the …
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President TrumpDonald John Trump, Pelosi and Blumenaur condemn Trump’s “heinous abuses of power” against Oregon protesters. Federal agents deployed in Portland had no riot control training: NYT Trump administration sought to block funding for CDC, contact tracing, and testing on new relief law: MORE report in an irritable interview with …
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The economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic are likely to worsen when authorities begin to reverse aid measures, and banks could experience “much more damage” to their balance sheets, said Piyush Gupta, executive director of the Singaporean bank DBS group. Speaking to Christine Tan, CNBC presenter “Managing Asia,” Gupta said …
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KKTV) – Colorado has reached a new milestone in the coronavirus pandemic. There are now more than 40,000 confirmed cases across the state. On Sunday, Governor Jared Polis discussed the state’s response to the July increase in ABC’s “This Week.” Polis spoke to host Martha Raddatz about …
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