People line up outside the Kentucky Career Center before it opens to find assistance with their unemployment claims in Frankfort, Kentucky, USA, June 18, 2020. Bryan Woolston | Reuters The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits for the first time increased more than expected last week as the coronavirus …
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Nonfarm payrolls increased by 4.8 million in June and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1% as the United States continued to reopen the coronavirus pandemic, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected an increase of 2.9 million and an unemployment rate of 12.4%. The report …
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A protester at the picket line wears a written helmet without layoffs during a demonstration in Spain. SOPA Images The unemployment rate in the euro zone reached 7.4% in May, as the region is dealing with the Covid-19 economic shock. It comes after several European economies took their first steps …
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – The message was dropped on a WhatsApp group used by suburban mothers in South Africa. In the midst of complaints about homeschooling during the closure, a mother got off the topic: “Does anyone know where to get illegal cigarettes? I just need some. I’m …
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India will not compromise its strategic interest, a cabinet minister said on Wednesday, even as New Delhi and Beijing seek to calm tensions after last month’s border clash in the Himalayas. A “violent confrontation” in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh left 20 Indian soldiers dead. While India said both sides …
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