PHOTO PHOTO: Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase & Co., Speaking at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York City, New York, USA, September 25, 2019. REUTERS / Shannon Stapleton (Reuters) – Leaders of major U.S. corporations, including banks and tech giants, have formed a group …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday he was worried about a growing student protest movement after another group of students gave an unusual frank 10-point call for monarchy reform. Pro-democracy protesters salute with three fingers as they attend a rally to ask the government to …
Read More »The governor of Kentucky recommends that schools postpone personal classes
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) recommended on Monday that schools postpone staff classes until Sept. 28. Beshear published his recommendation for K-12 schools during a press release, citing an overall increasing number of cases in the past five or six weeks and an increasing infection rate among children in the …
Read More »Johnson is worried about losing the power and magic of the UK if Scotland leaves
PHOTO PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson handcuffs during a visit to North Yorkshire Police to meet with recently graduated police officers in Northallerton, UK July 30, 2020. Charlotte Graham / Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Monday that Britain would be weaker than …
Read More »Test of royal taboos: within the new youth protests of Thailand
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Over two days of video calls earlier this month, about a dozen students from the Kasetsart and the Mahanakorn universities in Thailand debated breaking a taboo that could land them in jail: openly challenging the powerful monarchy of the country, according to two people at the talks. …
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