NEW YORK (Reuters) – Last month, when the coronavirus was on the rise in Houston, recently unemployed hospital secretary Ramzan Boudoin received more bad news: He had six days to vacate his apartment for not paying rent. An entrance is seen to the Providence at Champions apartment complex, amid the …
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RAIPUR JATTAN, India / SINGAPORE (Reuters) – For more than two decades, Indian farmer Ravindra Kajal cultivated rice in the same way as his ancestors: every June he flooded his fields with water before hiring an army of farmers to plant seedlings for rice. FILE PHOTO: Workers work in a …
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Why are coins hard to find during the pandemic? The Federal Reserve has seen a significant decline in currencies in circulation because people don’t spend them as regularly on businesses, many of which are temporarily closed or don’t accept cash. Coins are still abundant. In April, the United States Treasury …
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(Reuters) – Democrats are trying their best to protect voters to stick to what Joe Biden called his biggest fear: the possibility that President Donald Trump might try to interfere with the November 3 election or refuse to accept his Outcome. FILE PHOTO: A volunteer polling place worker at the …
Read More »China says it will be forced to respond to closure of Houston consulate
BEIJING (Reuters) – China warned on Thursday that it will be forced to respond after the United States ordered the closure of its Houston consulate, a move the Chinese Foreign Ministry said it had “severely damaged” relations. FILE PHOTO: The national flag of China flies at the Chinese Consulate General …
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