BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders failed to agree on a massive stimulus fund to revive their coronavirus-affected economies on Saturday after two days of tense negotiations, but extended their summit for another day to try to overcome their differences. When the 27 leaders returned to their hotels after a …
Read More »France, Germany and Italy threaten arms sanctions for Libya
PARIS (Reuters) – The leaders of France, Germany and Italy on Saturday threatened for the first time to apply sanctions against countries that continued to violate a United Nations arms embargo against Libya. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called on “all …
Read More »EU extends summit until Sunday after deadlock over COVID recovery plan
BRUSSELS / WARSAW (Reuters) – European Union leaders failed to agree on a massive stimulus fund to revive their coronavirus-affected economies on Saturday after two days of tense negotiations, but extended their summit for another day to try to resolve their differences. When the 27 leaders returned to their hotels …
Read More »Thai protesters call on government to resign
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Around 2,500 Thai protesters on Saturday night demanded the government’s resignation and the dissolution of parliament, challenging the coronavirus ban at meetings in one of the largest street demonstrations since a 2014 military coup. Protesters hold posters with photos of missing students during a protest demanding the …
Read More »As the virus increases in some U.S. states, emergency rooms are flooded
A rising tide of new coronavirus cases is flooding emergency rooms in parts of the United States, with some patients being moved to the hallways and nurses working additional shifts to keep up with the increase. Patients struggling to breathe are being placed on ventilators in emergency rooms as intensive …
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