WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After days of record spikes in new COVID-19 cases and hospitals warning that they could run out of beds, President Donald Trump’s White House tried Thursday to convey that all was well in the battle against the coronavirus and touted efforts to get the US economy moving …
Read More »Botswana investigates the mysterious deaths of at least 275 elephants
GABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana is investigating an increasing number of unexplained elephant deaths, having confirmed that 275 had died, compared to 154 two weeks ago, the government said on Thursday. A dead elephant is seen in this undated brochure image in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, May-June 2020. PHOTOS OBTAINED BY …
Read More »Amid strong job growth in June, signs of a US recovery.
(Reuters) – The US economic recovery, After two months of faster-than-expected job gains, may stumble as a surge in new coronavirus infections prompts states to delay and, in some cases, reverse plans to allow stores to reopen and activities to resume. FILE PHOTO: Hundreds of people line up in front …
Read More »Exclusive: Hong Kong activists discuss ‘parliament in exile’ after China’s crackdown
LONDON (Reuters) – Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are discussing a plan to create an unofficial parliament in exile to keep the flame of democracy alive and send a message to China that freedom cannot be crushed, he told Reuters on activist Simon Cheng. Simon Cheng, a former British Consulate employee, …
Read More »Twitter removes Trump’s image tweet about NYT copyright complaint
(Reuters) – Twitter Inc withdrew an image tweeted by United States President Donald Trump from his platform after receiving a copyright complaint from the New York Times. FILE PHOTO: President of the United States, Donald Trump, in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, January 3, 2020. REUTERS / Tom Brenner Trump’s …
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