WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales increased less than expected in July as consumers cut back on motorcycle purchases, and could move slowly in the months ahead amid spiraling new COVID-19 infections and a reduction in controls for unemployment benefits. Despite the moderation in retail sales reported by the Department …
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MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussian leadership has released thousands of detainees and on Thursday offered a rare public apology in a bid to stop national street protests posing the biggest challenge to President Alexander Lukashenko’s 26-year rule. People greet each other during an opposition match to protest against police violence and …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Some corals have lived on the fringes of Mauritius for centuries. Now for days smothered in heavy fuel oil spilled from a wrecked Japanese tanker nearby, parts of those reefs could be in trouble. The full impact of the toxic spill is still lacking, scientists say. While …
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LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday tried to reassure parents that he is doing everything he can to keep students safe, as most schools in the state are preparing for the new week. School bus drivers lead a caravan through downtown Los Angeles to demand that …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he was blocking Democrats’ attempt to raise funds for the U.S. Postal Service and electoral infrastructure in a new bill for coronavirus, a bid to block more Americans from voting by mail during the pandemic. Democrats in Congress accuse Republican …
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