FILE PHOTO: A police officer stands guard next to a truck loaded with the wreckage of Pakistan International Airlines plane PK8303, in Karachi, Pakistan, May 28, 2020. REUTERS / Akhtar Soomro / File Photo ISLAMABAD / KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s national airline has written to foreign missions and global …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Profits from China’s industrial companies rose for the first time in six months in May, suggesting that the country’s economic recovery is gaining ground and improving prospects for manufacturing investment and jobs. Workers wearing face masks after the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) load steel products for …
Read More »People who can’t see things in their mind may also have memory problems, study finds
Not everyone can see images in their minds when they close their eyes and summon thoughts, a skill that many of us take for granted. Although people have been aware of this phenomenon since the 19th century, it has not been extensively studied and only recently was it called ‘aphantasia’. …
Read More »Some Disneyland workers protest plans to reopen amid pandemic
ANAHEIM, California (Reuters) – Workers at California’s Disneyland Resort protested from their cars on Saturday, arguing that Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) has not agreed on adequate protections for employees when the destination is reopened to the public amid a pandemic. The Resort Labor Unions Coalition representing Disney cast members organize …
Read More »Florida among five states to reach daily maximums for COVID-19 cases
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Florida and four other states posted daily highs for COVID-19 cases on Saturday, highlighting the worsening of the spread of the coronavirus in parts of the southern and western United States, prompting some officials to reverse their plans to reopen. The number of confirmed cases of the …
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