Healthcare staff at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital hold a rally outside their hospital for safer working conditions during the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in Fountain Valley, California, USA, August 6, 2020. REUTERS / Mike Blake (Reuters) – The United States set a record for coronavirus cases on Saturday, with …
Read More »Backstory: coverage of the Beirut explosion, wounded and bloody
(Reuters) – Imagine throwing a giant explosion on the floor, removing a falling closet in your house, cutting your forehead by flying glass – and then brushing the blood and it to film news. TV producer Yara Abi Nader is pictured with her face covered in blood, in a selfie …
Read More »Oil spill threatens ecological disasters as Mauritius declares emergency
PORT LOUIS (Reuters) – Fuel plays from a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius two weeks ago, causing an ecological disaster that endangers corals, fish and other marine life around the island of the Indian Ocean, say officials and environmentalists. FILE PHOTO: A satellite image …
Read More »Trump signs coronavirus relief orders after talks with Congress break down
BEDMINSTER, NJ (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Saturday signed executive orders and provided additional financial support to Americans hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic after his negotiators failed to reach a deal with Congress. US President Donald Trump speaks after signing executive orders for economic relief during a news …
Read More »Blast rocket military base in Somali capital, killing at least eight people
An ambulance is seen near an explosion site that rocked a military base in Mogadishu, Somalia August 8, 2020. REUTERS / Feisal Omar MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A huge explosion on Saturday shook a military base in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, near a stadium, killing at least eight people and injuring …
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