NEW DELHI / MUMBAI (Reuters) – Workers at Bajaj Auto, India’s largest motorcycle exporter, demand the temporary closure of one of its plants after 250 employees tested positive for coronavirus, their unions said Saturday, as the companies struggle to increase. operations FILE PHOTO: A worker cleans a Bajaj motorcycle in …
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba / TORONTO (Reuters) – Six years ago, Canadian oil services firm Calfrac Well Services (CFW.TO) had a market value of C $ 2.1 billion ($ 1.55 billion) and was ready for expansion in the US. FILE PHOTO: An oil and gas pump jack is seen near Granum, Alberta, …
Read More »Trump repeats his vote to defeat the ‘radical left’ in the Fourth of July speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States President Donald Trump promised on Saturday to defeat the “radical left” in a speech on Independence Day at the White House that condemned recent protests against monuments to historical figures as attempts to destroy America. Trump stated without evidence that 99% of the coronavirus cases …
Read More »Russian Orthodox Church says ‘unacceptable’ to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Converting the Istanbul Hagia Sophia monument from a museum to a mosque would be “unacceptable,” a senior Russian Orthodox Church official said Saturday. FILE PHOTO: Hagia Sophia or Ayasofya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was a Byzantine cathedral before it became a mosque that is currently …
Read More »Florida, Texas release daily COVID-19 logs as ‘positivity’ rates rise
(Reuters) – Florida and Texas, two states that have emerged as the latest hot spots for the US coronavirus outbreak, both reported record daily increases in confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, with nearly 20,000 additional infections combined. . For the sixth consecutive day, Texas also posted a record high …
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