The weakening of the US dollar is set to slide even further, but its importance as the world’s reserve currency is unlikely to diminish, according to analysts. The greenback had benefited when investors flew to safety amid the pandemic, which carried it to a half-and-a-half-year high in March. But now …
Read More »Opera domingo denies abuse of power, trying to delete name
NAPLES, Italy (AP) – Opera legend Plácido Domingo denies ever abusing power during his tenure at two US opera houses in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday, as he embarks on a full throttle campaign to clear his name after two investigations found credible allegations that he had …
Read More »Residents of Louisiana, Cuba evacuate as twin storms target a U.S. coast
(Reuters) – Coastal residents in low-lying areas of Louisiana and Cuba were evacuated on Sunday as roads turned into rivers in Haiti’s capital as twin hurricanes threatened the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf Coast. Marco, which intensified after a hurricane on Sunday and is expected to hit the Louisiana coast …
Read More »WHO says children aged 12 and older should wear masks as adults
PHILO PHOTO: A boy wearing a protective face mask plays in a fountain after local authorities imposed lockdown restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, in Moscow, Russia June 12, 2020. REUTERS / Evgenia Novozhenina ZURICH (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) says children aged 12 and …
Read More »Trump’s sister says, in secret recordings, he has ‘no principles’ and is cruel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The sister of US President Donald Trump, a retired federal judge, called him a liar with “no principles” in audio recordings released this weekend, the latest attack on the character of the president in the run-up to Nov. 3. election. PHOTO PHOTO: US President-elect Donald Trump’s sister …
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