At the North Texas Food Bank in Plano, Director of Government Relations Valerie Hawthorne looks closely at the toll Covid-19 has taken on the 13 counties it serves, and she works to keep food on tables. On Tuesday, they and about 100 volunteers set out much-needed grub at Fair Park …
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TOKYO / BOSTON (Reuters) – Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday over growing uncertainty over whether U.S. lawmakers would strike a deal over an extra round of major fiscal incentives to support an economy still struggling with the coronavirus pandemic. PHILO PHOTO: A man wearing a face mask is seen inside …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian tax authorities raided the property of several Chinese entities and their staff for money laundering, according to an official statement late Tuesday, adding to New Delhi’s growing discomfort with Beijing following a border crash in June. Since the clash, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has …
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BRAZIL (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday angrily denied the existence of fires in the Amazon rainforest, calling it a ‘lie’, despite data produced by his own government showing thousands of fires in run the whole region. A Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) member …
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand officials are investigating the possibility that their first COVID-19 cases were imported by cargo in more than three months, as the country’s largest city fell into the lockdown again on Wednesday. PHILO PHOTO: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at a joint press conference …
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