(Reuters) – Florida on Sunday reported more than 12,000 new cases of COVID-19, the fifth day in a row that the state has announced more than 10,000 new infections, even as President Donald Trump promised that “it will be under control.” The virus has claimed more than 140,000 lives in …
Read More »Leaking border: tourists and quarantine cheats threaten Canada amid U.S. COVID-19 surge.
OTTAWA / VANCOUVER (Reuters) – For 67 days, little Prince Edward Island was without a single new case of COVID-19. That changed earlier this month when Canada’s smallest province, better known as the fictional house of Anne of Green Gables, announced a group of new cases linked to a foreign …
Read More »North Korean Kim fires officials for extortion linked to hospital project
SEOUL (Reuters) – The North Korean leader fired officials building a hospital after pressuring the public for contributions, the media reported Monday, the second reprimand linked to the high-profile project in a country rarely they advertise such problems. FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides the 14th expanded …
Read More »Oil falls on concerns about falling fuel demand as infections rise
TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday amid concerns that a recovery in fuel demand could be affected by an increase in the rate of coronavirus infections worldwide. FILE PHOTO: Bomb jacks are seen during sunset at Daqing Oil Field in Heilongjiang Province, China, August 22, 2019. REUTERS / …
Read More »EU leaders say progress at virus recovery summit, but warn that talks could still fail
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU leaders were making progress on Monday after three days of haggling over a plan to revive economies strangled by the COVID-19 pandemic, but Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte warned that discussions are still ongoing. they could fall apart. European Council President Charles Michel (L) and European …
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