GUWAHATI, India / KATHMANDU, Nepal (Reuters) – Nearly four million people in the northeastern state of Assam and neighboring Nepal have been displaced by heavy floods from the monsoon rains, and dozens disappeared when deaths rose to at least 189, government officials said Sunday. . FILE PHOTO: Girls rowed a …
Read More »Viktor Orban says “the Dutchman” is responsible for the mess at the EU summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Sunday that Dutch leader Mark Rutte was responsible for the impasse at a European Union summit, where leaders were due to haggle for the third day on a vast stimulus plan to their economies affected by the coronavirus. . Hungarian Prime …
Read More »Hong Kong tightens coronavirus restrictions as cases hit record
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong tightened coronavirus restrictions on Sunday, nonessential public officials were told to work from home starting this week, as the global financial center reported a record number of daily cases. Hong Kong Executive Director Carrie Lam (C) wearing a protective mask speaks during a press …
Read More »Slavery in the US: Here are seven things you probably didn’t know
But in a country where enslaved blacks were so essential in their rise to global power, it is impossible to remove every link to their painful history. Slavery has marked everything from the United States Capitol to the alcohol that Americans consume. One of the largest life insurance companies in …
Read More »US coronavirus deaths exceed 140,000 as outbreak worsens
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker walks past a row of ambulances parked outside Houston Methodist Hospital as storm clouds gather over the Texas Medical Center, amid the global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) . in Houston, Texas, USA, June 22, 2020. REUTERS / Callaghan O’Hare (Reuters) – Deaths in the …
Read More »