LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s fiance Carrie Symonds received promises on Friday from four British retailers to stop selling coconut products that use labor in their production, and urged others to do the same. FILE PHOTO: Carrie Symonds, partner of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, arrives at the …
Read More »Global markets: COVID recovery vs. COVID reality
LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks stagnated near a four-month high on Friday and the metallic copper industrialist dragged on its longest weekly winning streak in nearly three years as coronavirus nerves persisted in the recent recovery. FILE PHOTO: A street cleaning agent passes by the London Stock Exchange Group building …
Read More »Residents of various California cities could be fined hundreds for not wearing masks
“Our last option was to carry out the execution by issuing an Administrative Summons, but the health risk to the community is too great,” said Capt. Edward Ramirez of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department West Hollywood station. The fine in West Hollywood is $ 250 plus a $ 50 fee, …
Read More »Hong Kong man accused of terrorism in first use of China’s new security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A man carrying a “Free Hong Kong” sign while riding a motorcycle against police in a protest against the Chinese rulers of the territory became the first person on Friday accused of inciting separatism and the terrorism under a new security law. The Hong Kong Judiciary …
Read More »The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen labeled a racist fish
Graffiti saying “Racist Fish” is seen on a statue of “The Little Mermaid” in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 3, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix / Niels Christian Vilmann via REUTERS COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark woke up on Friday with the words “racist fish” scrawled on the base of the “Little Mermaid,” the …
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