TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s economy shrank in April-June at an annual rate of 27.8%, the worst contraction on record since the coronavirus pandemic hit consumers and traders, according to government data released Monday . The Cabinet Office reported that Japan’s preliminary seasonally adjusted real gross domestic product, as GDP, the …
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Only a handful of contact tracers working to carry COVID-19 in 125 communities near Chicago speak Spanish, despite significant Spanish populations. Churches and advocacy groups in the Houston area are trying to persuade immigrants to cooperate when health officials call. And in California, immigrants are being trained as contact persons …
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday chose to delay New Zealand’s national elections by four weeks as the country faces a new outbreak of coronavirus in its largest city, Auckland. The election was scheduled for Sept. 19, but will now be held on Oct. 17. Under …
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – When the coronavirus appeared in the US this year, public health homeless officials and advocates feared the virus would rip through shelters and tents, destroying vulnerable people who often have chronic health problems. They scrambled to move people to hotel rooms, set fire to shelters and …
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans increased their spending at retail stores and restaurants in July for a third straight month, but some evidence suggests sales are weakening with the expiration of bailouts for governments that previously put more money in the pockets of the people had. Friday’s report of the Department …
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