(Reuters) – The slowdown in economic activity is likely to continue as states put more restrictions in place to control the virus, and the momentum to return to full employment could fade as consumers remain cautious, Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren said Wednesday. Consumer spending is likely to say…
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The bloc has been struggling in the face of the ongoing crisis, and last month’s European Council summit agreed a £677billion rescue package aimed at mitigating its…
New Zealand is investigating the possibility that its first coronavirus cases in 102 days were caused by imported freight. The city of Auckland has been put back into strict lockdown by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern after four members of the same family tested positive there. But the reason behind the…
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus said on Wednesday that police had fired live rounds at protesters in the city of Brest and arrested more than 1,000 people nationwide, intensifying a crackdown that has prompted the European Union to weigh new sanctions on Minsk. Security forces have clashed with protesters for three…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gretchen Whitmer wanted out. The Michigan governor had caught the interest of Joe Biden and his vice presidential vetting committee, who were drawn to her prominence in a crucial battleground state and her aggressive response to the coronavirus outbreak there. But by late spring, the nation was…
The Denver Coliseum parking lot is no longer under consideration for the city’s first sanctioned homeless encampment, and no other site has been seriously proposed in its place yet, officials say. That pushes the opening of Denver’s first legal homeless encampment back at least another month, said Cole Chandler, executive…
Three people have died in the Indian city of Bangalore after police fired on crowds protesting against an allegedly blasphemous Facebook post. Crowds gathered outside the house of a local politician whose relative was accused of making an “offensive” post about the Prophet Muhammad. They set fire to vehicles and…
The Pentagon previously presented the White House with options to reduce the US military presence in South Korea, according to the Wall Street Journal. But White House senior officials have said there is no immediate plans to remove American forces. Speaking to Express.co.uk, Harry Kazianis, Senior Director at the Center for the…
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. On June 15, dozens of people were killed when Chinese and Indian forces clashed in a disputed area of the Himalayas called the Galwan Valley. It is…
BOSTON (Reuters) – Asian stocks were set for choppy trade on Wednesday after Wall Street dipped amid growing uncertainty about an additional round of U.S. fiscal stimulus. New Zealand opened the region on a grim note after the Pacific nation reported its first coronavirus infections in more than 100 days,…