Thousands are expected at rallies that aim to highlight Australia’s own poor record on Indigenous deaths in custody. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison urged people not to attend Black Lives Matter protests that are expected to take place in major cities around the country this […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. unemployment rate likely shot up to almost 20% in May, a new post World War Two record, with millions more losing their jobs, exposing the horrific human toll from the COVID-19 crisis. The Labor Department’s closely watched monthly employment report […]
(Adds governor’s comments, context) By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 4 (Reuters) – Businesses damaged in protests over the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was asphyxiated in police custody in Minneapolis, should be reimbursed for their losses, California Governor Gavin Newsom, […]
CAIRO (Reuters) – Hotels in Egypt have implemented government safety regulations which include having an on-site clinic with resident doctor, regular temperature checks of guests and a quarantine area, as they try to attract domestic tourists, hotel officials said. Egypt suspended international flights in March […]
While the move was praised by activists, it has not stopped the flow of Ethiopian workers deposited outside consulate. Beirut, Lebanon – Dozens of Ethiopian domestic workers in Lebanon have found shelter after they were abandoned by their employers and many spent days outside the Ethiopian […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy veteran detained in Iran since 2018 was freed on Thursday and was on his way back home, President Donald Trump and his family said, in a rare instance of cooperation between the archenemies. A White House spokesman said Michael […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a state of emergency in the Arctic city of Norilsk on Wednesday after a huge spill of oil-based chemicals into a river and upbraided a senior official on television over what he said was a bungled state response. A fuel […]
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A Spanish porn actor is being investigated on suspicion of manslaughter after a photographer died during a toad-venom ritual, police say. Nacho Vidal, 46, and two others were briefly detained last Friday over the death. Spanish police said the photographer died after inhaling the poison […]
Dear Amy: Four years ago, I had a serious work-related accident. I was getting ready for my fourth surgery. It was a risky procedure, and there was a good chance I might never walk again. I was terrified. Right before my surgery my wife left, […]
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