United States

• Tuesday, June 30th 2020 - 07:48 UTC

  Republicans leaders ignore Trump and make a public push for face masks

  

  In a rare split with mask-averse US President Donald Trump, fellow Republican leaders are making a public push for face coverings as Covid-19 cases surge in some Republican-leaning states.

• Monday, June 29th 2020 - 10:28 UTC

  Facebook advertising boycott campaign preparing to expand to major companies in Europe

  

  Organizers of a Facebook advertising boycott campaign that has drawn support from a rapidly expanding list of major companies are now preparing to take the battle global to increase pressure on the social media company to remove hate speech. The new chapter comes when PepsiCo had decided to stop advertising on Facebook Inc, according to Fox Business News.

• Monday, June 29th 2020 - 09:21 UTC

  Oklahoma shale pioneer Chesapeake Energy files for Chapter 11 protection

  

  Chesapeake Energy Corp filed for Chapter 11 on Sunday, becoming the largest US oil and gas producer to seek bankruptcy protection in recent years as it bowed to heavy debts and the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on energy markets.

• Monday, June 29th 2020 - 07:47 UTC

  Rolling Stones threaten legal action against Trump's campaign for the use of one of their songs

  

  British rock legends The Rolling Stones have threatened legal action against Donald Trump for the US president's use of their song You Can't Always Get What You Want at campaign rallies.

• Saturday, June 27th 2020 - 07:39 UTC

  Unilever stops advertising on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in US until the end of 2020

  

  Consumer giant Unilever, home to brands including Ben and Jerry's and Marmite, said on Friday it will stop advertising on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in the US until the end of 2020 due to the “polarized election period” there.

• Saturday, June 27th 2020 - 07:25 UTC

  US believes more than 20 million Americans could have contracted Covid-19

  

  United States government experts believe more than 20 million Americans could have contracted the coronavirus, 10 times more than official counts, indicating many people without symptoms have or have had the disease, senior administration officials said.

• Friday, June 26th 2020 - 10:00 UTC

  Boris played Donald Trump “like a fiddle”, says John Bolton

  

  Just like the Russian President, Britain's Boris Johnson also played Donald Trump “like a fiddle,” according to John Bolton, who suggested the British prime minister can use that ability to his advantage.

• Friday, June 26th 2020 - 09:51 UTC

  Biden leads Trump by ten percentage points; only 43% of Republicans feel US is in “the right direction”

  

  US approval of President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has dropped to the lowest level on record, the latest Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll shows, as new COVID-19 cases surged and Trump was widely criticized for suggesting he wanted to slow down testing.

• Friday, June 26th 2020 - 09:43 UTC

  A fifth of US labor force received unemployment checks in the first week of June

  

  The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits fell moderately last week as the second wave of layoffs partially offset hiring by businesses reopening, suggesting the labor market could take years to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Friday, June 26th 2020 - 09:24 UTC

  UN human rights office calls for moratorium in use of facial recognition technology

  

  The UN human rights chief called on Thursday for a “moratorium” on the use of facial recognition technology during peaceful protests, stressing that it could increase discrimination against people of African descent and other minorities.