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Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 07:32 UTC
US meat packing plants working below capacity, unable to control coronavirus spread

Smithfield Foods Inc is missing about a third of its employees at a South Dakota pork plant because they are quarantined or afraid to return to work after a severe coronavirus outbreak, according to the workers' union.
Monday, June 15th 2020 - 06:12 UTC
Trump favors a ban on police chokeholds in most instances

US President Donald Trump said in an interview aired that he would like to see a ban on police chokeholds in most instances, although he suggested their use would be understandable in some one-on-one situations.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:18 UTC
Mnuchin says US economy can't shut down again: “shutting the economy creates more damage”

The United States cannot let the coronavirus shut down its economy again, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said, adding that more than US$1 trillion in rescue funds will flow into the economy over the next month.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:14 UTC
Facebook employee who challenged Zuckerberg's silence towards inflammatory posts from Trump was fired

A Facebook Inc employee who criticized Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's decision not to take action against inflammatory posts by US President Donald Trump this month said on Friday that the social media company had fired him.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:12 UTC
Trump says he will “go on and do other things”, if he does not win reelection

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will go on to other things if he loses the Nov 3 election, after Democratic opponent Joe Biden said the Republican might cheat and refuse to leave the White House.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:09 UTC
North and South America have four of the 10 worst Covid-19 hit countries

The Americas are bearing the brunt of the global coronavirus pandemic at present, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, with North and South America currently having four of the 10 worst hit countries in the world.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 13:17 UTC
Fed anticipates near zero rate through 2022 and will keep buying bonds

The United States Federal Reserve says it will keep buying bonds to maintain low borrowing rates and support the U.S. economy in the midst of a recession. And it says nearly all the Fed's policymakers foresee no rate hike through 2022.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:43 UTC
House speaker calls for removal of Confederate statues from the US Capitol

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Wednesday for removal of 11 Confederate statues from the US Capitol, part of a nationwide push to dismantle such memorials after a black man's killing in police custody sparked mass anti-racism protests.
Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 22:01 UTC
Airline industry losses forecasted to top US$84 billion in 2020, estimates IATA

Passenger revenues are expected to fall to US$241 billion (down from US$ 612 billion in 2019). This is greater than the fall in demand, reflecting an expected 18% fall in passenger yields as airlines try to encourage people to fly again through price stimulation. Load factors are expected to average 62.7% for 2020, some 20 percentage points below the record high of 82.5% achieved in 2019.
Tuesday, June 9th 2020 - 10:38 UTC
Prince Andrew can't get rid of Epstein's curse

The U.S. prosecutors and attorneys for Britain’s Prince Andrew sniped at one another across the Atlantic on Monday, each saying the other side was to blame for the duke’s failure to participate in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking probe.