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Coronavirus unleashing new wave of U.S. layoffs
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits held above 2 million last week for a 10th straight week amid job cuts by U.S. state and local governments whose budgets have been decimated fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and more second-wave layoffs in the private sector.
[ reuters.com ] topNews,Exclusive: U.S. taxpayers' virus relief went to firms that avoided U.S. tax
Last month Zagg Inc, a Utah-based company that makes mobile device accessories, received more than $9.4 million in cash from a U.S. government program that has provided emergency loans to millions of businesses hit by the coronavirus.
[ reuters.com ] topNews,Afghan government says ceasefire still in place even as skirmishes with Taliban resume
Skirmishes between Taliban fighters and Afghan security forces recommenced in Afghanistan in the day since a three-day ceasefire expired, but government officials said on Thursday that the incidents were minor and the truce could still hold.
[ reuters.com ] worldNews,Spain says Nissan has decided to close its Barcelona plant
Japan's Nissan Motor Co has decided to close its factory in Barcelona, resulting in the loss of about 3,000 jobs as part of a worldwide restructuring plan, the Spanish government said on Thursday.
[ reuters.com ] businessNews,England's COVID-19 test and trace system begins as adviser row rumbles on
Britain's government faced questions over how closely people would abide by its new COVID-19 test and trace service on Thursday, as a row persisted over the prime minister's closest adviser taking a long-distance journey during lockdown.
[ reuters.com ] worldNews,China's parliament approves Hong Kong national security bill
China's parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved directly imposing national security legislation on Hong Kong to tackle secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference in a city roiled last year by months of anti-government protests.
[ reuters.com ] worldNews,Renault loan still not signed, site closures must be last resort: Le Maire
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Thursday said that the government had yet to sign off on a planned 5 billion euro ($5.5 billion) loan for Renault , and that the carmaker's site closures and job cuts could only ever be a last resort.
[ reuters.com ] businessNews,New wave of U.S. layoffs feared as coronavirus pain deepens
Job cuts by U.S. state and local governments whose budgets have been crushed fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and more second-wave layoffs in the private sector likely contributed last week to a 10th straight week of more than 2 million Americans seeking unemployment benefits.
[ reuters.com ] businessNews,WRAPUP 1-New wave of U.S. layoffs feared as coronavirus pain deepens
Job cuts by U.S. state and local governments whose budgets have been crushed fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and more second-wave layoffs in the private sector likely contributed last week to a 10th straight week of more than 2 million Americans seeking unemployment benefits.
[ reuters.com ] companyNews,Google sees resurgence in state-backed hacking, phishing related to COVID-19
Security experts at Alphabet Inc's Google sent 1,755 warnings in April to users whose accounts were targets of government-backed attackers, following a resurgence in hacking and phishing attempts related to the coronavirus outbreak.
[ reuters.com ] companyNews,Germany's Bosch to begin restarting operations in Mexico
German automotive supplier Bosch on Monday said it has received government approval in Mexico to restart operations, which had been suspended since late March due to measures taken to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
[ reuters.com ] businessNews,Facebook's Zuckerberg says government censoring social media not the 'right reflex'
Facebook Inc's Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, commenting on U.S. President Donald Trump's threats against social media companies, said on Wednesday censoring a platform would not be the "right reflex" for a government worried about censorship.
[ reuters.com ] businessNews,Nissan Motor to close Barcelona plant: El Pais
Japan's Nissan Motor Co will close its factory in Barcelona, resulting in the loss of about 2,800 jobs, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported, citing government and union sources.
[ reuters.com ] businessNews,Venezuela's Maduro says government must begin charging for gasoline
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday that the government must begin charging for gasoline, and said he had directed a team of specialists to determine what the price should be.
[ reuters.com ] worldNews,Colombia inter-city bus drivers demand to return to work
Drivers of inter-city bus services in Colombia protested on Wednesday to demand the government let them return to work after two months of quarantine aimed at stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus.
[ reuters.com ] worldNews,EU governments ban malaria drug for COVID-19, trial paused as safety fears grow
European governments moved on Wednesday to halt the use of anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients, and a second global trial was suspended, further blows to hopes for a treatment promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump.
[ reuters.com ] healthNews,New York's Cuomo says discussed infrastructure with Trump, railed against partisanship
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday focused on how to "supercharge" the economy by investing in infrastructure, and he called on Republicans to approve federal funding to state and local governments crippled by the coronavirus pandemic.
[ reuters.com ] politicsNews,Venezuela readies fuel distribution as fourth Iranian tanker enters Caribbean
Venezuela has begun preparations to distribute fuel imported from Iran among desperate citizens as the fourth cargo of a five-tanker flotilla was crossing the Caribbean on Wednesday, according to Refinitiv Eikon and a government official.
[ reuters.com ] worldNews,Italy PM meeting with allies fails to break Atlantia deadlock
A meeting between Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and coalition allies on Wednesday to try settle a row over Atlantia's motorway business yielded no progress, two government sources said.
[ reuters.com ] worldNews,French contact-tracing app approved by lawmakers, to launch this weekend
The French government's contact-tracing app project was approved by the lower house of parliament on Wednesday, paving the way for a weekend launch of a tool developed independently of the more widely used Apple/Google platform.
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