Amsterdam (The Economist) : For a few months this summer it was almost possible for Europeans to believe that life had returned to normal. Parisian museums and Barcelona’s cafés were open, if less crowded. Germans, Dutch and Danes jetted off to holidays on Mediterranean beaches. In August and September, as children across the continent returned… Continue reading A second wave of covid-19 sends much of Europe back into lockdown
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Boeing posts fourth straight quarterly loss as sales slump
(Reuters): Boeing Co BA.N reported its fourth straight quarterly loss on Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic and 737 MAX grounding hurt sales, while reaffirming its expectation that U.S. deliveries of the jet would resume before year-end.The U.S. planemaker also said it was sticking with the deeply reduced twin-aisle production rates announced in July, as well… Continue reading Boeing posts fourth straight quarterly loss as sales slump
Food workers, rural Americans go hungry despite U.S. government farm aid
GREEN BAY, Wis. (Reuters) – Yessenia Cendejas pulled up to a moving truck filled with donated food in northeastern Wisconsin, arriving at the mobile food bank straight from her job at a pizza-crust factory, to get sustenance for herself and five children. Cendejas, 35, took a second job at a fast-food restaurant in Green Bay… Continue reading Food workers, rural Americans go hungry despite U.S. government farm aid
India and US sign defense agreement
Kathmandu: India and the United States have signed a landmark defense agreement on Tuesday.The agreement, reached at a time when tensions between India and China have been rising for months since the Ladakh incident, has been taken seriously. According to the agreement, some sensitive satellite images, maps and other information related to defense will be… Continue reading India and US sign defense agreement
Turkish President’s Appeal: Don’t Buy French Products
France: France has appealed for foreign governments to stamp out calls by what it calls a “radical minority” for a boycott of French products after Emmanuel Macron’s public backing of the Muhammad caricatures.According to a report of The Guardian, the appeal came as anger escalated across the Islamic world over the president’s remarks at a… Continue reading Turkish President’s Appeal: Don’t Buy French Products
China to impose sanctions on U.S. firms over Taiwan arms sales
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will impose sanctions on Lockheed Martin, Boeing Defense, Raytheon and other U.S. companies it says are involved in Washington’s arms sales to Taiwan, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday.Zhao Lijian told journalists that China was acting to protect its national interest, but did not spell out what form the sanctions… Continue reading China to impose sanctions on U.S. firms over Taiwan arms sales
RSS chief Bhagwat says strengthening ties with Nepal’s neighbors to counter China
Kathmandu: Mohan Bhagwat, head of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which influences the policy-making of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, has said relations with neighboring countries, including Nepal, need to be strengthened to challenge China.Addressing an annual event organized by the RSS on the occasion of Vijayadashami in Nagpur, India, he slammed China for encroaching… Continue reading RSS chief Bhagwat says strengthening ties with Nepal’s neighbors to counter China
Number of Armenian troops killed in Karabakh conflict rises by 36 to 963: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The defence ministry of Nagorno-Karabakh said on Saturday that the number of Armenian troops killed in the latest conflict in the region that began on Sept. 27 had risen by 36 to 963, the Interfax news agency reported. The collapse of two Russia-brokered ceasefires has dimmed hopes for a quick end to… Continue reading Number of Armenian troops killed in Karabakh conflict rises by 36 to 963: Ifax
U.S. breaks daily record for coronavirus cases with over 84,000 new infections
(Reuters) – The United States broke its daily record for new coronavirus infections on Friday as it reported 84,218 new cases due to outbreaks in virtually every part of the country, according to a Reuters tally.The spike in cases comes less than two weeks before the presidential election on November 3 and is hitting battleground… Continue reading U.S. breaks daily record for coronavirus cases with over 84,000 new infections
New York State OASAS to award for expanding the “Triple P” Positive Parenting Program
New York: The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports has announced the award of nearly $800,000 to expand the “Triple P” Positive Parenting Program, an evidence-based prevention practice that has been shown to reduce risky behaviors among youth.Nine OASAS prevention providers were awarded funding under this initiative, which was provided through the… Continue reading New York State OASAS to award for expanding the “Triple P” Positive Parenting Program