SYDNEY (Reuters) – International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) chief Steve Dainton has suggested the sport’s annual individual world championships be scrapped, with champions instead decided by the winners of the new “Grand Smash” mega tournaments. The world championships were held for the first time in 1926 and individual titles have […]
Daily Archives: April 12, 2020
327 posts
A federal judge ruled that Alabama cannot ban abortions as part of the state’s response to coronavirus By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press April 13, 2020, 2:24 AM 2 min read 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge on Sunday ruled that […]
WASHINGTON — This week the racial disparities that have accompanied the coronavirus outbreak in the United States became a major story. Officials in St. Louis, Detroit and a large swath of states reported that African American populations had been hit especially hard by the virus. A look at the data […]
Chera’s real estate career began when he started buying the retail buildings that held his family’s chain of children’s specialty stores, holdings that became Crown Acquisitions, according to the company’s website. The company eventually divested from the retail stores to focus on real estate. Crown’s holdings include several iconic New […]
Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Via Apple Podcasts | Via RadioPublic | Via Stitcher After three years of marriage, David Finch had become increasingly withdrawn, dismissive and preoccupied. Tearful, his wife told him: “I feel like I’ve lost you.” Turns out, Mr. Finch’s wife had […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic is expected to cause millions more people in China to lose their jobs, leaving many of them stranded without a safety net, unable to access state unemployment benefits, economists say. FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks walk across a street at Beijing’s Financial Street […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption A young girl was among those treated for gunshot wounds (file image) Californian police say six people have been shot and injured at a “large” party despite the “stay at home” order in place in the US state. The shooting took place on Friday night […]
BAKU/DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC and allies led by Russia agreed on Sunday to a record cut in output to prop up oil prices amid the coronavirus pandemic in an unprecedented deal with fellow oil nations, including the United States, that could curb global oil supply by 20%. Measures to slow […]