SYDNEY/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian shares rose for a third session on the trot on Wednesday as investors took heart from easing coronavirus lockdowns in some parts of the world while oil prices jumped on hopes demand will pick up. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, following […]
Daily Archives: April 28, 2020
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. Let us guess — you’re sheltering at home during the coronavirus pandemic and struggling to balance your workload with daily necessities like cooking and cleaning. We get it. It’s been seven weeks since the World […]
A viral video of a teenager’s violent encounter with a deputy in California has prompted an investigation. The video, posted to Twitter early Tuesday by the sister of 14-year-old Elijah Tufono, appears to show him being punched and choked by a deputy sheriff assigned to the Rancho Cordova Police Department. […]
LOS ANGELES — Podcasts make sense to Peter Bogdanovich, even if so much else doesn’t. “It’s like radio,” Bogdanovich said recently from his home in Los Angeles. “I grew up with radio. My first love was radio, even before the movies.” So it wasn’t a tough sell to get the […]
To promote the new season of her reality series, T.I. & Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle, that airs on VH1, Tiny Harris has been doing some serious talking to the media. The Xscape diva along with her husband, T.I., and the rest of their family have been in self-quarantine due […]
But so far, the world’s second-most populous country appears to have avoided the worst. “India didn’t wait for the problem to escalate,” India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on April 14, as he extended the country’s 21-day nationwide lockdown until May 3. “Instead, as soon as the problem appeared, we […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Closures of meat processing plants quickly affect the food supply chain US President Donald Trump has ordered meat processing plants to stay open to protect the nation’s food supply amid the coronavirus pandemic. He invoked a Korean War-era law to mandate that the plants continue […]
The NRL has announced a 20-round restructure of this year’s competition after finalising negotiations with broadcasters on Tuesday. The rejigged draw includes the two rounds already completed, meaning an additional 18 will be played should the season return as planned on 28 May. A breakdown of those 18 rounds has […]