Month: August 2020

Just over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the coronavirus outbreak continues to threaten jobs even as the housing market, auto sales and other … Read More

A growing number of U.S. companies are pledging to give workers time off to vote in the presidential election this November, an effort that’s gaining steam despite the government’s reluctance … Read More

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The U.S. economy shrank at an alarming annual rate of 31.7% during the April-June quarter as it struggled under the weight of the viral pandemic, the government estimated Thursday By … Read More

Major global stock markets are mostly lower as investors look ahead to a speech by the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer August 27, 2020, 12:30 … Read More

‘Apocalyptic’ Category 4 Hurricane Laura makes landfall in Louisiana with 150MPH winds leaving 290,000 homes without power, roofs torn off and Gulf bracing for ‘unsurvivable storm surge’ Hurricane Laura made landfall … Read More

Covid crisis at Britain’s food plants: 75 staff test positive at chicken factory in Norfolk is latest of FORTY outbreaks at processing sites across UK Banham Poultry in Attleborough has … Read More

I’m A Celebrity 2020: Stars set to battle freezing temperatures and survive without a ROOF as bosses reveal first UK-based series will be based at derelict 200-year-old Gwrych Castle in … Read More

Oral sex is linked to bacterial vaginosis – a vaginal condition that causes a ‘fishy’ smell, study finds Bacterial vaginosis is not generally considered a sexually transmitted infection Researchers found … Read More

Europe’s flight safety authority said says it has scheduled the first flight tests for the Boeing 737 Max, which has been grounded worldwide after two deadly crashes revealed design issues … Read More