Trump holds a news conference, signs executive orders on coronavirus relief
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Supreme Court says Nevada can impose tighter virus limits on churches than casinos
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled late Friday that Nevada can impose tighter restrictions on churches than casinos while a legal dispute over its social distancing policies continues. The 5-4 ruling included dissents from conservative justices who said limiting church gatherings to 50 worshipers while allowing bars, restaurants, casinos, and indoor amusement parks to operate at 50% capacity violates freedom of religion….
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Bank of England says UK economy recovering faster than first feared
Rise in consumer spending cheers bank but unemployment will double and GDP drop ‘significantly’ The Bank of England building. Photograph: Ray Tang/REX/Shutterstock The Bank of England has said Britain’s economy is recovering more quickly than initially feared from the coronavirus pandemic as consumer spending rises, despite the warning of significant risks to jobs and growth. Leaving…
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A senior Merkel ally says China is an ‘ever more powerful snake’ that Germany will take the fight to
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a news conference after coalition meetings over stimulus measures to reboot post-coronavirus economy, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany June 3, 2020. John Macdougall/Pool via REUTERS Germany will take the fight to China as an EU leader, a senior ally of Angela Merkel has said. Germany took on the European…
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European economy falls into worst recession on record
Getty Images The European economy has fallen into its worst recession on record as strict quarantine measures earlier in the year to stop the spread of the coronavirus brought economic activity to an abrupt halt. According to figures released on Friday by Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics agency, gross domestic product dropped by 11.9 percent in the…
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Every Step the EU Takes Toward Financial Unity Sows New Seeds of Its Potential Collapse
Collage sources: EU Website NEW YORK (IDN) – Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” is a play featuring two characters waiting for a character, Godot, who never arrives. As such, it is a useful metaphor for the goings-on of the European Union (EU). Observers of the EU’s evolution in the capital of Brussels have witnessed a…
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Fewer than 40% of migrants given deportation orders actually leave Europe
Only 38 percent of expelled people eventually returned to their country of origin or to the country from which they traveled to the EU. In the European Union, less than 40 percent of expelled illegal immigrants eventually return to their country of origin or third country, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has determined. Since…
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435 illegal migrants land in Spain, 34 escape coronaivrus quarantine
Police in Murcia are still looking for 45 escaped migrants from the group of 454 migrants, of which 34 people tested positive for COVID-19 Since Friday, 435 migrants from Africa have arrived at the Spanish coast in small boats, with most of them landing on the Canary Islands and the Andalusian coast. Police are also…
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Latin America sees coronavirus records tumble as cases near 5 million
BUENOS AIRES/ASUNCION/BOGOTA (Reuters) – Argentina broke past 200,000 COVID-19 cases on Sunday and Colombia set a daily record as grim milestones topple in Latin America, pushing the world’s worst affected region towards a combined 5 million cases. The region, which topped 200,000 deaths on Saturday, has struggled to stall the spread of the novel coronavirus,…
