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Croatia’s ruling HDZ wins parliamentary vote, majority within reach
Croatian Prime Minister and leader of Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) Andrej Plenkovic gestures after the results were announced during parliamentary election, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Zagreb, Croatia, July 5, 2020. REUTERS/Marko Djurica ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia’s ruling centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) convincingly won a parliamentary election on Sunday, held …
U.S. mining lobby in push to preserve tax break repealed by Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. mining industry is spearheading a lobbying effort to protect a $160 billion pandemic tax break after congressional Democrats largely repealed the provisions in their recent stimulus bill, according to emails and a letter seen by Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Chairman Chuck Grassley, (R-IA), holds up a gavel during a Senate Finance …
Tesla to extend furlough for some employees by another week: internal email
FILE PHOTO: A view of Tesla Inc’s U.S. vehicle factory in Fremont, California, U.S., March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) told furloughed employees on Friday that they will remain out of work for at least another week, postponing a plan to resume normal operations on May 4 at its San …
Trump’s coronavirus reopening plan has big holes, health experts say
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. economy has imploded in the past month amid aggressive measures to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, with 22 million people filing for unemployment benefits and most factories, stores and other businesses at a virtual standstill. FILE PHOTO: President Donald Trump answers questions during an announcement of the …
Mourning a ‘supermom’: U.S. health worker casualties mount in virus fight
NEW YORK (Reuters) – “Home soon,” Madhvi Aya texted from her hospital bed. “Love you.” Minnoli Aya poses with her parents Raj and Madhvi on her graduation day in this undated handout photo provided by the family to Reuters on April 13, 2020. Courtesy of Minnoli Aya/Handout via REUTERS It was the last exchange she …
UK must stop China’s bid to remove Imagination Technologies’ tech, British lawmaker says
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of technology company Imagination Technologies is seen on the outskirts of London, Britain, June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters) – The British government should seek every mechanism to prevent the removal of Imagination Technologies’ technology base to China, including seeking a Western purchaser for the company, British lawmaker David Davis …
Worries grow over northern hospitals as Italy’s coronavirus toll grows
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian authorities voiced growing concern on Sunday over how much longer strained health systems could cope with the coronavirus outbreak, as thousands of new cases were recorded over the past 24 hours and several hundred more people died. A banner reads “The longer you stay at home, the sooner we hug”, on …