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U.S. House passes US$500 billion coronavirus bill in latest relief package
U.S. workers who refuse to return to their jobs because they are worried about catching the coronavirus should not count on getting unemployment benefits, state officials and labor law experts
Nursing Homes Ask States For Immunity From Civil Suits Amid COVID-19
The people most vulnerable to the coronavirus are older adults with underlying health conditions. And that perfectly describes the residents of nursing homes. There are no authoritative numbers on fatalities,
EU Leaders Fail To Agree On Coronavirus Economic Recovery Program
Divisions among European nations over the structure of an economic recovery program continue after European Union leaders again failed to reach an agreement. But the group endorsed the recent recommendation
Americans too scared to go to work risk losing unemployment aid, experts say
U.S. workers who refuse to return to their jobs because they are worried about catching the coronavirus should not count on getting unemployment benefits, state officials and labor law experts
New York survey suggests nearly 14% in state may have coronavirus antibodies
A preliminary survey of New York state residents found that nearly 14% of those tested had antibodies against the novel coronavirus, suggesting that some 2.7 million may already have been
West African Bloc Recognizes Guinea-Bissau’s Disputed President
West African nations on Thursday recognized Umaro Sissoco Embalo as president of Guinea-Bissau, after four months of dispute over whether his election was fraudulent. Embalo won a run-off presidential vote
MTA honcho ‘losing patience’ with NYC on subway homeless
The city is not being aggressive enough to address subway homelessness during the coronavirus pandemic, said interim transit president Sarah Feinberg, who is “losing patience with the situation.” “We … urge
Africa ‘could lose $37bn in remittances’
Global remittances are forecast to decline by about 20% this year as the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic shuts down business activity, the World Bank says. This is
Retail outlets in France could open May 11, but not bars and restaurants
The French government wants all retail outlets other than restaurants and bars to be able to reopen once a nationwide lockdown is lifted on May 11, Finance Minister Bruno Le
Nigerian president’s top aide and ‘de facto head of govt’ dies of Covid-19
The powerful chief of staff to Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari has died after contracting the novel coronavirus, the presidency said Saturday. In a statement, the Nigerian presidential office said it “regrets to
