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Dutch airline KLM plans to cut workforce; 4,500 to 5,000 jobs to go - 07/31/2020

Paris - Dutch airline KLM says it needs to cut its 33,000-strong workforce by 4,500 to 5,000 positions in the course of 2021 to take account of reduced air traffic. The airline, part of the Air...

Iran declares entry ban for foreigners amid coronavirus second wave - 07/31/2020

Tehran (dpa) – Foreign tourists will be banned from Iran beginning on Saturday, the government announced, following a recent surge in coronavirus cases. Only foreigners who have a specific purpose...

US House makes face masks mandatory after lawmaker contracts Covid-19 - 07/30/2020

Washington By Shabtai Gold, - After a Republican lawmaker who regularly refused to wear a mask while in Congress tested positive for the coronavirus, House speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday...

Trump administration promises 'additional action' on Portland unrest - 07/26/2020

Washington - The Trump administration is promising to widen the crackdown by federal forces in Portland, amid weeks of sustained daily protests and sometimes violent unrest that show no signs of...

Far-right revellers wave swastika flags from dinghies on German canal - 07/26/2020

Dresden (dpa) - A group of far-right revellers were eventually apprehended by police after they apparently spent several drunken hours waving a Nazi swastika flag from a number of rubber dinghies on...

Modi warns of rapid coronavirus spread as caseload nears 140,000 - 07/26/2020

New Delhi – The novel coronavirus is spreading rapidly in several parts of India and the public should remain extremely vigilant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday as the number of infections...

Tunisian president appoints Hichem Mechichi as new prime minister - 07/26/2020

Tunis (dpa) - Tunisian President Kais Saied has appointed the country's interior minister to form a new government to replace outgoing prime minister Elyes Fakhfakh, who resigned earlier this month....

Trump signs executive orders intended to lower imported drug prices - 07/25/2020

Washington (dpa) - US President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that will allow for cheaper imports of prescription drugs.   Trump signed four executive orders intending to lower drug...

Warning second virus wave 'already here' as German numbers rise - 07/25/2020

Berlin - By Michael Zehender and Regina Wank, - Warnings have sounded that a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is already hitting Germany as daily infection rates rise, with the government's...

China's Houston consulate packs up ahead of US deadline to close - 07/24/2020

Washington - By Sophie Wingate, - China's consulate in the Texas city of Houston appeared to be packing up on Friday ahead of a deadline to shut down imposed by Washington, which accused Beijing's...
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