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France pays up to 84% of lost income for workers put on short hours or no hours; in Germany, it's 60% - the catch is, the business can't fire the workers
While the circumstances surrounding the abduction remain unclear, the previously unreported operation described by multiple American officials over the past month shed new light on early efforts to locate Mark R. Frerichs, a contractor from Illinois whose disappearance has been shrouded in mystery and whose case has been the subject of minimal public discussion by the US government
New surveys by the Republican National Committee and Trump's campaign point to a harrowing picture for the president as he faces reelection
Economic pain was on full display as Europe and the United States released more figures showing the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The November contest between Biden and Trump will be the first presidential race of the #MeToo era, which has led numerous women to come forward with allegations of sexual assault
Kim’s intentions play an outsized role in the workings of Northeast Asia
The Federal Reserve says it will keep its key short-term interest rate near zero for the foreseeable future as part of its extraordinary efforts to bolster an economy that is sinking into its worst crisis since the 1930s
After factoring in deaths in all settings such as care homes, the number of people in Britain who have died after testing positive for the virus has hit 26,097
Gilead Sciences's remdesivir is the first treatment to pass such a strict test against the virus, which has killed more than 218,000 people since it emerged late last year
Some GOP legislators are trying to rally support for a rare legal maneuver that would allow them to overturn possibly some or all of the governor's disaster orders and proclamations related to the COVID-19 disease
Hollywood faces gutted summer season that at very earliest will kick off months late
Universal suggests this may be the beginning of a sea change in how movies are released; AMC Theaters, the largest chain in the US, threatens to no longer show Universal movies
New jobless claims to be released Thursday could show an estimated 30 million Americans out of work but a newly-tested drug is showing some promise
In recent weeks, vaccine opponents have made several unsubstantiated claims, including allegations that vaccine trials will be dangerously rushed or that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious diseases expert, is blocking cures to enrich vaccine makers
Having a treatment could have a profound effect on the global pandemic, especially because health officials say any vaccine is likely a year or more away
Prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki says the May 10 election date may be pushed back by a week or two
WHO said in a statement last week that the outbreak was sparked by a mutated virus that originated in the vaccine and was not connected to a previous polio epidemic Niger stopped last year.
Investigation reports sent to prosecutors in December and January showed FIFA wrote off a $3.8 million debt from a Caribbean TV deal signed in 2005 by then-FIFA president Blatter and long-time vice president Jack Warner
From social distancing stickers on floors and seats to masks on passengers and drivers, public transport will look very different as skeleton timetables are expanded
A more than 2,000-member advisory body that meets in tandem with the Congress will start one day earlier on May 21, Xinhua reported
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