Exclusive: Unfazed by pandemic, Bank of Japan to keep economic recovery view
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to maintain this month its projection that the economy will gradually…
Ocean shipping shrinks as pandemic mauls merchants
LONDON/LOS ANGELES/MADRID (Reuters) - The $1 trillion container shipping industry is in a slowdown. Literally. FILE PHOTO: A container ship…
‘Get your knee off our necks,’ activist Sharpton tells George Floyd memorial
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Prominent civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton told mourners on Thursday George Floyd’s fatal encounter with…
Asian stocks set for finest weekly gain in nine years, U.S. jobs eyed
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks extended gains on Friday and were poised for their biggest weekly rise since 2011 while…
Expecting a spike in bitcoin? Investors say it may take time
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors expecting a sudden surge in bitcoin’s price, after it underwent a technical adjustment three weeks…
Hong Kong’s free media fears being silenced by China’s national security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) - When a team of producers at Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) heard on May 19 that…
Does drug touted by Trump work on COVID-19? After data debacle, we still don’t know
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists are resuming COVID-19 trials of the now world-famous drug hydroxychloroquine, as confusion continues to reign about…
Video shows police in Buffalo, New york city, pushing 75-year-old to ground
(Reuters) - Two Buffalo, New York, police officers were suspended without pay on Thursday after a video showed them shoving…
Coronavirus live updates: India’s Covid-19 tally rises to 2,26,770 cases, death toll over 6,300
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 05, 2020, 13:20:06 ISTIndia reported 9,851 new Covid-19 cases and 273 deaths…
Rugby group that triggered 104 days ago still not house
Image copyright Theodore McFarland Image caption Theodore McFarland (second left) and teammates at their compound in Auckland A professional rugby…
Another ex-top general rebukes Trump troops threat
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Gen Martin Dempsey joins current and former defence secretaries who have spoken out against…
Coronavirus updates: Open EU borders by end of June, states commissioner
SummaryThe EU Commissioner for Home Affairs says states should reopen internal borders by end of JuneYlva Johansson made the comments…
Disney World set to host rest of NBA season
LeBron James' LA Lakers are top of the NBA Western ConferenceThe rest of the NBA season is set to be…
China takes a success lap over United States demonstrations
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Demonstrators outside of the Trump International Hotel in Washington DC The US mass protests…
Bald guys at higher danger of extreme case of Covid-19, research finds
Bald men may be at higher risk of suffering from severe Covid-19 symptoms, emerging evidence suggests. The link is so…
‘Friends’ star Morgan Fairchild, 70, says keto diet helped her lose 30 lbs
Morgan Fairchild, best known for playing Chandler Bing's mother on the sitcom "Friends," says ever since starting the keto diet…
Curfews Halt Transit Services– and Leave Riders Stranded
Joshua Kimbrell, an emergency medical technician in Brooklyn, often works until midnight on a slow night. The first responder began…
Games Aren’t Doing Enough to Combat Toxicity at Launch
“I do not use voice chat if I’m going in alone,” says Valorant’s executive producer, Anna Donlon. Playing games like…
Twenty-stone vegan displays transformation after losing 9 stone
A 20-stone vegan who was embarrassed by his flabby physique has revealed his incredible weightloss transformation after ditching his takeaway…
Broccoli Slaw
This creamy broccoli slaw is irresistibly tasty! It’s easy to make using fresh broccoli or the packaged mix you can…
Blue light may be the secret to beating MRSA
Scientists in Boston, looking into new optical microscope techniques, have unexpectedly been able to break down MRSA’s surrounding membrane, using…
Best readily available proof supports physical distancing and using face masks
A new study provides the best available evidence for key ways of reducing SARS-CoV-2 transmission.A new meta-analysis, which brings together…
Could a novel UV light gadget inactivate SARS-CoV-2 on surface areas?
Physicists have found a way to make powerful UV LEDs that they believe manufacturers could incorporate into lightweight devices for…
Spate of RCMP-involved deaths and injuries sparks concern in north central B.C. | CBC News
The deaths and serious injuries of a number of people in RCMP custody are sparking concern in north central B.C.…
American Civil Liberties Union sues Trump administration over police action against protesters | CBC News
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Trump administration Thursday, alleging officials violated the civil rights of protesters who were…
Indigenous woman killed by police in N.B. during wellness check | CBC News
A 26-year-old Indigenous woman from British Columbia was fatally shot by a police officer she allegedly threatened during a wellness…
How to talk to kids about race, and why you should start now | CBC News
The worldwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism that began last week after the death of George Floyd are…
‘Certifiably crazy’ to go to Black Lives Matter protest amid pandemic, Minister alerts
The NSW Police Minister has labelled anyone who attends a protest during the coronavirus pandemic as "certifiably insane".Key points:International protests…
Bulldogs banned from training thanks to Terry Lamb’s coronavirus breach
Canterbury great Terry Lamb will be tested for coronavirus after breaking strict biosecurity guidelines at a Bulldogs training session on…
‘We tried to put it out twice’: Man passes away in Brisbane home fire, wife rescued by neighbour
A 72-year-old man has died and his 71-year-old wife has been saved by a neighbour after their Brisbane home caught…
Rio Tinto knew six years ago about 46,000-year-old cave site it blasted
Mining giant Rio Tinto was alerted six years ago that at least one of the caves it blasted in Western…
Live: ‘Everyone enjoyed George’: Household, civil liberties activists hold very first memorial for George Floyd
The first memorial service for George Floyd has been held in Minneapolis, with family, civil rights activists and celebrities in…
Sony Delays PS5 Reveal Occasion Set For Today
Update: Sony has postponed the planned PlayStation 5 event indefinitely. Although it did not cite ongoing Black Lives Matter protests…
Calls to suicide helpline show Thais’ stress in downturn
BANGKOK (Reuters) - In the weeks before she took her own life, Thai waitress Nitiwadee Sae-Tia felt growing financial pressure…
NBA authorizes strategy to resume season in July at Disney World
(Reuters) - The NBA’s Board of Governors have approved a plan to restart the suspended season with a tentative July…
Tesla’s Elon Musk calls for breakup of Amazon in tweet
FILE PHOTO: SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the automobile awards "Das Goldene…
Iran frees American, U.S. allows dual citizen to visit Iran in deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy veteran who said he contracted the coronavirus while detained in Iran since 2018 was…
Children speak up at George Floyd memorial amid their parents’ hopes and fears
NEW YORK (Reuters) - At a New York City memorial for George Floyd on Thursday, Corte Ellis held a sign…
Space records almost $1 billion in losses on coronavirus-led store closures
(Reuters) - Gap Inc (GPS.N) on Thursday reported a quarterly loss of nearly $1 billion as the apparel retailer was…
Businesses should be reimbursed for damage by protesters, California governor says
FILE PHOTO: California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks to the media after at a voting center for the presidential primaries on…
Bail set at $1 million for 3 former Minneapolis police officers charged in Floyd case
Former Minnesota police officer J. Alexander Kueng, one of three officers charged with aiding and abetting in the murder of…
White accused utilized racial slur after shooting Ahmaud Arbery, investigator testifies
(Reuters) - One of the white men charged in the Georgia killing of Ahmaud Arbery used a racial slur after…
‘He touched so many hearts.’ George Floyd remembered at memorial service
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners in Minneapolis on Thursday remembered George Floyd, the black man whose death in police…
US poultry executives charged in chicken cost plot
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption For some poultry executives, the price-fixed chickens have come home to roost A federal…
US veteran on way home from Iran after detention
Image copyright CBS Image caption Michael R White is seen here in an undated photograph A US Navy veteran is…
Thousands defy restriction to participate in Tiananmen vigil in HK
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCrowds gather for candlelit Tiananmen Square vigilThousands of demonstrators in Hong Kong…
Minneapolis set for George Floyd memorial
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Protests have taken place around the US for several days Hundreds of people are expected…
Brees hurtful and insensitive
Brees has thrown 547 touchdown passes - more than any quarterback in NFL historyNew Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees says…
Memorial for George Floyd set for Thursday after days of demonstration, rage
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minneapolis was set to hold an emotionally charged memorial service on Thursday for George Floyd, the black…
Three white men to face Georgia judge in death of black jogger
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Three white men charged with the murder of an unarmed black man in Georgia will face a…