ROME — The president of the Italian Society of Anti-infection Therapy (SITA) said Tuesday Italy’s new decree mandating outdoor mask-wearing is a mistake. Dr. Matteo Bassetti, who is also the director of Infectious Diseases at the San Martino Hospital in Genoa, said that Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s decision to impose outdoor masks on the national … Continue reading Top Italian Epidemiologist Says Outdoor Mask Law Is ‘Wrong’
With Pennsylvania set to be one of the most important states in deciding the 2020 presidential election, Republicans are claiming a recent bump in voter registrations for their party will power President Trump to repeat his 2016 victory, while Democrats say Pennsylvanians are excited about Joe Biden, pointing to their edge in newly registered voters. … Continue reading Pennsylvania GOP closed voter registration gap by over 160K since 2016, but Dems point to 2020 voter edge
FILE PHOTO: German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz speaks during a session of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke October 6, 2020 BERLIN (Reuters) – German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday he expected Europe’s largest economy to recover quickly from the coronavirus crisis, though some … Continue reading Germany’s Scholz expects quick recovery in most parts of economy
October 6, 2020 By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – During the past year, there is a good chance that you and your priorities changed significantly. The things you used to think were important are not so important anymore. And issues you did not even think about before are suddenly very critical indeed. Those reshuffled … Continue reading A ‘new normal’ for employee benefits? What it could look like
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Tuesday in Tokyo of Beijing’s “malign activity in the region” as he began talks with his counterparts from Japan, Australia and India. The four top diplomats, including Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s Minister of External Affairs — dubbed in … Continue reading Mike Pompeo Calls out China’s ‘Malign Activity’ in Talks with Asia-Pacific Counterparts
Fox News Channel will present special live programming surrounding the 2020 vice presidential debate this week in Salt Lake City between incumbent Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. What to know The debate is set to take place Wednesday at the University of Utah and will be the first and … Continue reading How to watch the vice presidential debate of Mike Pence vs. Kamala Harris
Residents in many states heading to the polls this November will be asked to approve ballot measures that could result in tax increases on residents and businesses. Many state and local governments are looking for ways to generate more revenue as they battle ballooning debts after large swaths of the economy shut down following the … Continue reading Tax hikes on November ballot in many states amid coronavirus economic fallout
EXCLUSIVE: As officials in the key battleground state of Ohio prepare for an unprecedented surge in mail-in ballots for the 2020 presidential election, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose wants to make it clear that any shift in voting tallies after Election Day should not be taken as an indication of wrongdoing. More than two million Ohio residents … Continue reading Shift in Ohio vote tallies after election not a sign of ‘something nefarious,’ secretary of state says
October 6, 2020 BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union finance ministers added Anguilla and Barbados to the EU’s blacklist of tax havens on Tuesday and removed Cayman Islands and Oman after they passed the necessary reforms. The EU list, set up in 2017 after revelations of widespread tax evasion and avoidance schemes, now includes 12 jurisdictions: … Continue reading EU adds Barbados, Anguilla to tax haven list, removes Cayman Islands, Oman
October 6, 2020 (Reuters) – Investment bank Morgan Stanley said on Tuesday it saw a “high barrier” to the Bank of England cutting interest rates below zero, even if Britain ends its Brexit transition period in December with no EU trade deal. Noting recent comments by BoE chief economist Andy Haldane and Deputy Governor Dave … Continue reading Negative BoE interest rate unlikely even in hard Brexit, says Morgan Stanley
FILE PHOTO: The International Monetary Fund logo is seen during the IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo October 6, 2020 By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Five hundred of the world’s leading charities and social groups have sent a letter to the International Monetary Fund warning that its … Continue reading COVID aid could bring years of austerity, charities warn IMF
An Oregon State University professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies has alleged “white Christians” are to blame for West Coast wildfires because of their “denial of climate science.” As revealed by the attentive folks at Campus Reform in an October 2 essay, Prof. Susan Shaw has insisted that “the West is burning while most … Continue reading Woke Oregon Professor Blames ‘White Christians’ for West Coast Wildfires
October 6, 2020 By Jesús Aguado and Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) – Bank of Spain governor Pablo Hernandez de Cos on Tuesday called for broad political and social consensus to cope with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 disease amid a growing political spat over how to tackle the crisis. Over the past days, the … Continue reading Central bank calls for political consensus to tackle COVID-19 in hotspot Spain
Boeing said on Monday it will design and develop military aircraft, including unmanned vehicles, in Australia — the first time in its 100 year history it has done so outside the United States. The first military aircraft to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years will mean hundreds of jobs, … Continue reading Boeing Looks Outside U.S. to Build Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Australia
October 6, 2020 By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Creating jobs is the focus of Australia’s annual budget set to be unveiled on Tuesday, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said, as Canberra seeks to revive an economy ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Australia is grappling with its first recession in three decades, with unemployment rising to a … Continue reading Australian budget focused on lowering unemployment, treasurer says
FILE PHOTO: Oliver Baete, Chief Executive Officer of Europe’s biggest insurer Allianz SE attends the company’s annual news conference in Munich, Germany, February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Michael Dalder October 6, 2020 LONDON (Reuters) – Allianz <ALVG.DE> CEO Oliver Baete said on Tuesday that a lot of “zombie companies” were surviving due to government support but that … Continue reading Allianz CEO says there are a lot of zombie companies but households are resilient
Emmanuel Macron has been attacked for “Islamophobia” by the Turkish government in the wake of his announcement that France will ban homeschooling to ‘protect children from religion’, as part of plans to combat so-called “separatism” in the country. In a speech highlighting some of the problems France has had with “radical Islamists” in recent years, … Continue reading Macron Faces Islamophobia Claims Over Homeschooling Ban ‘to Protect Children From Religion’
October 6, 2020 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic risks delaying the euro zone’s economic recovery, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday. “We now fear that the containment measures that have to be taken by authorities will have an impact on this recovery, so instead of that V … Continue reading New pandemic wave could delay euro zone rebound, Lagarde says
Joe Biden seemed intent to appeal to moderate Democrats during the NBC News town hall on Monday night, and told the audience that he is far from being a socialist and reminded them that he defeated one in the primaries. CRITICS CALL OUT NBC NEWS OVER ITS BIDEN ‘INFOMERCIAL’ “I look like a socialist?” Biden told the audience. … Continue reading Joe Biden distances himself from ‘socialists’ during NBC News town hall
October 6, 2020 BERLIN (Reuters) – German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday that rising coronavirus infections across Europe were underlining the need to implement the agreed 750 billion euros of recovery funds quickly. “The new normal in times of the coronavirus pandemic requires that we remain vigilant and adapt our daily routine to … Continue reading Germany’s Scholz urges quick implementation of EU recovery funds as infections rise
October 6, 2020 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Profitability among the euro zone’s biggest banks collapsed in the second quarter even as lenders still managed to keep their stock of non performing loans down, the European Central Bank said on Tuesday. Return on equity in the first half of the year, the height of the coronavirus pandemic … Continue reading Euro zone bank profitability collapses in second quarter, ECB says
October 6, 2020 BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union wants a trade deal with Britain, but, as time is running out to reach one, the bloc cannot exclude that it will be impossible to reach agreement before the end of the year, European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said. Speaking to the European Parliament, Sefcovic … Continue reading EU wants a trade deal with Britain, but cannot exclude “no-deal”: Sefcovic
A female colleague from populist Senator Matteo Salvini’s League has received death and rape threats, many allegedly from migrants, after opposing the construction of a temporary mosque. Silvia Sardone, who serves in the European Parliament for the League, received a torrent of threats after coming out against a proposal to build a temporary mosque in … Continue reading Salvini Ally Threatened with Rape After Opposing Mosque
FILE PHOTO: A steel-worker is pictured at a furnace at the plant of German steel company Salzgitter AG in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony on March 21, 2012. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer October 6, 2020 By Caroline Copley BERLIN (Reuters) – Orders for German-made goods rose 4.5% in August, more than expected, boosting hopes for a robust third-quarter in … Continue reading German industrial orders rose at a ‘remarkable pace’ in August
October 6, 2020 (Reuters) – European stocks were little changed on Tuesday as mixed corporate updates tempered optimism about fresh U.S. stimulus measures that bolstered Wall Street indexes overnight. The pan-European STOXX 600 <.STOXX> slipped 0.1% by 0716 GMT, with the German DAX <.GDAXI> and France’s CAC 40 <.FCHI> trading flat, while London’s FTSE 100 … Continue reading European stocks seek direction after Wall Street rally
FILE PHOTO: Two women walk next to the Reserve Bank of Australia headquarters in central Sydney, Australia February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz October 6, 2020 By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank held its cash rate at a record low on Tuesday but hinted at further monetary easing as it looks to create … Continue reading Australia central bank holds rates, but signals more easing soon
October 6, 2020 LONDON (Reuters) – Andrew Bester, chief executive of the Co-Operative Bank <42TE.L>, is stepping down after just over two years in charge, the British lender said on Tuesday. Chairman Bob Dench has begun the process to find Bester’s successor, the bank said. Bester – who joined the bank in July 2018 – … Continue reading Co-Operative Bank CEO Andrew Bester resigns, succession search begins
October 6, 2020 LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday his priority was saving jobs when asked about the possibility of tax rises to pay for the cost of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I think the priority right now is on jobs,” Sunak told Sky News. “My overwhelming focus at the moment … Continue reading Asked about tax rises, UK’s Sunak says priority is jobs
October 6, 2020 By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plan to conduct stress tests on its five major financial institutions this year that look into how the coronavirus pandemic could affect their earnings and capital, the central bank said on Tuesday. Unlike many Western nations, where regulators stress tests many banks simultaneously based on … Continue reading Japan eyes stress test on major banks to gauge impact of COVID-19 on capital
An issue raised many times by President Donald Trump’s critics as he deals with his COVID-19 diagnosis is Trump’s pending illness has left the country’s national security in a vulnerable state. During an interview with Mobile, AL radio’s FM Talk 106.5 on Monday, U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL) explained why he saw that as an … Continue reading GOP Rep. Byrne: Alleged National Security Threat from Trump COVID Diagnosis an ‘Overplay’ by Democrats, Media
