LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told French President Emmanuel Macron that it does not make sense to extend talks on a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union into autumn, a statement issued by Johnson’s office said on Thursday. “The Prime Minister welcomed the agreement to intensify talks in July and underlined […]

WARSAW/BERLIN (Reuters) – European Union leaders will try to narrow their differences over a coronavirus economic recovery plan at a summit on Friday, worried that further bickering and delay will only dent public confidence in the bloc as a deep downturn takes hold. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the EU, reeling from more than 100,000 […]

George Floyd’s family apply to trademark a foundation in his name that will support victims of police brutality and be able to sell branded merchandise to support it George Floyd’s brother, Philonise, recently submitted application to trademark the phrase, ‘The George Floyd Foundation’ If it’s approved, the Floyd family will be able to use it […]

THE number of Americans who filed jobless claims last week has topped one million for the 13th week in a row. Another 1.5 million people filed claims for state unemployment benefits last week, the US Department of Labor announced on Thursday. The unemployment rate is down by 58,000 from the previous week's figures. The week […]

Teams, match officials kneel to pay tribute to George Floyd; coronavirus victims also remembered. Players and match officials kneeled in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and victims of the coronavirus were remembered as the English Premier League made a sombre return after a 100-day break due to the pandemic. “Black Lives Matter” replaced […]

CHINA has ordered ALL 700 million men and boys to hand over their DNA, according to a new report. The samples would allow the Chinese government to augment its massive surveillance operation targeting the country’s own citizens. According to the study by the Australian Strategic Institute, which the New York Times reported, Chinese police have […]

Hundreds of workers have tested positive for COVID-19 at a slaughterhouse in northern Germany, prompting to the closure of local schools and an urgent investigation. Toennies, one of Germany’s biggest meat processors, said it had stopped slaughtering on Wednesday and was shutting the abattoir in stages. More than 1,000 workers were tested and a total […]

CHINA has released footage of live-fire military drills on the Tibetan Plateau as tensions continue to rage with India. The world is holding its breath amid fears a decades-long border row could explode into all-out war after Chinese troops killed 20 Indian soldiers in a clash on Monday. Chinese state TV broadcast footage of artillery […]

Beijing uses phone data to round up 350,000 people for coronavirus testing as 21MILLION are put under lockdown to fight coronavirus second wave A Western reporter told how his phone rang after he attended the ‘sprawling’ Xinfadi wholesale market The market is where the new outbreak, of which there have been 158 confirmed cases so […]

Minneapolis firefighters are openly criticizing their department’s response to a week of unrest and blazes across the city following the death of George Floyd while in police custody. Chief John Fruetel’s failure to activate off-duty firefighters or call in major reinforcements while relying instead on mobile crews have been particular sources of ire from the […]