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US Senate adjourns until Sept 8 without reaching COVID-19 relief deal
That move comes as Democratic and Republican leaders remain deadlocked in their negations for a broad stimulus, which would include extended enhanced unemployment benefits and a second round of $1,200 stimulus checks. Financial experts and state governors say it could take weeks for states to update their unemployment systems for the new rules and payout benefits. On Saturday, US President Donal... [Full Article...]
Hyundai Elantra N Line: Specs, Price, Features, Launch
Hyundai is one of the handful of automakers promising to remain in the sedan market even as millions of motorists migrate to SUVs and CUVs - which is why numerous Korean carmaker's fans were surprised and disappointed to learn that it was dropping the Elantra GT and GT N Line models for 2021. [Full Article...]
Record recession: How was it sparked and what will it mean?
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) officially declared the United Kingdom in recession - the steepest on record - after the economy plunged by a record 20.4% between April and June due to the coronavirus lockdown . But the hit is also down to the make-up of Britain's economy, which relies on the services sector for more than three-quarters of its output. UK GDP (gross domestic product... [Full Article...]
Australian unemployment hits 22-year high
The Australian Bureau of Statistics July employment figures show the national unemployment rate rose slightly to 7.5 per cent, up from 7.4 per cent in June. The participation rate jumped by 0.6 percentage points to 64.7 per cent and is now approaching levels of previous years. The ABS said the data captured the effect of stage three restrictions in Victoria but not the harder stage four rest... [Full Article...]
European Union calls for intensified efforts to solve trade disputes with US
In July, Airbus agreed to increase loan repayments to France and Spain in order to settle the dispute. Airbus on Wednesday said it regretted a USA decision to keep in place 15% tariffs on Airbus aircraft despite European Union actions to comply with World Trade Organization rulings, and said it expected Brussels to defend European interests. [Full Article...]
Gold price rebounds from biggest one-day drop since 2013
With today's crash in the prices, it is the third consecutive fall today, mirroring the plunge in worldwide rates . From a record high of Rs 77,949 per kg, silver prices have plummeted Rs 17,039 per kg in the domestic market. "Gold rallied sharply in last few days without any major correction and this pushed it deep into overbought territory. With US dollar index attempting some recovery, we ma... [Full Article...]
McDonald's sues ex-CEO over sexual relations with workers
Easterbrook had sent the photographs, which were allegedly taken in late 2018 and early past year, as attachments to messages from his company e-mail account to his personal e-mail account, it said. Easterbrook told the company that there were no other similar instances . Easterbrook is accused of sending himself dozens of nudes from his company email. [Full Article...]
Disneys Mulan Approved To Be Released In China NK#142076
But the newly released trailer hopes to persuade audiences with a glimpse of the action awaiting them. It turns out, they will be able to watch it multiple times though. Sound-off in the comments below! Based on the Chinese legend of female warrior Hua Mulan in the Northern and Southern dynasties period (386-581 AD), the film features Chinese star actress Liu Yifei in the titular role and also... [Full Article...]