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July 9, 2020
Setback for Trump as US top court rules for handover of his tax returns
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court in the United States has delivered a split verdict on subpoenas for President Donald Trump’s tax returns and financial records, unanimously rejecting his broadest claims of “absolute” immunity in a New York state criminal investigation but rejecting parallel efforts by Democrats in the House of Representatives.As per the ruling, a New York prosecutor can obtain Trump's financial records but they cannot be handed over to ...
July 7, 2020
US ‘knee-deep’ in first COVID-19 wave: Expert
WASHINGTON — The United States is still “knee-deep” in its first wave of coronavirus infections and must act immediately to tackle the recent surge, the country’s top infectious diseases expert said Monday.Anthony Fauci said the number of cases had never reached a satisfactory baseline before the current resurgence, which officials have warned risks overwhelming hospitals in the country’s south and west.“It’s a serious situation that we have to address immediately,” ...
July 4, 2020
Trump signs into law extension of COVID-relief fund for businesses
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump signed here on Saturday into law a temporary extension of a subsidy program for small businesses battered by the coronavirus, AP reported.The legislation extends the June 30 deadline for applying for the program to Aug. 8.Lawmakers created the program in March and have modified it twice since, adding money on one occasion and more recently permitting more flexible use of the funding despite some ...
July 3, 2020
Mary Trump's publisher gets court to lift order blocking book
NEW YORK — A New York appeals court cleared the way late on Wednesday for a publisher to resume distribution to booksellers of a tell-all book by Donald Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, despite the objections of the president’s brother.The New York state supreme court appellate division said it was lifting a temporary restraint that a judge put on Simon & Schuster a day earlier that sought to block distribution of ...
July 3, 2020
COVID-19 fast becoming protection crisis, Guterres warns Security Council
NEW YORK — The COVID-19 pandemic is “profoundly affecting” peace and security across the globe, the secretary-general told the Security Council on Thursday, pressing the 15-member body to use its collective influence to protect the millions of people either trapped in, or fleeing conflict, and already facing acute vulnerabilities.“The health pandemic has fast become a protection crisis,” António Guterres warned. With more than one billion children out of school, 135 ...
July 2, 2020
US Treasury seals loan deals with 5 major airlines
WASHINGTON — The United States Treasury Department announced on Thursday that it has struck deal with five US airline companies for portions of $25 billion in federal loans aimed at softening the blow of the coronavirus pandemic on their businesses.In a press statement, the Treasury Department said that American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Sky West Airlines, and Spirit Airlines have signed letters of intent setting out the terms on ...
July 2, 2020
Stalled Security Council resolution adopted, backing UN’s global humanitarian ceasefire call
NEW YORK — The Security Council on Wednesday echoed the Secretary-General’s call for a worldwide ceasefire, to combat the coronavirus pandemic that has already claimed more than half a million lives.The UN chief welcomed the long-awaited move, calling for countries to "redouble their efforts for peace".Unanimously adopting resolution 2532 (2020) on Wednesday, the 15-member peace and security body demanded “a general and immediate cessation of hostilities in all situations, on ...
July 2, 2020
Sea Shepherd seeks injunction against US agencies
NEW YORK — Sea Shepherd filed a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction yesterday in the US Court of International Trade relating to its lawsuit against the US Department of Commerce, Department of Homeland Security, NOAA Fisheries, and the Treasury Department.The purpose of the motion is to ensure that swift action is taken to prevent the impending extinction of New Zealand’s Māui dolphin. Scientists advise that the death of even one ...
July 1, 2020
Brazil restricts entry to foreigners
SAO POLO — Brazil’s government has restricted the entrance of foreigners to the country for 30 days due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, it said in a decree late on Tuesday in its official gazette.Foreigners with permanent residence in the country or working authorization will be exempted from the decree, along with foreigners with Brazilian spouses or children. Passengers in transit to other countries are also exempted, as long as ...
July 1, 2020
Judge blocks release of tell-all book by Trump’s niece
NEW YORK — A New York judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s niece from publishing a tell-all book that offers an unflattering portrait of the US president and his family.Justice Hal Greenwald of the state supreme court in Poughkeepsie, New York, issued a temporary restraining order against Mary Trump and her publisher Simon & Schuster at the request of Robert Trump, the president’s brother.Robert Trump has said the scheduled ...
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