Month: November 2020
Bank of Korea Says Covid-19 Rise Won’t Derail Economic Recovery
South Korea’s central bank issued a brighter forecast for the economy— saying it would contract 1.1% this year rather than the 1.3% it earlier expected—even as the daily count of new coronavirus cases hit its highest since March.
Read MoreIn Italy’s South, War Zone Doctors Are Called to the Coronavirus Rescue
Italy’s troubled deep South, which was largely spared earlier on in the pandemic, is now struggling to cope—so much so that the government is turning for help to a medical charity used to working in war zones.
Read MoreCiting broken agreements, Netanyahu says ‘no doubt’ elections are on the way
Amid budget crisis, government appears poised to topple, triggering fourth national vote in two years; PM says vaccine distribution plan to be ready next week
Read MoreBiden said leaning toward former Obama national security adviser for CIA chief
Tom Donilon, known for his close ties to Israel, reportedly held a quiet meeting in 2012 with Netanyahu in Jerusalem on an American contingency plan to strike Iran’s nukes
Read MoreSombre Thanksgiving in the US as global virus cases pass 60 million
Americans readied for a subdued Thanksgiving holiday Thursday under the pall of a worsening coronavirus crisis, with death tolls hitting new highs worldwide as infections multiply to surpass more than 60 million. While vaccine breakthroughs have raised hopes for an
Read MoreCoronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak
A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed at least 1 million globally. (Image credit: NPR)
Read MoreCoronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak
A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed at least 1 million globally. (Image credit: NPR)
Read MoreNewly Elected DAs Vow To Continue Reforms, End Policies Deemed Unfair
Reform-minded prosecutors who want to change the criminal justice system from the inside won big in November. It’s momentum for a small, but growing movement. (Image credit: Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
Read MoreThe 10 Best Movies of 2020
There’s no subtle way to put it: 2020 has been a truly strange year for movies, a mini-epoch that has forced us to reckon with what movies can be and mean. It’s not just that we watched movies, for the
Read MoreRestaurants Reinvent Themselves For Thanksgiving And Beyond: ‘You Just Pivot’
A Japanese café sells plants and green-tea pie. An Italian restaurant caters a prime-rib dinner. A steak-and-fries chain delivers free meals for the elderly. “Fight or flight,” one manager says. (Image credit: Yuko Watanabe)
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