Top Tokyo prosecutor set to resign, public broadcaster NHK says, citing source
The top Tokyo prosecutor is set to resign, public broadcaster NHK said on Thursday, in what is likely to be seen as a blow to...
Michigan: threat of toxic contamination looms after dam failures trigger flooding – The Guardian
Michigan: threat of toxic contamination looms after dam failures trigger flooding The Guardian Thousands in Michigan evacuate after 2 dams failed CNN Michigan dam failures force 10,000...
France considers holding final round of local elections at end of June
The French government is considering holding the final round of mayoral elections at the end of June or redoing the elections completely in January 2021,...
Pelosi quips that Trump has ‘doggy doo on his shoes’ in ongoing spat
Nancy Pelosi, the top elected U.S. Democrat, compared President Donald Trump on Wednesday to a child “with doggy doo on his shoes,” as the spat...
Ford shuts two U.S. assembly plants due to COVID-19 infections
Ford Motor Co on Wednesday closed two U.S. assembly plants as the coronavirus pandemic wreaked early havoc with the No. 2 U.S. automaker’s plan to...
Global coronavirus cases surpass 5 million, infections rising in South America
Global coronavirus cases surpassed 5 million on Wednesday, with Latin America overtaking the United States and Europe in the past week to report the largest...
Trump slams Michigan, Nevada for expanding voting by mail, but drops funding threat
President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted plans to expand voting by mail in Michigan and Nevada and briefly threatened to withhold federal funding for the...
Trump walks back threat to withhold funds from Michigan over mail-in voting
U.S. President Donald Trump walked back his threat on Wednesday to withhold funding from Michigan over its efforts to expand mail-in voting as a health...
California secretary of state slams Trump tweets on mail voting as effort to ‘undermine confidence’ in elections – POLITICO
California secretary of state slams Trump tweets on mail voting as effort to ‘undermine confidence’ in elections POLITICO Trump threatens to withhold funds from Michigan over...
Mastercard will not send staff back to offices without coronavirus vaccine, executive says
Mastercard Inc will not ask staff to return to its worldwide corporate offices until a vaccine is available for the sometimes fatal coronavirus that has...