U.S. attorneys seek Amazon data on coronavirus-linked worker deaths, infections
A group of 13 U.S. attorneys general on Tuesday asked Amazon.com Inc to provide data on coronavirus-related deaths and infections among its workforce, along with...
Austria’s Kurz aims to lift border controls to Switzerland by June
Austria aims to ease some border controls with Switzerland within days and to end all controls by June, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz told Swiss broadcaster SRF...
Democrats move to allow voting changes for presidential convention amid health crisis
The Democratic Party’s rules committee moved on Tuesday to allow organizers to change the format of the party’s U.S. presidential nominating convention, including considering whether...
CDC reports 1,342,594 coronavirus cases, 80,820 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 1,342,594 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 18,106 cases from its...
Congo president replaces chief of staff amid graft trial
Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has temporarily replaced his chief of staff Vital Kamerhe who is charged with stealing public funds, the president’s spokesman said on...
Fed’s Quarles defends decision to let banks maintain dividends
A senior Federal Reserve official on Tuesday defended before Congress the central bank’s decision to allow lenders to continue issuing dividends, even as the regulator...
Lesotho PM Thabane says he will resign on Wednesday: report
Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane will leave office on Wednesday, clearing the way for a solution to a political crisis that erupted late last year,...
On tape, Bolsonaro cites family reasons to swap top Rio cop: source
In a recorded cabinet meeting, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro cited persecution of his family as a reason to replace the head of the federal police...
Powell, Mnuchin to testify before Senate panel next week on pandemic response
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will testify via the web before the Senate Banking Committee next Tuesday in the first...
Exclusive: U.S. airlines tell crews not to force passengers to wear masks
The top three U.S. airlines have told their flight attendants not to force passengers to comply with a new policy requiring face coverings, just encourage...