Новости за 07.08.2020

By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. counterintelligence official on Friday warned that Russia, China and Iran will all try to interfere in the 2020 presidential election, with Russia

By Michael Georgy BEIRUT (Reuters) - As exhausted rescuers combed wreckage to find anyone still alive from the Beirut blast, three disconsolate families camped outside the port where their loved ones

(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell continued to stay in frequent contact with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and top lawmakers in June, a month when the economy appeared to be

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations has not received any requests to investigate the deadly explosion in Beirut's port, a U.N. spokesman said on Friday after French

By April Joyner and Ira Iosebashvili NEW YORK (Reuters) - With assets of all stripes rallying and the S&P 500 Index approaching fresh records, investors are facing a dilemma: stay in or get out

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanon's economy, already sinking before the explosion that knocked out its main port, could now shrink by double the rate previously forecast for this year,

MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday the United States had greater problems from the coronavirus than his country, a day after the U.S.

By Supantha Mukherjee and Anne Kauranen STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia's new chief executive Pekka Lundmark said he will take time to re-acquaint himself with the Finnish telecom equipment maker

(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc will need at least 3,000 of its roughly 20,000 flight attendants to take unpaid leave of four to 12 months, or consider other options, to avoid involuntary

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic senators say they are increasingly concerned about the targeting of Congress by foreign actors in an effort to "launder and amplify disinformation"

By Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in Congress said on Friday they had offered to reduce a proposed coronavirus aid package by a trillion dollars if Republicans would

Thousands of volunteers are cleaning up the streets of Beirut after Tuesday's massive explosion. French, Russian and Greek volunteer along with many others arrived in the capitol of Lebanon to assist in the rescue and cleanup efforts.

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union removed Morocco from its safe list of countries from which the bloc allows non-essential travel, after a review by EU ambassadors on Friday.

By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - The electric vehicle industry must pay more for lithium in order to spur investment and prevent future supply crunches of the battery metal, the chief executive of

By Recasts with toll CHENNAI (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured when an Air India Express passenger plane overshot the runway and broke into two after landing in the

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The United Steelworkers union (USW) local representing workers at Exxon Mobil Corp’s Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery and chemical plant are seeking talks with the company

Shark activity is on the rise as a result of decreased human presence in oceans worldwide. The filmmakers and scientists responsible for “Shark Week 2020” content all noticed a dramatic increase in the number of sharks they came across while filming.

A wildfire in the Andes Mountains has reportedly claimed the lives of at least seven people. On Thursday evening, residents near Cusco, Peru fought back flames that tore through nearby pine forests.

The chief adviser for President Trump’s “Operation Warp Speed” has said he would resign if pressured politically on vaccine production. During a recent interview with the American Enterprise Institute, Dr. Moncef Slaoui stated he will not rush the process and would leave his position if ever told to do so.

North Carolina’s governor has confirmed most schools in the state will opt for remote learning this fall. He has left the decision in the hands of each school district.

On Friday, the president paid tribute to America’s Purple Heart recipients. In a White House statement, President Trump commemorated the establishment of one our nation’s highest honors.

Canada has announced it will be enacting aluminum tariffs on the U.S following the White House’s decision to impose tariffs on the country. On Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland confirmed the $3.6 billion in tariffs on U.S. aluminum.

The fate of the next coronavirus relief bill remains up in the air. After meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Friday, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced they "did not make any progress."

According to White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, the July jobs report showed the recent increase in coronavirus cases was not as "difficult economically as some people feared." On Friday, Kudlow emphasized the jobs survey was taken amid a spike in cases in several states.

By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - A key Federal Reserve official told a congressional watchdog on Friday that participation in a $600 billion loan program meant to carry small and medium-sized firms