Economy May 01 Around the world, virus worries haunt workers demanding rights on May Day Millions of workers worldwide are marking international labor day trapped between hunger and fear because of the virus pandemic, either with no job at all or a job without enough health protections.
Economy Apr 29 Making public transit safe a next hurdle in easing lockdowns Public transportation systems in cities around the world are key to getting workers back on the job and restarting devastated economies as coronavirus infections decline. Yet officials say mass transit will have to be re-imagined for the pandemic era.
World Apr 28 New Zealand tames virus as France, Spain announce lockdown exit plans France and Spain were laying out separate roadmaps Tuesday for lifting their lockdowns, while signs emerged that the virus has been all but vanquished in New Zealand and Australia.
Health Apr 23 Virus pushes U.S. unemployment toward highest since Depression Unemployment in the U.S. is swelling to levels last seen during the Great Depression, with 1 in 6 American workers thrown out of work by the coronavirus.
World Apr 23 Virus warnings urge safety over tradition during Ramadan he coronavirus pandemic is cutting off the world's 1.8 billion Muslims from their cherished Ramadan traditions as health officials battle to ward off new infections during Islam's holiest month, haunted by multiple outbreaks traced to previous religious gatherings.
Nation Apr 01 WATCH: As New York death toll doubles, Cuomo ponders 'how does it end?' New York authorities rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers Wednesday as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus doubled in 72 hours to more than 1,900 and the wail of ambulances in the otherwise eerily quiet streets…
Arts Jan 14 Spike Lee will be the first black person to lead Cannes Film Festival jury American director Spike Lee will lead the jury of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the first black person to hold the post in the event’s 73-year history.
World Dec 25 Notre Dame rector says fragile cathedral might not be saved The rector of Notre Dame Cathedral says the Paris landmark is still so fragile that there's a “50 percent chance” the structure might not be saved, because scaffolding installed before this year's fire is threatening the vaults of the Gothic…
World Dec 06 France on strike for a 2nd day, complicating travel Most French trains were at a halt - including Paris subways - and traffic jams multiplied around the country.
World Dec 05 Mass strike in France hits trains, Eiffel Tower Unions and their supporters fear that the changes to how and when workers can retire will threaten the hard-fought French way of life.