BEIRUT (Reuters) - Ahmad al-Mostafa can’t afford milk for his baby daughter. A Syrian refugee, he has barely been able to feed his family since Lebanon sank into economic crisis last year. But now, a coronavirus lockdown has made things even worse. “Nobody will hire us anymore,” said the 28-year-old, who lost his restaurant job…
Image copyright Getty Images The government has admitted sending about 50,000 coronavirus tests to the US last week for processing after "operational issues" in UK labs.The Department of Health said sending swabs abroad are among the contingencies to deal with "teething problems".The samples were airlifted to the US in chartered flights from Stansted Airport, the…
impress your friends — A Medium-Sized Book of Boring Car Trivia is inaccurately named. Jonathan M. Gitlin - May 9, 2020 2:40 pm UTC Enlarge / Yes that's a door handle on the front cover, but do you know which door handle?Jonathan GitlinIf you're the sort of person who reads Ars Technica, there's a good…
KIEV (Reuters) - Mykhailo Pinchuk takes a short walk around his empty zoo, greeting some animals with a stroke and a morsel of food. A white lioness growls in her enclosure, as an employee looks on, at an empty private zoo called "12 Months" in the town of Demydiv, Ukraine May 8, 2020. The private…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Alameda County authorities say opening the plant could lead to a spike in virus cases Electric car firm Tesla has been ordered keep its main plant in the US closed, as California grapples with a coronavirus outbreak.Chief executive Elon Musk had told staff "limited" production would resume on Friday at…
There and back again — China now has a capsule potentially capable of returning from the Moon. Eric Berger - May 8, 2020 2:28 pm UTC Enlarge / China's new spacecraft shown after landing Friday. It looks something like a Crew Dragon, no?CASCChina's new—and as yet unnamed—spacecraft safely returned to Earth on Friday after a…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. wholesale inventories fell in March, albeit less than initially estimated, and further decreases are likely as the novel coronavirus outbreak continues to weigh on imports of goods. The Commerce Department said on Friday that wholesale inventories dropped 0.8% in March instead of declining 1.0% as reported last month. Stocks at wholesalers…
SummaryAustralian PM Scott Morrison announces three-stage plan to reopen the countryStep one allows 10-person gatherings, rising to 20 people, then 100It will, however, be up to states and territories to implement the planBrazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes says there may be economic collapse if lockdowns continueDeaths are increasing quickly in Brazil but President Bolsonaro has…
PREMIUM ENTRY? — Style, interior panache, and it also inches beyond the entry level in size. Jim Resnick - May 7, 2020 1:59 pm UTC The 2021 Kia Seltos is the brand's entry-level crossover and joins one of the most competitive parts of the car market. Kia The interior is where the Seltos really shines.…
FILE PHOTO: The building of the U.S. Supreme Court is pictured in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 19, 2020. REUTERS/Will DunhamWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out the criminal convictions of two associates of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie involved in the “Bridgegate” scandal in a ruling that places new limits…
