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Apr 30, 2020 – 7.00pmANZ Bank chief executive Shayne Elliott said it could take up to five years for employment to fully recover from the COVID-19 devastation, as the bank considers providing more detail about its bearish forecasts for the economy's return to health.Profit in ANZ's institutional bank fell harder than retail, after being stung…
We’ve learned so much over the past few months about updates to the camera on the Google Pixel 4, including a recent tidbit about the existence of a “Pixel Neural Core.” We’ve now learned that the Google Pixel 4 will offer “Dual Exposure Camera Controls” to help you take the perfect shot, regardless of lighting.…
Image copyright EPA Image caption The clinic has 100 beds and a number of foreign staff Afghan authorities have sent special forces to a hospital in the capital, Kabul, which is under attack by gunmen.Locals heard two blasts, then gunfire. About 140 members of staff were inside at the time, a doctor, who fled the…
Jobless hide at home in economic shutdown
Apr 24, 2020 – 6.47pmUp to 1.25 million people will be sitting at home not working over the next few months of the COVID-19 shutdown but will not be considered unemployed, Commonwealth Bank analysis shows.The economy-wide shutdown has triggered marked declines in people spending at shops, lower shipping and road traffic, restrained energy usage, and…
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares turn cautious, U.S. crude crushed – Reuters
Caution gripped Asian share markets on Monday on expectations a busy week of corporate earnings reports and economic data will drive home the damage done by the global virus lockdown, while U.S. crude prices took an early spill.
Shepard Smith decries ‘press vilification’ in first speech since leaving Fox News
CLOSE Shepard Smith, the network's chief news anchor and managing editor of its breaking news unit, has worked at Fox News since its inception in 1996. USA TODAYFormer Fox News anchor Shepard Smith railed against authoritarian governments who are making it difficult and dangerous for a free press in his first public words since leaving…
House Democrats’ report on the impeachment inquiry finds Trump has solicited foreign interference in...
CLOSE As he left the White House for London, President Donald Trump complained the House Judiciary Committee will hold an impeachment inquiry hearing while he attends a NATO summit that comes at a critical moment for the 70-year-old military alliance. (Dec. 2) APWASHINGTON – Three House committees investigating the potential impeachment of President Donald Trump…
Social distancing in US drops significantly from height of COVID-19 pandemic, poll finds
CLOSE Social distancing matters. Here is how to do it and how it can help curb the COVID-19 pandemic. USA TODAYWASHINGTON – More Americans are leaving their homes than at any point in weeks.The number of Americans who say they are social distancing amid the nation's coronavirus pandemic – although still a majority – has dropped by 17 percentage points…
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