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France reported 4,646 new confirmed Covid-19 cases on Monday, down from 22,046 on Sunday but slightly up versus last Monday's 4,376 figure, while hospital numbers increased for the second day in a row.
At long last, a new coronavirus stimulus package is finally set to be passed by the US Congress. The last one expired at the end of July. Business Insider reports the long-awaited package will reportedly contain $600 stimulus checks and an extra $300 in weekly unemployment benefits. While the House has passed multiple bills that would have offered more to Americans, the GOP-controlled Senate has balked until now. However, the deal hasn't been well-received in the Twitterverse, and has produced references to class warfare and revolution. 'Let them eat cake' trended on Twitter in response to the apparently inadequate $600 stimulus check. It's a famous utterance attributed to Marie Antoinette, representing the out-of-touch monied, ruling class overthrown in the French Revolution.
Nashua, Oct 2 (EFE / EPA) .- The physical education teacher at the Nashua school, John Barry, began to build desks for his students after seeing, during online classes, that many of them had to study in the kitchen or on the bedroom floor. With the help of science teacher Dan Scarpeti, he came up with an inexpensive desk design and together they started making them. The two of them were soon joined by more teachers: Chris Gill, Cathy Belangerm, Bill Dubois, Rick Simoneau, Jeff Pellitier and John Lysik. Now that they have raised several thousand dollars, they plan to make desks for needy students. (Camera: CJ GUNTHER)SHOT LIST: TEACHERS MAKING DESKS FOR STUDENTS. SOUNDBITES: JOHN BARRY, TEACHER WHO STARTED THIS INITIATIVE (IN ENGLISH)
Carbon emissions dropped worldwide in the first four months of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic, but more has to be done to address environmental issues, the UN says after launching the "Race to Zero" campaign.
Los Angeles (USA), May 20 (EFE / EPA) .- McDonald's workers from cities like Los Angeles (California) held protest caravans on board cars, from the east to Monterrey Park, to claim for the lack of protection of workers. (CAMERA: Eugene García)
Quatre patients atteints du Covid-19, hospitalisés en réanimation sur l'île de la Réunion, sont évacués vers un aéroport de la région parisienne par vol sanitaire. Une opération sans précédent par la durée du vol, 11 heures, et le nombre de malades transportés.
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