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US outlines plan for Venezuela transition, sanctions relief

MIAMI — The Trump administration is prepared to lift sanctions on Venezuela in support of a new proposal to form a transitional government representing allies of both Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido, U.S. officials said. The plan, which will be presented Tuesday by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, echoes a proposal made over […]

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Singapore’s Top Court Upholds 377A, Colonial-Era Law That Criminalizes Gay Sex

SINGAPORE (Reuters) ― Singapore’s high court upheld on Monday a rarely-used law that criminalizes sex between men, dismissing three appeals that argued it was unconstitutional. The ruling follows challenges to the colonial-era law by activists emboldened after India’s decision to scrap similar legislation in 2018. Previous repeal efforts in the socially-conservative city-state in 2014 also

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China’s manufacturing rebounds as virus controls ease

An official survey showed China’s manufacturing rebounded in March as authorities relaxed anti-disease controls and allowed factories to reopen March 31, 2020, 5:16 AM 2 min read 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BEIJING — China’s manufacturing rebounded in March as authorities relaxed anti-disease controls and allowed factories to reopen, an

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U.S. Retail Crisis Deepens as Hundreds of Thousands Lose Work

Macy’s and Gap said on Monday that they planned to furlough much of their work forces, a stark sign of how devastating the coronavirus will be for major retailers and their workers who sell clothing, accessories and other discretionary goods. Macy’s, which said the cuts would affect the “majority” of its 125,000 workers, lost most

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Virus Prompts Workplace Protests Over Health Concerns

Signaling both growing anxiety and growing solidarity brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, workers in a variety of occupations across the country are protesting what they see as inadequate safety measures and insufficient pay for the risks they are confronting. On Monday, a contingent of workers who fulfill orders for the grocery delivery service Instacart

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