Gypx U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer meets Chinese President Xi, welcomes condemnation of Hamas attacks
WASHINGTON AP 鈥?The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fifth straight
stanley cup week to a new pandemic low, the latest evidence that the U.S. job market is regaining its health as the economy further reopens.The Labor Department said Thursday that jobless claims dropped to 385,000, down 20,000 from the week before. The number of weekly applications for unemployment aid, which generally reflects the pace of layoffs, has fallen steadily all year
stanley cup , though it remains high by historical standards.The decline in applications reflects a swift rebound in economic growth and the job market steady recovery from the coronavirus recession. More Americans are venturing out to shop, travel, dine out and congregate at entertainment venues. All that renewed spending has led companies to seek new workers.Employers have added 1.8 million jobs this
stanley cup year 鈥?an average of more than 450,000 a month 鈥?and the government May jobs report on Friday is expected to show that they added an additional 656,000 last month, according to a survey of economists by the data firm FactSet. The economy remains down 8.2 million jobs from its level in February 2020, just before the virus tore through the economy.Yet U.S. employers are posting a record number of available jobs. And many of them have complained that they can ;t find enough workers to meet rising customer demand. Job growth slowed sharply in April compared compared with March, a pullback that was widely at Nuqt Strikes in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine kill 28, Moscow-appointed officials say
LONDON 鈥?The head of the World Health Organization says the agency declared the outbreak of COVID-19 to be a global emergency early enough and that the pronouncement was made when there were
stanley cup fewer than 100 cases outside China, where the new coronavirus was first detected.In recent weeks, WHO has been criticized for moving too slowly to warn the rest of the world about the threat pose
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stanley cup Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump suspended funding to WHO, accusing it of mismanaging the response to the coronavirus epidemic. Despite declaring the outbreak a global emergency on Jan. 30, WHO declined to describe it as a pandemic until March 11. Looking back, I think we declared an emergency at the right time, WHOs director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, dismissing criticism that the U.N. agency acted too slowly. The rest of the world had enough time to respond, he said at a press briefing. Related WATCH: WHO head warns worst of virus is still ahead By Associated Press WATCH: WHO chief says he concerned about virus uptick in Africa By Laura Santhanam EU blasts Trump WHO funding cut
