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The French in no hurry to return to workplace

After bringing everything to a screeching halt in an all-out war against the coronavirus, French President Emmanuel Macron wants to get the economy going again. The dark draconian days of the Covid-19 lockdown are over, confirmed cases have continued to fall, and June 22 marks a new roll-back of stay-at-home curbs as cinemas, museums and more schools reopen. To do ...

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Donald Trump should not meet with Maduro

The best thing you can say about President Donald Trump’s changing his mind about meeting with Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s strongman, is that it’s not surprising. In an interview with Axios, Trump said he had turned down Maduro’s envoys before. But now, he said, “Maduro would like to meet. And I’m never opposed to meetings — you know, rarely opposed to ...

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British mall owner Intu warns of administration

Bloomberg Intu Properties Plc warned that some of the UK’s biggest shopping centers may have to close if its survival talks with creditors collapse, putting thousands of jobs at risk just as retailers emerge from the coronavirus lockdown. The landlord has asked banks to waive terms on 600 million pounds ($750 million) of loans until the end of next year. ...

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