By Madeline Sponsler, FISM News President Donald Trump on Friday celebrated a stunning U.S. employment report that showed more than 2.5 million jobs were added last month during the thick of the coronavirus pandemic and predicted the battered economy will recover all of its lost jobs by next year. “Today is probably, if you think […]
By Madeline Sponsler, FISM News China‘s Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Friday advised the public to avoid traveling to Australia, citing racial discrimination and violence against the Chinese in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. “There has been an alarming increase recently in acts of racial discrimination and violence against Chinese and Asians in Australia, […]
By Madeline Sponsler, FISM News The World Health Organization (WHO) updated its guidance on Friday to recommend that governments ask everyone to wear fabric face masks in public areas where there is a risk of transmission of COVID-19 to help reduce the spread of the pandemic disease. In its new guidance, prompted by evidence from […]
Canada has postponed its 3500MHz spectrum auction process by six months to allow telecoms companies to focus on providing essential services during COVID-19 pandemic, the innovation ministry said in a statement on Friday. The band is key for telecom companies rolling out fifth generation (5G) mobile networks, which will have speeds fast enough to download […]
By Madeline Sponsler, FISM News U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said that the door remains open for a wider negotiation with Iran. This statement refers widely to the country’s nuclear program and other issues, but so far talks have been limited to prisoner releases. “(President Donald Trump) has had the door open to […]
Dan Celia for FISM News The good news that no one has reported is that 86% of our workforce is working. We very unexpectedly added jobs in May after suffering record losses in the prior month, offering the clearest signal yet that the downturn triggered by the COVID-19 was winding down. The road to full recovery will […]
