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State Legislature OKs cocktails-to-go to help restaurants

LANSING — People could order cocktails for pickup or delivery from Michigan bars and restaurants through 2025 under a bill that won final approval Wednesday and will be signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The ìcocktails-to-goî legislation is part of a package that includes a temporary cut in state liquor prices to help businesses hurting during the coronavirus pandemic. Local governments would be able to designateìsocial districtsî where people could drink alcohol outside in common areas. The state already lets bars and restaurants sell unopened beer and wine. The liquor industry ...

India to survey 29 million New Delhi residents

NEW DELHI (AP) — India says it will carry out a massive survey for the coronavirus targeting the entire population in New Delhi of 29 million. Officials will go each household to record each resident’s health details, and administer a test for the virus to those who show or report ...

2 Koreas mark war anniversary after pause in rising tensions

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea today marked the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War with largely subdued commemorations amid the coronavirus pandemic, a day after the North abruptly halted a pressure campaign against the South. South Korea issued a joint ...

Vote to extend Putin’s rule faces little protest in Russia

MOSCOW (AP) — They’ve offered prizes ranging from gift certificates to cars and apartments. They’ve put up billboards and enlisted celebrities to urge a “yes” vote. They’ve encouraged state-run businesses like hospitals and schools to pressure employees to register at the ...

Qantas cuts 6,000 jobs

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Qantas plans to cut at least 6,000 jobs and keep 15,000 more workers on extended furloughs as Australia's largest airline tries to survive the coronavirus pandemic. Qantas announced a plan today to reduce costs by billions of dollars and raise fresh capital. The plan includes grounding 100 planes for a year or more and immediately retiring its six remaining Boeing 747 planes. Chief Executive Alan Joyce said the airline has to become smaller as it braces for several years of much lower revenues. He said the furloughed workers faced a long interruption ...

Khaldun calls for COVID-19 changes

MARQUETTE — In testimony delivered remotely on Tuesday to the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical executive and chief deputy for health at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, highlighted the ongoing threat posed ...