The Netherlands: Robots work at Chinese restaurant in the Netherlands

When Hu Shaosong saw robotic waiters serving food in China last fall, he knew exactly what he wanted for his restaurant in the Dutch beachside town of Renesse. He just didn't have a clue how useful they would prove.

The coronavirus pandemic has turned a whimsical idea nto perhaps a window into a dystopian future where a human touch may make people cringe with fear, and a waiter clearing the table sends a
customer tense with stress — only to be relieved by a soothing brush with plastic.

Now, his two shiny white-and-red robots glide across he dining area's floor where, once the restaurant reopens, they will be serving Chinese and Indonesian specialties like Babi Pangang and Char Siu at 15.5 euros (17 U.S. dollars) each.

"Hello and welcome" the robots say — in a voice best described as pre-programmed.

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Robots work at Chinese restaurant in the Netherlands - CGTN

The Netherlands: Jewish schools have reopened in the Netherlands, but some worry that their security is compromised - by Cnaan Liphshiz

The Dutch government’s decision to reopen the country’s schools came none too soon for Channa Feige, a mother of  nine who teaches Torah at a Jewish elementary school here.

Read Moreat: Jewish schools have reopened in the Netherlands, but some worry that their security is compromised - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Spain: Minimum income: Socialist government backs benefit for 850,000 vulnerable families

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, from the ruling Socialist Party, described it as "historic measure", adding: "a country does not prosper if it leaves out part of its population".

He said that it will "protect those who are having the worst time, fight poverty and contribute to the economic recovery of the country".

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Spain minimum income: Socialist government backs benefit for 850,000 vulnerable families | Euronews

US Economy: New wave of U.S. layoffs feared as coronavirus pain deepens

 Job cuts by U.S. state and local governments whose budgets have been
crushed fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and more second-wave layoffs in
the private sector likely contributed last week to a 10th straight week
of more than 2 million Americans seeking unemployment benefits.

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New wave of U.S. layoffs feared as coronavirus pain deepens - Reuters

Coronavirus: Netherlands reports 15 new coronavirus deaths

The Netherlands reported 190 new cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 45,768.

According to the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RVIM),virus-related deaths in the country reached 5,871 as 15 more peoplelost their lives.

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Netherlands reports 15 new coronavirus deaths

Trump will lose in a landslide because of the economy, new election model predicts

The economy has gone from President Donald Trump's greatest political asset to perhaps his biggest weakness.

Unemployment is spiking at an unprecedented rate. Consumer spending is vanishing. And GDP is collapsing. History shows that dreadful economic trends like these spell doom for sitting presidents seeking reelection.

The coronavirus recession will cause Trump to suffer a "historic defeat" in
November, a national election model released Wednesday by Oxford
Economics predicted.

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Trump will lose in a landslide because of the economy, new election model predicts - CNN

Netherlands: Mink pass coronavirus to humans in the Netherlands

 At least two people have caught the coronavirus from mink in theNetherlands, in probably the first mink-to-human transmission cases. The risk of infection outside mink farms is "negligible," Dutch officials said.

Read more at: Mink pass coronavirus to humans in the Netherlands | News | DW | 25.05.2020