U.S. pandemic relief program mistakenly paid $692 million in duplicate loans: watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) mistakenly paid out $692 million in duplicate small-business pandemic relief loans because of technical errors and other mistakes, the agency’s internal watchdog said on Monday.
British pianist’s velvety tones soothe Thailand’s hungry monkeys
LOPBURI, Thailand (Reuters) – While on tour in central Thailand, British musician Paul Barton has been mobbed by unruly audiences that tug his hair, steal his music and climb over his piano. Barton is a rock star to hundreds of hungry wild monkeys that he hopes his music can calm, at a time when Thailand’s […]
