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This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

The stunning¹ report Thursday from the U.S. Labor² Department shows that job cuts are mounting against the backdrop of economies in the United States and abroad. More than 6.6 million Americans applied³ for unemployment benefits last week.

美国劳工部周四发布的一份令人震惊的报告显示，在美国和海外经济的大背景下，裁员的人数在不断增加。上周，超过660万美国人申请了失业救济。

A military aircraft loaded with medical equipment and masks took off from Moscow early Wednesday morning following a phone call between Russian president Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump⁴. And some 83 metric tons of personal protective equipment arrived in Columbus, Ohio overnight Thursday.

一架满载医疗设备和口罩的军用飞机周三凌晨从莫斯科起飞，此前俄罗斯总统普京和美国总统特朗普(Donald Trump)进行了通话。周四晚间，大约83吨个人防护装备抵达俄亥俄州哥伦布市。

The Democratic National Committee is delaying its convention in Milwaukee until the week of August 17. The move comes after prospective⁵ nominee⁶ Joe Biden said he didn't think it was possible to hold a normal convention in July because of the coronavirus.

民主党全国委员会将在密尔沃基召开的会议推迟至8月17日那一周。此前，有望获得总统候选人提名的拜登(Joe Biden)表示，由于冠状病毒爆发，他认为不可能在7月份举行正常的代表大会。

And as the Vienna Zoo remains⁷ shut due to the coronavirus pandemic, polar bear cub⁸ Finja is prospering⁹. Unconcerned about a lack of visitors, she is intent on playing with her toy- a yellow floating buoy¹⁰. The Vienna Zoo has published a photo book which can be bought in the Zoo's online shop.

由于冠状病毒大流行，维也纳动物园继续关闭，北极熊幼崽Finja正在茁壮成长。丝毫不担心没有游客，她专心地玩她的玩具——一个黄色的浮标。维也纳动物园出版了一本图册书，可以在网上商店购买。