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Ten of millions face losing jobs in escalating coronavirus crisis
Published On: March 27, 2020 12:04 AM NPT By: Reuters
GENEVA/WASHINGTON, March 27: Global job losses from the coronavirus crisis could far exceed the 25 million estimated just days ago, U.N. officials said on Thursday, as U.S. jobless claims surged to record levels, starkly showing the scale of the economic disaster.
Afghanistan to release 10,000 prisoners to slow spread of coronavirus
Published On: March 27, 2020 12:02 AM NPT By: Reuters
KABUL, March 27: Afghanistan will release at least 10,000 prisoners above the age of 55 in an attempt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, officials said on Thursday.
Italy coronavirus deaths rise by 662 in a day, lifting total death toll to 8,165
Published On: March 26, 2020 11:51 PM NPT By: Reuters
ROME, March 26: The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has grown by 662 to 8,165, the Civil Protection Agency said on Thursday.
Pandemic's U.S. death toll tops 1,000, jobless data sets record
Published On: March 26, 2020 11:41 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW YORK, March 26: The U.S. coronavirus death toll surged past 1,000 on Thursday and the number of Americans seeking jobless benefits smashed records, sombre evidence of the pandemic’s human and economic devastation.
Saudi king to G20: let's unite against coronavirus
Published On: March 26, 2020 08:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
RIYADH, March 26: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman called on Thursday for G20 leaders to boost funding for a coronavirus vaccine, resume the normal flow of goods and services as soon as possible, and help developing countries overcome the global health crisis.
Virus infections near 500,000 as health systems buckle
Published On: March 26, 2020 08:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MADRID, March 26: The number of coronavirus infections closed in on a half-million worldwide Thursday, with both Italy and the U.S. on track to surpass China, and a record-shattering 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week in a stark demonstration of the damage to the world’s biggest economy.
China will continue to support global coronavirus fight, Xi tells WHO
Published On: March 26, 2020 05:12 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, March 26: China’s control of the coronavirus outbreak continues to improve and the country will keep offering anti-epidemic support globally to the best of its ability, state media cited President Xi Jinping as saying in a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday.
Spain's coronavirus death toll surpasses 4,000
Published On: March 26, 2020 05:07 PM NPT By: Reuters
MADRID, March 26: Spain registered 655 fatalities from the coronavirus over the past 24 hours - down from over 700 on Wednesday, the health ministry reported on Thursday as the total death toll from the epidemic in the country rose to over 4,000.
US deaths top 1,000 as $2.2 trillion in virus aid approved
Published On: March 26, 2020 04:40 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 26: U.S. deaths from the coronavirus pandemic topped 1,000 in another grim milestone for a global outbreak that is taking lives and wreaking havoc on economies and the established routines of ordinary life.
India outlines $22.6 billion economic stimulus to help poor hit by lockdown
Published On: March 26, 2020 02:59 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, March 26: India on Thursday announced a 1.7 trillion rupee ($22.6 billion) economic stimulus plan that will be released through direct cash transfers and food security measures aimed at giving relief to millions of poor hit by the nationwide lockdown in the country.
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