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Fiscal support to non-Eurozone countries a possibility as bloc backs massive coronavirus rescue plan
The Eurozone’s €500 billion coronavirus rescue package will not unleash more austerity on Europe, and some of the funds will be open to EU countries…
UN chief calls on religious leaders to unite in the fight against COVID-19
Religious leaders of all faiths are being urged by the UN Secretary-General to join forces and work for peace around the world and focus on…
Coronavirus crisis could plunge half a billion people into poverty: Oxfam
The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half…
Global trade will plunge by up to a third in 2020: WTO
Global trade could plummet by a third this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the World Trade Organization said Wednesday, warning the deepest recession ”of…
COVID-19: impact could see 195 million job losses, says ILO chief
The rapidly intensifying economic effects of COVID-19 on the world of work are proving to be far worse than the 2008-9 financial crisis, with cutbacks…
Coronavirus plunges world economy into brutal recession
Measures imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus are pushing the world economy into a recession deeper and more painful than initially expected, even…
After Trump criticism, U.N. chief says now not the time to assess virus response
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that now was not the time to assess the global response to the coronavirus pandemic, calling instead for…
UK to give frontline charities more cash during virus lockdown
Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday an extra 750 million pounds ($930 million) of funding for frontline charities so they can continue their…
French lockdown helped slow coronavirus but too soon to lift it, PM says
France’s lockdown, in place for more than three weeks, has helped contain the spread of the new coronavirus but the time to lift the restrictions…
EU unveils coronavirus app tracking guidelines
The European Commission on Wednesday recommended establishing a pan-European approach to using mobile technologies and data to better tackle the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Commission…
Jobless Americans to see extra payments as soon as this week
Americans who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak will start getting enhanced jobless benefits as soon as this week as states deploy…
EU medical teams deployed to Italy
A team of European doctors and nurses from Romania and Norway was despatched Tuesday via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to Milan and Bergamo to…
Nations risking ’uneconomic’ coronavirus responses by prioritising coal, report warns
China, the US, India and European nations are at risk of being burdened with uneconomic, long-term plans to stimulate their economies in response to the…
Coronavirus: EU Medical Teams deployed to Italy
A team of European doctors and nurses from Romania and Norway, deployed through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, is being immediately dispatched to Milan and…
EU’s von der Leyen calls for ’Marshall Plan’ for Europe
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has urged huge investments in the EU budget amid the coronavirus crisis. Spain’s premier, too,…
Fed’s Bullard says another coronavirus economic relief bill may not be needed
A top official at the U.S. Federal Reserve said on Sunday the $2.3 trillion economic relief bill approved by Congress was appropriately sized and that…
‘Overwhelmed’ health systems have little room for sick refugees, migrants, UN agencies warn
Four prominent United Nations system entities have called on countries to protect refugees, migrants, stateless persons and those forcibly displaced by disasters and conflict –…
Millions of women feared at risk of backstreet abortions during pandemic
Millions of women and girls may be forced to carry unwanted pregnancies or risk unsafe backstreet abortions as the coronavirus lockdowns restrict access to family…
Swedish firms flex to survive coronavirus crisis
Sweden may hold lessons for other economies on how to flex in a crisis, experts say, with firms that prosper in the coronavirus lockdown taking…
Coronavirus in Europe: UK ’paying the price’ for not doing more COVID-19 tests, says expert
The United Kingdom is now paying the price for not carrying out more coronavirus tests, an expert has told Euronews. The country’s current capacity stands…
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