Pandemic causing deep recession, and it could get worse: IMF
by Heather SCOTT Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The coronavirus pandemic is pushing the global economy into…
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99-year-old WWII vet beats coronavirus in Brazil
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- A 99-year-old World War II veteran in Brazil was released from the hospital with military honors…
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Malawi announces 21-day COVID-19 lockdown
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AFP) -- Malawi's President Peter Mutharika on Tuesday announced that the landlocked country will implement a 21-day lockdown…
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Virus is snarling supply chains across US, survey says
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Almost all US companies surveyed in the last half of March said the coronavirus…
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Pharma giants Sanofi, GSK working on COVID vaccine for 2021
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Pharma giants Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline will join forces to work on a coronavirus vaccine they hope…
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Romania extends coronavirus lockdown for another month
BUCHAREST, Romania (AFP) -- Romania on Tuesday extended its nationwide lockdown for another month in a bid to slow the…
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Pandemic recovery will require more, coordinated stimulus: IMF
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- After the pandemic ends, governments will have to provide even more cash infusions to help…
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Starve or get sick’: Africa’s lockdown dilemma
by Fran BLANDY and AFP Africa bureaus Agence France Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Women and children fell to the…
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Saudi total oil curbs could reach 19.5 million barrels
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Oil output cuts by OPEC and its allies, together with pledges from other G20 nations…
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Spain’s virus death toll tops 18,000: official
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's death toll from the novel coronavirus topped 18,000 on Tuesday, as the rise in new…
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