Tag Archives: Coronavirus

U.S. Rescinds Plan to Strip Visas From International Students in Online Classes 

The Trump administration said it would no longer require foreign students to attend in-person classes during the coronavirus pandemic in order to remain in the country.

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President Trump Is Working to Undermine Dr. Fauci Even as Coronavirus Cases Spike 

With U.S. virus cases spiking and the death toll mounting, the White House is working to undercut its most trusted coronavirus expert

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U.K. economy grew less than expected in May as coronavirus lockdowns began easing 

Official figures revealed that monthly GDP came in at 1.8% in May. It followed a 20.4% monthly contraction in April, the country’s sharpest on record.

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Africa: ‘Tax Us’ – World’s Super-Rich Call for Wealth Tax to Fund COVID-19 Relief 

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] New York — A group of 83 millionaires called for a permanent wealth tax to fund coronavirus relief efforts

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China’s trade rises as economy recovers from coronavirus slump 

China’s global imports rose 3 per cent to USD 167.2 billion, rebounding from May’s 3.3 per cent decline, customs data showed Tuesday.

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Coronavirus global report: restrictions return around world as cases pass 13m 

Hong Kong, California and Manila tighten rules; WHO warns there are no shortcuts out of a pandemic; Australia passes 10,000 casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCities and states around the world returned to tighter coronavirus restrictions to battle recurring outbreaks, as global infections passed 13 million and the World Health […]

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UK coronavirus live: Johnson U-turns on masks as experts fear up to 120,000 Covid-19 winter deaths 

Boris Johnson announces face coverings are to be mandatory in shops from 24 July with £100 fines for non-compliance Global coronavirus live: latest updates 9.42am BST The number of deaths in England and Wales when Covid-19 was citing on the death certificate has exceeded 50,000 according to the latest weekly statistics from the ONS.A total of 50,548 deaths i […]

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France celebrates virus heroes on redesigned Bastille Day 

Ambulance drivers, supermarket cashiers, postal workers. Medics who died fighting COVID-19. France is honoring them all on its biggest national holiday Tuesday, recalibrating Bastille Day’s usual grandiose military parade to celebrate heroes of the coronavirus pandemic instead.

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$5 trillion economy dream still on: Piyush Goyal says India may have lost time, but not spirit 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream to make India a $5 trillion economy is still possible even while coronavirus has thrown progress off track, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal, said.

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‘Please Tax Us’: Dozens Of Millionaires Urge Governments To Tax The Rich To Pay For Coronavirus Impact 

“Humanity is more important than our money,” the millionaires from across the U.S., EU and beyond wrote.

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Dow futures rise nearly 200 points as investors shake off a continued spike in coronavirus cases 

The S&P 500 is coming off two consecutive weeks of gains, while the resilience in tech shares pushed the Nasdaq to a new record last week.

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Coronavirus bringing record $1 trillion of new global corporate debt in 2020: Report 

Companies around the world will take on as much as $1 trillion of new debt in 2020, as they try to shore up their finances against the coronavirus. The unprecedented increase will see total global corporate debt jump by 12% to around $9.3 trillion, adding to years of accumulation that has left the world’s most indebted firms owing as much as many medium-size […]

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Feds to execute 1st inmate in 17 years for Arkansas murders 

The federal government is planning to carry out the first federal execution in nearly two decades, over the objection of the family of the victims and after a volley of legal proceedings over the coronavirus pandemic

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South Africa extends coronavirus restrictions: Live updates 

India sees another surge in new cases; US president presses schools to reopen; and antiviral drug remdesivir gives hope.

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Coronavirus: Manicures and tattoos now possible in England as lockdown eases 

Beauty salons, spas and tattoo parlours are also allowed to reopen in the latest phase of changes.

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