Russia reported on Sunday 13,634 new cases of coronavirus identified in the past 24 hours, a new record for the country. Authorities have reported 149 more deaths. In France, the epidemic is accelerating with nearly 27,000 new cases identified on Saturday.
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COVID-19: European countries reduce leisure activities with closures and new restrictions
The European Commission proposed to provide more than 132 million euros to Germany, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Hungary and Portugal as an advance payment of the European Union (EU) Solidarity Fund to help with the health emergency caused by the pandemic of COVID-19. Community sources specified that 16.8 million euros would correspond to Spain. This […]
There is a Risk of Another Recession
Donald Trump is in turn affected by Covid-19, what is the impact for the US presidential election? In the polls, this has hardly changed anything. It must be said that the undecided rate is very low, more than in the last elections. The Americans have made their choice and are sticking to it. For the campaign, this focuses the […]
UK Firms To Be Paid By The Government If They Are To Shut Down
Workers of the UK firms that are forced to shut down due to coronavirus restrictions would be paid two-thirds of their wages by the government.
LIVE Coronavirus: Russia beats its record with 12,126 new daily cases
The virus is still active. More than 36.2 million cases of infection have been officially diagnosed worldwide since the end of December, for a toll of 1,057,084 deaths. Faced with the deterioration of indicators, Lille, Lyon, Grenoble and Saint-Etienne will spend Saturday in the maximum alert zone due. These cities will join Aix-Marseille, Paris and Guadeloupe, where […]
The main Latin American economies sick with Covid-19
Despite a disastrous health toll (150,000 dead and 5 million confirmed cases), the recession will probably not be as deep as expected in Brazil. The IMF, which predicted a historic drop of 9.1% of GDP this year, revised its forecasts downwards: -5.8% (including -7% in the first half), with a slight recovery of 2.8% of GDP next year. […]
The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the World Food Program
The Nobel Peace Prize awarded this Friday the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), announced the Norwegian Nobel Committee, arguing that the need for multilateral solutions was “more visible than ever”. Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize is a “moment of pride”, reacted a spokesperson for the Program. “One of the beauties of WFP’s work is that […]
Dubai’s Economy Won’t Recover From The Pandemic Until 2023, Says S&P
Dubai, one of the famous cities for tourists, was hit as the travel and tourism industry had to close down due to the pandemic. The rating agency, S&P, predicted that Dubai’s economy would contract by 11% in 2020.
Trump freezes talks on plan to support US economy until presidential election
The American president froze talk, until the presidential election of November 3 in the United States, the negotiations between his administration and the elected Democrats of Congress on a vast plan to support the American economy, causing concern among investors . Two months of intense negotiations, reduced to nothing in a single tweet. “I have instructed […]
Coronavirus Vaccine: When to Expect One
China, U.S, and Russia in their last stage of coronavirus vaccine trials and hope for them to be approved by the end of this year, as various countries are still stuck in the initial stages amid the second wave.