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Coronavirus: US economy shrinks at fastest rate since 2008

The US economy suffered its most severe contraction in more than a decade in the first quarter of the year, as the country introduced...

Coronavirus lockdown: Zimbabwean govt stops home evictions over unpaid rent

Cabinet has resolved to stop any pending evictions on tenants in both residential and commercial lodgings over unpaid rentals during the month-long Covid-19 induced...

Algeria extends lockdown measures until May 14

Algeria on Monday extended until 14 May the containment measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, after authorising the reopening of some...

Malawi gives cash to virus-hit households

Malawi's President Peter Mutharika has announced an emergency cash transfer for the people worst affected by COVID-19. Eligible households will receive a monthly payment of 35,000...

Coronavirus: Putin admits PPE shortage as lockdown extended

Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted that there is a shortage of protective kit for medics as the country battles the coronavirus. This was despite...

Futures jump with focus on earnings, easing lockdowns

U.S. stock index futures climbed higher on Tuesday ahead of the next round of quarterly earnings reports, with investors also keenly looking at the...

France lockdown ‘has saved 62,000 lives in a month’

Prime Minister Édouard Philippe says the country's lockdown measures in place have saved 62,000 lives over the space of a month. Mr Philippe is currently...

Coronavirus: Germans don compulsory masks as lockdown eases

Germans have started wearing facemasks outside the home as new rules come into force to curb the spread of coronavirus. The use of cloth masks...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson says this is moment of maximum risk

The UK is at the moment of maximum risk in the coronavirus outbreak, Boris Johnson has said, as he urged people not to lose...

Italy’s bishops attack Conte for extending ban on mass

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte came under attack on Monday from Italy's Catholic bishops and even some of his own cabinet members for refusing to...

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