Wed 08 April 2020: ILO chief says correct measures against COVID-19 crisis can make difference between ‘survival, collapse’ The COVID-19 crisis is expected to wipe out 6.7% of working hours globally in the second quarter of 2020 — equivalent to 195 million full-time workers, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said Tuesday. “Workers and businesses are […]
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Wed 08 April 2020: Institute of International Finance estimates world’s debt pile to surge from 322% of GDP last year to 342% this year Global debt hit all-time high with $255 trillion in 2019, topping 322% of gross domestic product (GDP), the Institute of International Finance (IIF) said on Tuesday. “Following a moderate rise of […]
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Wed 08 April 2020: Boxer Amir Khan has announced aid for 10,000 Pakistani families amid the coronavirus lockdown saying that ration bags will be distributed on Thursday. The former world champion took to Instagram sharing his photo and wrote, “I’m giving out food Tomorrow to the people of Pakistan. 10,000 families will receive aid.”. […]
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Wed 08 April 2020: The Democratic Republic of Congo has released 1,200 inmates to decongest prisons as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the country’s justice minister said Tuesday. “In the past few days, we have been decongesting our prisons starting with the large Makala Prison, where at least […]
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Wed 08 April 2020: The number of people worldwide who have recovered from the novel coronavirus crossed 300,000 early Wednesday, according to figures compiled by U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University. Since emerging in Wuhan, China last December, the coronavirus has spread to at least 184 countries and regions around the globe, with the number of confirmed […]
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Wed 08 April 2020: American Michael Wardian was the last runner standing in the “Quarantine Backyard Ultra” on Tuesday as the endurance athlete took the title after completing 422 kilometers (262 miles) in 63 hours. With sports events around the world canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event, organized by Personal Peak […]
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Wed 08 April 2020: (REUTERS) Global airlines warned that 25 million jobs across the world could be at risk from the coronavirus travel downturn and the industry’s representative body said airline finances were so fragile they could not afford to refund customers. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has held a series of weekly news […]
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Wed 08 April 2020: Egypt will suspend all Ramadan activities and group iftars due to the spread of the deadly coronavirus, the Ministry of Endowments announced on Tuesday. The ministry also noted it had previously decided to prohibit the establishment of iftar tables, a tradition Muslims take part in to provide food for the poor […]
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Wed 08 April 2020: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has suspended the judicial orders related to the imprisonment of debtors in private right cases, with immediate temporary release for those who were imprisoned, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Tuesday. The King also suspended the judicial orders related to enabling children to visit one […]
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Wed 08 April 2020: Twitter co-founder and chief executive Jack Dorsey said Tuesday he was committing $1 billion of his personal fortune to coronavirus relief through his philanthropic fund. Dorsey said in a series of tweets that he would transfer his equity in his digital payments group Square to his limited liability corporation Start Small, […]
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