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While the rate of new virus infections and deaths is showing signs of slowing, the painful extent of the pandemic's economic impact is beginning to emerge

Stock Markets Struggle As Antiviral Drug Hopes Fade

Stock markets struggle as antiviral drug hopes fade

US President Donald Trump holds up the signed United States- Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, known as USMCA, during a White House ceremony in January 2020

New N. America Trade Deal To Take Effect July 1: US

New N. America trade deal to take effect July 1: US

Facebook said it is already implementing provisions of a privacy settlement with US authorities, approved this week by a federal judge, which included a record $5 billion fine over data protection missteps

Court Approves Record $5 Bn Fine Of Facebook Over Privacy

Court approves record $5 bn fine of Facebook over privacy

Mara Gomez trains with her team Villa San Carlos in La Plata, Argentina, on February 14, 2020

Transgender Players Kick Down Doors In Argentina Football

Transgender players kick down doors in Argentina football

The digital 'tracing' technology being developed jointly by Apple and Google to monitor contacts with infected individuals would allow smartphone users to control their data, despite demands from some governments seeking to create databases

Apple, Google Say Users To Control Virus 'Tracing' Tool

Apple, Google say users to control virus 'tracing' tool

Facebook is upgrading its Messenger app to allow video conferences with as many as 50 participants, to help people connect during the pandemic

Facebook Takes Aim At Zoom With Video Chat Upgrade

Facebook takes aim at Zoom with video chat upgrade

US President Donald Trump signs into law a package totalling nearly half a trillion dollars of new coronavirus relief funds

Trump Signs Huge New Economic Relief Spending Package

The package will pump another $483 billion of government funds into the world's biggest economy.

Flags of Nova Scotia and Canada fly at half-staff outside the Nova Scotia Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) headquarters in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, after at least 10 people including an RCMP officer were killed in a shooting rampage

Canada Shooter's Rampage Began With Assault On Girlfriend: RCMP

Canada shooter's rampage began with assault on girlfriend: RCMP

Saudi Arabia has sought to nurture a tourism sector to take advantage of its natural beauty and historical sites

G20 Vows To Spur Recovery In Virus-hit Tourism Sector

G20 vows to spur recovery in virus-hit tourism sector

US dollars

Lebanon PM Says Bank Deposits Plunge $5.7 Bln

Lebanon PM says bank deposits plunge $5.7 bln

The Congressional Budget Office predicts the US economy will contract by double digits in the second quarter then start growing again in the latter half of the year as lockdowns to stop the coronavirus are lifted

US CBO Sees Deficit Exploding Amid Steep Recession

US CBO sees deficit exploding amid steep recession

France Readying Multi-billion Euro Loans For Air France, Renault

France readying multi-billion euro loans for Air France, Renault

The Congressional Budget Office predicts the US economy will contract by double digits in the second quarter then start growing again in the latter half of the year as lockdowns to stop the coronavirus are lifted

US CBO Sees Economy Contracting 12%, Deficit Exploding

US CBO sees economy contracting 12%, deficit exploding

Amazon shut down its French warehouses after a court said it could deliver only food, hygiene or medical products pending a review of safety measures for its roughly 10,000 employees in France

French Court Confirms Amazon Restrictions Over Virus

French court confirms Amazon restrictions over virus

Employees at the care home in Domzale staged their protest to demand better conditions while accusing the government of neglecting the elderly

Protest At Slovenian Care Homes Over Government 'Neglect'

Protest at Slovenian care homes over government 'neglect'

People wearing face masks carry their groceries across the Ponte Sisto bridge on April 24, 2020 in Rome, during the country's lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus

Health Experts Urge Prudence As Italy Readies To Reopen

Health experts urge prudence as Italy readies to reopen

Captain Tom Moore had already become a global phenomenon for raising more than Â£28 million ($35 million, 32 million euros) for staff of the state-run National Health Service (NHS) battling the coronavirus outbreak

WWII Veteran Fundraiser, 99, Tops UK Single Chart

WWII veteran fundraiser, 99, tops UK single chart

Ramadan, one of the five pillars of Islam

Unprecedented Virus Lockdown As Muslims Mark Sombre Ramadan

Unprecedented virus lockdown as Muslims mark sombre Ramadan

Syrian defendants Anwar Raslan (L), 57, and Eyad al-Gharib (R), 43, wait in the courtroom before the start of an unprecedented trial on state-sponsored torture in Syria, at court in Koblenz, western Germany

Syrian 'Torturers' Switched Sides, German Court Hears

Syrian 'torturers' switched sides, German court hears

Isolated due to the pandemic, the Danish Faroe Islands rare now offering people a chance to discover the islands with virtual tours online

Isolated By Virus, Faroe Islands Offer Virtual Tours

Isolated by virus, Faroe Islands offer virtual tours

Randall Stephenson will be stepping down as CEO of AT&T after engineering a megadeal in the takeover of Time Warner despite a government antitrust challenge

AT&T's Stephenson To Step Down, Stankey Named CEO

AT&T's Stephenson to step down, Stankey named CEO

Going up in smoke: Russia's economy will plunge this year

Russia Central Bank Sees GDP Drop Of Up To Six Pct In 2020

Russia central bank sees GDP drop of up to six pct in 2020

It's not going too well, according to the EU side

Brexit Talks End With Scant Progress

Brexit talks end with scant progress

Participants in a "People's Motorcade" stop at the Trump International Hotel to deliver fake body bags during a protest against the administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, DC

UN Pushes For Virus Vaccine As Trump Disinfectant Theory Sparks Outrage

UN pushes for virus vaccine as Trump disinfectant theory sparks outrage

Mikheil Saakashvili, the charismatic former president of Georgia, is poised to make a spectacular political comeback as deputy prime minister in charge of reform efforts in Ukraine

Flamboyant Ex Georgia Leader Eyes Ukraine Political Comeback

Flamboyant ex Georgia leader eyes Ukraine political comeback

Coffee has been selling well

Virus Stockpiling, Divestment Boosts Nestle Results

Virus stockpiling, divestment boosts Nestle results

French President Emmanuel Macron taking part in a video meeting with industry representatives, commercial bosses and celebrity chefs

Macron Vows Help To Keep French Restaurants, Hotels Afloat

Macron vows help to keep French restaurants, hotels afloat

Meghan Tabloid Privacy Case Begins In London Court

Meghan tabloid privacy case begins in London court

Nasdaq-listed Sinovac Biotech said it is confident about the vaccine's potential

Chinese Biotech Firm Says Coronavirus Vaccine Protects Monkeys

Chinese biotech firm says coronavirus vaccine protects monkeys

Order cancelations for Boeing aircraft were behind much of the decline in US durable goods demand

US Orders For Major Manufactured Goods Tumble 14.4% In March

US orders for major manufactured goods tumble 14.4% in March

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