French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced on Friday an extension of a nationwide lockdown in an effort to stem a surge in coronavirus cases across France. The French PM said in a speech that the government had decided to extend the country’s coronavirus lockdown until April 15. “After
The federal government has been rolling out its response to the coronavirus crisis, trying to slow the spread and prop up the economy, which has taken a severe hit. House lawmakers scrambled back to Washington Friday morning amid fears one GOP
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the first major world leader known to have contracted the disease. Johnson, 55, said in a video posted to Twitter that he had developed “a
China and the U.S. aim to work more closely together in light of the spread of the coronavirus, leaders of both countries said in a phone call Friday Beijing time. U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet that he spoke with his Chinese counterpart Xi
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s central bank slashed interest rates in an emergency move on Friday to counter the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic after the federal government locked down the country in order to slow the spread of
MOSCOW, March 26. /TASS/. The Group of Twenty (G20) will invest over $5 trillion into the global economy to overcome financial consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, leaders of G20 member-states say in a joint statement after the extraordinary summit. “We
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Chinese President Xi Jinping called on leaders from the Group of 20 nations for greater international coordination of macroeconomic policy to restore confidence in global growth in face of the impact of the coronavirus. Leaders from major world economies, including the U.S.,
President Donald Trump, keen for an early lifting of economically costly social distancing measures against the coronavirus, said Thursday he would propose dividing the United States by risk levels. In a letter to state governors released by the White House,
Canada has turned down a proposal by the United States to put troops at U.S.-Canada border during the coronavirus outbreak, arguing that such a move would be unnecessary given the low amount of illegal crossings and it would damage relations between the
The U.K. government has announced emergency measures to help self-employed people, after facing intensifying pressure to match the financial aid offered to other workers. Finance Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday that the government would pay self-employed people a taxable grant of
BEIJING – China has banned foreigners with valid visas and residence permits from entering the country in a drastic move that amounts almost to a total shutdown of its borders as it also severely restricts international flights. In a late-night announcement