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Canadian lawmakers approve vast pandemic economic aid program
Apr 12, 2020Canadian lawmakers passed a wage subsidy program Saturday heralded as the largest economic measure in the country since World War II, to help businesses and their employees get through the coronavirus crisis. Parliament is suspended but... -
Boris Johnson is doing virus recovery as UK death toll nears 10,000
Apr 12, 2020Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson was making “very good progress” on Saturday in his recovery in hospital from coronavirus, officials said, as the country’s deaths toll from the disease approached the grim milestone of 10,000. The... -
US coronavirus deaths top 20,000 with billions in Easter lockdown
Apr 12, 2020The United States passed the grim milestone of 20,000 coronavirus deaths Saturday as huge swaths of the globe celebrated the Easter holiday weekend under lockdown at home. The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at... -
One on Bangabandhu’s killer Abdul Majed executed in Jail
Apr 12, 2020Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s convicted killer sacked military captain Abdul Majed was hanged after midnight overnight at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital. “He was hanged at... -
WHO says looking into reports of some COVID patients testing positive again
Apr 11, 2020The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was looking into reports of some COVID-19 patients testing positive again after initially testing negative for the disease while being considered for discharge. South Korean officials... -
Donald Trump confirms US-Mexico deal to cut oil production
Apr 11, 2020President Donald Trump on Friday confirmed the US had agreed to help Mexico meet its commitment to slashing oil production under a global deal to address the petroleum glut. “Mexico is going to reduce by 100,000... -
Lifting virus lockdowns too quickly could spark ‘deadly resurgence’: WHO
Apr 11, 2020A hasty lifting of restrictions imposed to control the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a fatal resurgence of the new coronavirus, the World Health Organization warned Friday. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was working... -
US threatens to block China Telecom from American market
Apr 10, 2020The United States threatened Thursday to cut off Beijing-controlled China Telecom from serving the US market because of legal and security risks, the Justice Department announced Thursday. A recommendation by the government’s top departments, including Defense,... -
Sanofi to donate 100 million doses of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 fight
Apr 10, 2020French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi said Friday it would offer 100 million doses of hydroxychloroquine, a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, to governments worldwide if studies show it can safely to be used to treat COVID-19... -
Trump says airline rescue plan coming soon
Apr 10, 2020US President Donald Trump said Thursday his administration would present a plan this weekend to save the flagging airline industry, which is facing vastly reduced business as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. As is his...
