The pandemic will cost the global economy as much as $4.1 trillion, or nearly 5% of all economic activity April 3, 2020, 3:04 PM 4 min read The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments on Friday related to the global economy, the work […]
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“To prevent potential spread of Covid-19, the Iraqi security forces have suspended all training,” the coalition said in a statement on March 20. “As a result, the coalition will temporarily return some of its training-focused forces to their own countries in the coming days and weeks.” Months before the pandemic, U.S. commanders in Iraq, at
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“One of our biggest deals is we own shopping malls,” he said. “That’s a lot of restaurants, nail shops, fitness centers, and not a lot of rent is going to come in from them.” His goal is to keep most of his 900 employees employed through April and re-evaluate after that. Many business owners are
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The Wisconsin Election Commission says a federal judge who ordered an extension for absentee voting in Tuesday’s election should ensure that no results are reported until all absentee ballots are in By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press April 3, 2020, 2:11 PM 5 min read 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article MADISON,
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Adam Sandler Premieres Coronavirus Quarantine Song On ‘Tonight Show’ | HuffPost Part of HuffPost Entertainment. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Huffington Post. Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you. Adam Sandler Premieres Coronavirus Quarantine Song On ‘Tonight Show’ Adam Sandler, the comedy star who made the
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Image copyright Getty Images Debenhams, the department store chain, is facing administration for a second time. The retailer is set to appoint administrators as early next week to protect the company against claims from creditors as it tries to restructure its business. Debenhams has already closed 22 stores this year and plans to shut a
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In the past week and a half, Cori Bush has been hospitalized twice with shortness of breath, sore throat, fatigue, loss of taste and a headache. Told at first that she had pneumonia, she was sent home, only to return to the emergency room when her symptoms didn’t improve. A coronavirus test came back negative,
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The longest stretch of job creation in American history came to a halt last month, the Labor Department reported Friday, another reflection of the coronavirus pandemic that has brought the economy to a virtual standstill. Compared with the astounding numbers of people recently applying for unemployment benefits — nearly 10 million in the previous two
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTimelapse captures the transformation of London’s ExCeL centre into the Nightingale Hospital The first of the government’s emergency field hospitals to treat coronavirus patients has opened in east London’s ExCel centre. The temporary NHS Nightingale Hospital is able to hold as many as 4,000 patients and will
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Image copyright Channel 4 Image caption Matt Lucas and Noel Fielding announced their partnership on YouTube New Great British Bake-Off host Matt Lucas says he got the job after appearing in one of co-host Noel Fielding’s dreams. The Little Britain star is to replace Sandi Toksvig as Fielding’s co-host for the 11th series of the
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