Stimulus bill gives unemployment benefits a historic boost – CNN
Stimulus bill gives unemployment benefits a historic boost CNN White House, Senate reach historic $2 trillion stimulus deal amid growing coronavirus fears CNN Historic $2-trillion stimulus deal...
Athletes relieved that Tokyo 2020 Games is postponed
Athletes, national associations and sporting federations from around the world reacted with relief, sadness and mainly goodwill to the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic...
Irish PM says new government can be formed in next two weeks
Acting Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday it would be possible to form a new government in the next two weeks, returning the...
Spotify launches music relief project to help artists
Spotify Technology SA said on Wednesday it had launched a COVID-19 music relief project to raise funds for musicians as the coronavirus pandemic grounds life...
Saudi Arabia tightens curfew to contain coronavirus
Saudi Arabia tightened a nationwide curfew to contain the spread of the coronavirus, barring entry to and exit from the capital Riyadh and the holy...
Senate bill set to give aviation sector up to $33 billion bailout: sources
A compromise $2 trillion economic rescue package that will be voted on by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday is set to give passenger airlines about...
Gunmen in Afghanistan kill dozens in raid on Sikh complex
The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for an attack on a Sikh religious complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, which killed...
Africans adjust to life in the time of coronavirus
Several African governments have imposed states of emergency in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19....
Turkish tourism workers exposed to coronavirus ‘tsunami’
Hamza Aksoy was supposed to start waiting tables in Turkey’s Mediterranean tourist hub Antalya this month. But the hotel has not returned his calls since...
Chinese father builds ‘baby pod’ to protect infant from coronavirus
The father of a two-month-old infant in Shanghai has created a custom-built pod complete with an air purification system to keep his baby safe from...