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China extends debt relief to DR Congo amid COVID-19 crisis
Jan 07, 2021 10:29The Democratic Republic of the Congo says China has offered some debt relief in a bid to ease pressure on the central African country ravaged by the COVID-19 crisis.
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Trump signs pandemic relief bill after unemployment aid lapses
Dec 29, 2020 19:23President Trump on Sunday (27 Dec) abruptly signed a measure providing $900 billion in pandemic aid and funding the government through September, ending last-minute turmoil he himself had created over legislation that will offer an economic lifeline to millions of Americans and avert a government shutdown.
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Critics blast $600 stimulus checks that won’t cover 1 month’s rent for most Americans
Dec 24, 2020 20:22US Congressional leaders announced on Sunday, December 20 that a deal between Democrats and Republicans had been reached to provide significant aid to Americans struggling with the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Fewer jobs, rising poverty: Scathing report finds Trump economic legacy 'one of the worst among all US Presidents'
Dec 24, 2020 20:18When US President Donald Trump departs the White House next month, he will leave in his wake a nation devastated by a pandemic he failed to confront and an economic scene characterized by rising poverty, widespread hunger, a looming eviction tsunami, and mass layoffs that have left the US with fewer jobs than when his administration began.
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The great divider: COVID-19 reflects global racism, not equality
Dec 24, 2020 20:07The COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated and, in fact, accelerated the sharp inequalities that exist in every society individually, and the world at large.
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Another 803,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week
Dec 24, 2020 06:42Claims for unemployment benefits fell across most categories in Wednesday's Labor Department report. Still the job market recovery has stalled while more than 20 million Americans need aid to make ends meet.
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US weekly jobless claims at three-month high as COVID-19 restrictions bite
Dec 18, 2020 05:33The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week as a relentless wave of new COVID-19 infections hobbled business operations, offering more evidence that the economy’s recovery from the pandemic recession was faltering.
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Iran, Afghanistan inaugurate joint railway project
Dec 10, 2020 13:15A joint railway project linking eastern Iran to western Afghanistan was inaugurated on Thursday with presidents of the two neighboring countries delivering remarks through video-conference and expressing hope it will enhance trade links across the region.
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Exchange rates have been stable in COVID crisis – are we heading for a storm?
Nov 20, 2020 19:57The second wave of the coronavirus is currently hitting Europe harder than the US, but this pattern may soon reverse as winter sets in, particularly if America’s post-election interregnum paralyses both health and macroeconomic policy. And although officials claim the US still has capacity to provide much-needed disaster relief to hard-hit workers and small businesses, the growing share of US public and corporate debt in global markets suggests longer-term fragilities.
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Global debt rose sharply in first 9 months of 2020 amid pandemic
Nov 19, 2020 15:46Global debt increased at a breakneck pace in the first nine months of the year as governments and companies continue to spend in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows.