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US congress homes in on huge package to save virus-hit economy
AFP | Updated at 10:32pm on March 24, 2020
US lawmakers closed in on a deal Tuesday to help save the teetering economy by injecting nearly $2 trillion into pockets of struggling Americans, devastated...
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Dutch destroy millions of flowers as coronavirus wilts sales
AFP | Updated at 10:15pm on March 21, 2020
It’s tulip season in The Netherlands but this year growers are destroying millions of flowers a day, in unprecedented scenes as the coronavirus pandemic has...
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Netflix, YouTube reduce resolution as virus hits web
AFP | Updated at 10:39pm on March 20, 2020
Netflix and YouTube will reduce the default image quality of streaming video in Europe to ease pressure on the internet, the firms said on Friday,...
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Saudi Arabia trims 2020 spending amid oil crash
AFP | Updated at 10:58pm on March 19, 2020
Saudi Arabia will trim this year’s budget by around 5 per cent, the finance minister said, in its first austerity measure as the economy reels...
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Google building self-check web site for coronavirus
AFP | Updated at 10:28pm on March 14, 2020
United States president Donald Trump announced on Friday that internet giant Alphabet was creating a web site where people would be able to check whether...
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Norwegian Air to lay off half of staff over virus, travel ban
AFP | Updated at 10:46pm on March 13, 2020
Norwegian Air Shuttle said on Thursday that it would temporarily lay off up to half its staff, following the US travel ban and the novel...
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WTO suspends all meetings after staff member contracts virus
AFP | Updated at 10:20pm on March 11, 2020
The World Trade Organisation said on Tuesday that it would suspend all meetings until March 20 after one of its staff members contracted the new...
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Japan unveils fresh economic package to offset virus damage
AFP | Updated at 10:27pm on March 10, 2020
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday announced a second emergency package to tackle economic woes stemming from the coronavirus outbreak, including $15 billion in...
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Croatian designer launches ‘cheerful’ virus mask line
AFP | Updated at 11:01pm on March 05, 2020
Inspired by the global scare over the novel coronavirus, a Croatian fashion designer has launched his own ‘cheerful’ collection of virus masks. They offer no...
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Twitter staff told to work from home over coronavirus fears
AFP | Updated at 10:30pm on March 03, 2020
Twitter employees across the world were asked to work from home starting Monday in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly new coronavirus...
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