Covid-19: IMF sees global economy contracting sharply in 2020 ‘worse than in 2008/09 crisis’
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the global economy is projected to contract sharply by –3 per cent in
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An Easter in Wymondham, Norfolk: April 2020
A sense of calm envelopes the town. People are out in the sunshine avoiding each other, but taking their exercise.
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World Health Organization declares coronavirus outbreak a ‘pandemic’
The World Health Organization determined Wednesday that the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak is now a pandemic and warned that the worst
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IMF says can help countries address economic impact of coronavirus
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that it is working closely with its development partners—World Bank, World Health Organization, and
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OECD: World economy faces gravest threat since global financial crisis as coronavirus spreads
The coronavirus Covid-19 presents the global economy with its greatest danger since the financial crisis, according to the latest Interim
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WHO declares coronavirus a global health emergency
The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus outbreak that has spread from China to 18 other countries a global
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World Jewish Congress president: ‘Speeches are not enough to stop antisemitism’
World Jewish Congress president Ronald Lauder told Deutsche Welle in a January 27 interview marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Speeches
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International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance ministers adopt 2020 Declaration
Cabinet ministers from member countries of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Bulgaria among them, adopted on January 19 the
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World Health Organisation: Measles cases nearly doubled in a year
A projected near-doubling of measles infections has been identified amid rising severe and protracted outbreaks all over the planet, in
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