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American Samoa: We saved Americans, now we need help, Mr. Trump

March 28, 2020 ET
American Samoa\'s governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga has shared his disappointment with the US President Donald Trump over the failure of the federal government to organise a flight for US citizens stranded in Samoa, forcing the territory to sort it out despite a lack of quarantine facilities.

Japan to extend stimulus on unprecedented scale, says Abe

March 28, 2020 ET
Japan will extend economic stimulus on an “unprecedented scale” to rescue the country that’s suffering from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.

Pakistan lifts ban on movement of goods, will develop youth force to ensure food supply

March 28, 2020 ET
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday announced formation of \'Corona Relief Tiger Forc\' as he set up a fund to support daily wagers and an account for overseas Pakistanis to help lift pressure off the rupee as the number of coronavirus cases continued to rise in the country.

Trump rips GM, says company falls short on ventilators

March 28, 2020 ET
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out Friday against American manufacturer General Motors (GM), claiming the company is falling far short in its production of badly-needed ventilators amid the coronavirus outbreak.

U.S. House passes $2 trillion stimulus bill, Trump says he will sign fast

March 27, 2020 ET
Despite some last-minute drama, the House voted Friday to approve a massive $2 trillion stimulus bill designed to respond to the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

Germany to boost coronavirus testing to avoid worst-case scenario

March 27, 2020 ET
Germany is considering to significantly increase its coronavirus testing capacity and conduct up to 200,000 coronavirus tests a day to prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths, Der Spiegel weekly reported on Friday.

France extends coronavirus lockdown by two weeks

March 27, 2020 ET
France will extend the lockdown by two weeks until April 15 to combat the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced on Friday.

Putin agrees to order planning, survey of Russia's Sila Sibiri-2

March 27, 2020 ET
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to issue an order to start planning and survey works for the Sila Sibiri-2 gas pipeline, he said at a meeting with CEO of Gazprom Alexei Miller on Friday.

UK government asks councils to house all homeless people

March 27, 2020 ET
The Government has written to all local councils asking them to find homes for all rough sleepers by the weekend to protect them from the coronavirus outbreak.

UK government puts housing market on hold

March 27, 2020 ET
The government has taken the unprecedented step of effectively suspending the housing market to uphold coronavirus social distancing rules.

Russia’s Energy Ministry considers $45-55 per barrel fair oil price

March 27, 2020 ET
The Russian Energy Ministry considers $45-55 per barrel to be a fair market priced for oil at the moment, optimal for demand growth, but would not allow shale projects to grow, Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin said on Friday.

China's Xi Jinping offers Trump help in fighting coronavirus

March 27, 2020 ET
Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump during a phone call on Friday that he would have China\'s support in fighting the coronavirus, as the United States faces the prospect of becoming the next global epicentre of the pandemic.