Update: US Congress, negotiators reach deal on US$2 trillion COVID-19 aid package
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin WASHINGTON, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US senators and Trump administration officials have reached an…
Covid-19: Canada’s coronavirus economic aid package delayed
OTTAWA, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Billions in economic aid announced last week by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to help Canadians…
Covid-19: Cuba to quarantine tourists, close borders for month
HAVANA, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba quarantined foreign tourists from Tuesday when it seals its borders to guard against the…
Covid-19: First known US child virus death was teen ‘in good health’
LOS ANGELES, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first known death of a child due to the novel coronavirus in the…
Covid-19: Packed California beaches prompt stricter virus measures
LOS ANGELES, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Governor Gavin Newsom tightened California’s coronavirus lockdown, shutting parking lots at beaches and parks…
Covid-19: Pres Trump declares coronavirus fight close to end, but US cases rise
WASHINGTON, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump declared the beginning of the end of the coronavirus crisis in the…
Covid-19: Brazilian Pres Bolsonaro slams quarantines, says no need for extreme ‘scorched-earth’ measures
BRASILIA, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro lashed out at what he called “scorched-earth” quarantine policies to contain…
Covid-19: More than 2.6 billion worldwide told to observe lockdowns
PARIS, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 2.6 billion people worldwide will be in lockdown after India introduces its measures…
Covid-19: US Olympic officials say Tokyo postponement to 2021 ‘most promising path’
LOS ANGELES, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee voiced support for delaying the Tokyo Games after…
U.S. Aid Cut Will Not Impact Afghan Sectors: President Ghani
KABUL, Mar 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghan President, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, said, a one-billion-U.S. dollar reduction in economic aid to Afghanistan…