Covid-19: US$2 trillion rescue package passes US Senate, heads to House
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell WASHINGTON, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate unanimously passed the nation’s largest-ever rescue package,…
Venezuelan communications satellite out of service
CARACAS, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s first communicationssatellite, launched in 2008, is out of service due to a systems failure,…
Covid-19: Canada lawmakers pass aid package after all-night session
OTTAWA, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian lawmakers approved a more than Can$100 billion aid package to help individuals andbusinesses through…
Covid-19: Colombia goes into lockdown, Chile extends schools closures
MONTEVIDEO, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Countries across Latin America tightened measures on Wednesday to halt the spread of the deadly…
Covid-19: More than 1,000 US deaths, near 70,000 cases – tracker
A group of young people wear protective masks as they walk near the Washington Monument WASHINGTON, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Covid-19: More than 3 billion told to stay home worldwide as death toll passes 20,000
PARIS, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than three billion people have been asked to stay at home in almost 70…
Portugal starts repatriation of passengers stuck on cruise ship
Passengers disembark from MSC Fantasia cruise ship in Lisbon, Portugal LISBON, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 1,000 passengers aboard…
Covid-19: US has potential of becoming coronavirus epicentre, says WHO
People line up to get a test at Elmhurst Hospital due to coronavirus outbreak in Queens, New York, United States…
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…