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Economic activity in the Eurozone plunged again in May and although the decline was not as steep as in April when the pandemic hit the economy hard, there were few signs that a sharp recovery was in the offing.
Aid agency Oxfam International is to severely curtail its work because of the financial strain caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Millions more Americans have filed for unemployment benefits as the pandemic continues to wreck the economy, with the total number of US jobless claims over the past two months topping 38 million. An additional 2.44 million filings were made in the week ending May 16, following 2.98 million claims during the previous week. The rise...
Sporting a jaunty black ballcap with “QUEEN” spelled out in rhinestones on the front, Nanette Lemus ventured out of long isolation at home in Coral Gables on Wednesday to check … Click to Continue »
Cambridge University's announcement that it is moving all its lectures online for the 2020/21 academic year is deeply worrying, as it seems to be an acceptance that social distancing is here to stay. How ironic that Florian Schneider, co-founder of the brilliant, pioneering electronic music group Kraftwerk should die during the Covid-19 pandemic. The band's...
Two of Britain's biggest listed car sellers were doing well in the first months of 2020, until the coronavirus pandemic forced their shops to close.
