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US unemployment rate surges to 14.7 pc, the worst since Great Depression
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 9 (ANI): Due to the coronavirus-induced crisis, the unemployment rate in the United States jumped from 10.3 per cent to 14.7 per cent in the month of April, representing the largest over-the-month increase since 1948.
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World Bank approves USD 400 mn loan to help Afghanistan deal with COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): The World Bank on Friday approved a USD 400 million grant to help Afghanistan "sustain the pace of key economic and public finance reforms and support the country to manage current risks and uncertainties compounded by the COVID-19 crisis."
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Global coronavirus tally surpasses 3.8 million
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 08 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease worldwide has surpassed 3.8 million, while the death toll has exceeded 267,000, according to the latest data provided by Johns Hopkins University.
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ADB approves $500 million for Bangladesh's COVID-19 response
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], May 7 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday approved an additional 500 million dollar loan to bolster the efforts of Bangladesh government to manage the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the country's economy and public health.
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'Fortnite' becomes one of the most popular gaming titles
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington FC [USA], May 7 (ANI): Epic's 'Fortnite' has become one of the most popular titles ever made after the game developer announced it has more than 350 million registered players.
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US private sector shed 20.2 million jobs in April amid coronavirus pandemi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 6 (ANI): American private-sector shed around 20.2 million jobs in April, the worst month on record, as per the report of Automatic Data Processing (ADP) National Employment.
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Vernacular.ai secures $5.1 million in series A funding led by Exfinity Ven
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka), May 6 (ANI): Vernacular.ai, an artificial intelligence-first SaaS business, announced on Wednesday series A investment of 5.1 million dollars (about Rs 38 crore) led by Exfinity Ventures and IAN Fund of Kalaari Capital.
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COVID-19: Tennis player relief programme raises USD 6 million
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 6 (ANI): The governing bodies of world tennis have raised USD 6 million to create a Player Relief Programme that will assist sportsperson hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis.
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GoSahi.com steps up and responds to Covid-19 crisis, urges corporate India
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India] May 6 (ANI/BusinessWire India): GoSahi.com, a Preminen India portal which helps millions of credit seekers avail attractive personal loan & business loan offers in India, has come forth and pledged support to PM CARES Fund, to do its bit for the ongoing Covid-1
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US coronavirus death toll tops 70,000
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 05 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll in the United States from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has surpassed 70,000, with the number of cases exceeding 1.19 million, Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center data showed on Tuesday.
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US would have lost more than 2 million lives if we had done things differe
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 5 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said that his government did everything right while handling the COVID-19 pandemic otherwise the country could have lost more than two million lives.
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First consignment of 5 million Hydroxychloroquine tablets from India arriv
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], May 5 (ANI): The first consignment of five million tablets of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) from India arrived in Toronto.
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