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400 million Indian workers may sink into poverty due to COVID-19: ILO
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Apr 8 (ANI): With 90 per cent of people working in India's informal economy, about 400 million workers are at risk of falling deeper into poverty during the coronavirus crisis, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.
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25 million jobs at risk with airline shutdown: IATA
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 8 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released a new analysis showing that some 25 million jobs are at risk of disappearing with plummeting demand for air travel amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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Canada to Invest $2.14Mln to Combat COVID-19 Misinformation
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], April 8 (Sputnik/ANI): Canada is investing $2.14 million to counter misinformation online about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Department of Canadian Heritage said in a statement.
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China lifts 76-day COVID-19 lockdown in Wuhan
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Wuhan [China], April 8 (ANI) Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province and the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday lifted a 76-day lockdown that it had imposed to halt the spread of the virus, signalling the normal resumption of life for the city of 11 million people whi
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Intel commits USD 50 million to help combat COVID-19 with technology
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
California [USA], April 7 (ANI): Intel announced today an additional fund of USD 50 million to help combat COVID-19 pandemic through pandemic response technology initiative.
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PNB Housing Finance signs pact with JICA to raise $75 million
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): PNB Housing Finance has signed an agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to raise 75 million dollars (about Rs 568 crore) with co-financing of 25 million dollars (about Rs 190 crore) by Citibank to finance mortgage loans in the affordab
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JSW Steel production declines by 4 pc in FY20 to 16.06 million tonnes
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI): JSW Steel, the flagship business of 14 billion dollar JSW Group, on Tuesday reported crude steel production of 16.06 million tonnes in 2019-20 which marked a 4 per cent decline from 16.69 million tonnes in the previous fiscal year.
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US performed 1.79 mn tests, 3M to ship over 55 mn N95 masks: Trump
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 7 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States has performed at least 1.79 million coronavirus tests and believes that the country has reported the highest number of cases in the world due to such extensive testing.
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COVID-19: Apple is donating 20 million masks, making face shields for medi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
California [USA], April 6 (ANI): Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the company has sourced face masks through its supply chain, which will be provided to frontline respondents to COVID-19 crisis.
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US donates $2.9 million package to help India combat COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The United States has donated $2.9 million assistance package for India to help the Narendra Modi government brace itself against the coronavirus as countries across the world are coming together to combat the outbreak.
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1.67 million tested for coronavirus in US, says Donald Trump
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 6 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that at least 1.6 million people have been tested for the novel coronavirus in the United States and the results have been shared with those who took a test.
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UN Security Council may meet soon to discuss COVID-19, says Secy Gen Anton
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Apr 6 (ANI): With the world under the grip of COVID-19, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres indicated that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) may meet soon to discuss the pandemic, which has infected more than 1.2 million worldwide and killed cl
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