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Global debt to hit record $277 trillion by year end on pandemic spending splurge: IIF Pandemic

Global debt to hit record $277 trillion by year end on pandemic spending splurge: IIF

No results matched your search Economy9 hours ago (Nov 18, 2020 10:10AM ET) © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Line workers spot weld parts of the frame on the flex line at Nissan Motor Co's automobile manufacturing plant in Smyrna Tennessee By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global debt…
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November 18, 2020
Goldman Sachs plans second round of job cuts after pandemic-led pause -Bloomberg News Pandemic

Goldman Sachs plans second round of job cuts after pandemic-led pause -Bloomberg News

Nov 17 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc is preparing for the second round of job cuts in just three months, Bloomberg News reported here on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.The bank had announced here "a modest number of layoffs" in September after pausing job cuts earlier this…
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November 17, 2020
‘More people may die,’ Biden says, if Trump goes on blocking pandemic cooperation Pandemic

‘More people may die,’ Biden says, if Trump goes on blocking pandemic cooperation

Author of the article:ReutersTrevor Hunnicutt and David ShepardsonPublishing date:Nov 16, 2020  •   •  4 minute readWILMINGTON — P resident-elect Joe Biden said on Monday “more people may die” if outgoing President Donald Trump continues blocking a U.S. transition of power as the coronavirus pandemic worsens, and he urged Congress to…
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November 16, 2020
Partying during a pandemic? The Lemon Bucket Orkestra sets the tone with Plexiglas-protected jazzfest show Pandemic

Partying during a pandemic? The Lemon Bucket Orkestra sets the tone with Plexiglas-protected jazzfest show

"The 40 tickets that were available to each of the four shows sold out, a clear indicator of the pent-up demand for live music."Author of the article:Lynn SaxbergPublishing date:Nov 15, 2020  •   •  3 minute readThe Lemon Bucket Orkestra does a sound check at the Arts Court on Nov. 13,…
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November 15, 2020
People with learning disabilities ‘haven’t been able to have the right support’ in pandemic Pandemic

People with learning disabilities ‘haven’t been able to have the right support’ in pandemic

Public Health England figures show that during the first wave of the pandemic, 18 to 34-year-olds with learning disabilities were up to 30 times more likely to die from Covid-19 than the same age group in the general population. We spoke to Ciara Lawrence, who has a learning disability and…
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November 14, 2020
India has initiated an integrated response against Covid-19 pandemic: Harsh Vardhan Pandemic

India has initiated an integrated response against Covid-19 pandemic: Harsh Vardhan

From development of indigenous vaccines to novel point-of-care diagnostics, India has initiated an integrated response to overcome the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, Union minister Harsh Vardhan said. Speaking at the 8th BRICS STI Ministerial Meeting held on Friday, Vardhan said India is also hosting clinical trials for all the major vaccines,…
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November 14, 2020