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Stocks in Japan bounced after the ECB intervention
World
20.08.2024
ECB's monetary bazooka peps up Asian stocks
The so-called Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme comes just six days after the ECB unveiled a big-bank stimulus package that failed to calm nervous markets
World
20.08.2024
ECB brings 750 bn euro bazooka to virus fightback
Police said some 10,000 Muslims gathered in an open field in Raipur town in southern Bangladesh to pray "healing verses" from the Koran to rid the country of the deadly novel coronavirus
World
20.08.2024
Massive Bangladesh coronavirus prayer gathering sparks outcry
Shuttered market stalls in Rome's Monteverde Vecchio district on Wednesday
World
20.08.2024
No layoffs, reduced rent: 'Italian cure' for pandemic
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Britain has rolled out increasingly tough meaures to contain the coronavirus outbreak, after coming under fire for its earlier response
World 20.08.2024
UK to close schools, put troops on standby as coronavirus deaths rise
Qantas said its international flights would be suspended for at least two months
World 20.08.2024
Australian airline Qantas to cut all international flights
The Baltic states have criticised Poland for refusing to open a "humanitarian corridor" for passenger cars returning home from Western Europe
World 20.08.2024
Baltics bring home citizens stuck at Polish border
Medical staff wearing protective suits ride down an escalator at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport
World 20.08.2024
Wary of official virus claims, Russians brace for worst
A policeman wears a face mask to prevent the spread of the new Coronavirus at the Santiago international airport
World 20.08.2024
Chile calls state of catastrophe as Latam fights virus
The sudden exodus from Venice has had a dramatic effect on its normally polluted waters
World 20.08.2024
Venice canals clear as coronavirus leaves city tourist free
Emmanuel N'Djoke Dibango, known as Manu Dibango, is being treated in hospital for COVID-19
World 20.08.2024
African music legend Dibango in hospital with coronavirus
This videograb taken from German TV channel ARD on March 18, 2020 shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressing the nation on the spread of the new coronavirus COVID-19
World 20.08.2024
Merkel calls coronavirus 'biggest challenge since WW2'
The world is watching to see when the spread of coronavirus peaks in Italy
World 20.08.2024
Is Italy peaking yet? Experts urge patience
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