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N.Z.’s Best Virus Response Is Strong Public Health: Finance Minister
Apr.23 — New Zealand Finance Minister Grant Robertson discusses the response New Zealand has taken to combat coronavirus, partial reopening of the New Zealand economy and his recovery outlook. He…
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Japan Seeks to Extend Golden Week Holiday to End Virus Lockdown
Apr.23 — Japan is stepping up efforts to contain the coronavirus. Authorities are telling people to stay at home during an upcoming Golden Week holiday with a goal to lift…
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China’s Top Insurers See Profits Slump on Coronavirus Impact
Apr.23 — China’s top two insurance companies saw profits plunge in the first quarter as the coronavirus hit sales and investment returns. China Life, the country’s biggest life insurer posted…
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EU Eyes $2.2 Trillion Plan; ECB Accepts Junk-Rated Bonds
Apr.23 — The European Commission is floating a 2 trillion-euro ($2.2 trillion) plan for economic recovery as stringent lockdowns amid the coronavirus pandemic shuttered factories and halted travel, pitching the…
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CDC Chief Redfield Denies Warning Second Wave of Virus Could Be Worse
Apr.22 — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield denies telling the Washington Post that a second wave of the coronavirus in the U.S. this winter may be worse than…
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The U.S. Needs to Step Up Virus Testing: John Hopkins
Apr.22 — Testing is the lynchpin to all public health measures put in place, says Johns Hopkins Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Lauren Sauer on "Bloomberg Surveillance." The Bloomberg School…
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Rise in Domestic Abuse Cases During Lockdown
Apr.22 — World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus comments on the rise of domestic abuse during the coronavirus lockdown. "Women in abusive relationships are more likely to be exposed…
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Telia CEO on First-Quarter Earnings, Coronavirus, Dividend
Apr.22 — Christian Luiga, acting president and chief executive officer at Telia, discusses first quarter earnings, his outlook for the rest of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic, the potential…
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How Are U.S. Businesses in China Being Affected by the Outbreak?
Apr.22 — Alan Beebe, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, discusses how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting U.S. businesses in the world's second-largest economy. A survey conducted…
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UN Warns Starvation Tops Virus Risk for Poorest Nations
Apr.21 — David Beasley, executive director of the United Nations’ World Food Programme, discusses the impact the coronavirus outbreak is having on global food supply. The economic hardship in the…