GENEVA / ZURICH (Reuters) – The new worldwide coronavirus pandemic will worsen if countries fail to comply with strict health precautions, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Monday. FILE PHOTO: The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, attends a press conference organized by the Geneva …
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Companies backed by renowned artists Kanye West and Francis Ford Coppola were among those approved for loans under a US government program to help companies survive the coronavirus pandemic, according to a list released Monday. FILE PHOTO: Rapper Kanye West speaks during a meeting with United …
Read More »The United States Treasury will name small businesses that took pandemic aid, says 51.1 million jobs backed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration said on Monday it was releasing the names of hundreds of thousands of companies that took money from a high-profile $ 660 billion pandemic aid program, allowing the public to see for the first time how Most of the cash was spent and it …
Read More »Greek Prime Minister says he will not accept strict EU conditions on COVID-19 – FT aid
FILE PHOTO: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces the national curfew as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Maximos mansion in Athens, Greece, on March 22, 2020. Greek Prime Minister’s Office / Dimitris Papamitsos / Brochure via REUTERS (Reuters) – Greece will not accept …
Read More »Argentina sweetens debt renewal offer to creditors; sets deadline for August 4
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s government unveiled a modified debt restructuring proposal on Sunday and set a deadline of August 4 for creditors to accept it, adding some key sweeteners as it appears to calm recent tensions with the bondholders and come to an agreement. FILE PHOTO: The President of …
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