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$600 stimulus checks may be direct deposited as early as Tuesday night. This news comes from US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, says Business Insider. The $600 is part of the $900 billion coronavirus relief package signed by President Trump. However, the checks were deemed meager by most Democrats and the president himself. The money will hopefully provide a needed boost to the economy slammed by the pandemic. The checks may also prove not to be the last round of economic assistance.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images American Airlines will begin furloughing 19,000 employees on Thursday as Congress fails to reach a deal on a COVID-19 relief bill, CEO Doug Parker announced to employees. The House was set to vote on a $2.2-trillion stimulus package on Wednesday, but the vote was delayed in a last-minute attempt to negotiate a deal with the White House. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. —davidshepardson (@davidshepardson) September 30, 2020 Something is loading.
New Zealand's former Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins emerges as the sole nominee to replace Jacinda Ardern as the country's new prime minister. Speaking to reporters outside parliament in the capital Wellington, Hipkins said he will strive to "reach a consensus about who was best to lead Labour and therefore New Zealand forward." SOUNDBITE
San Juan City, Aug 27 (EFE/EPA).- Filipino medical and non-medical COVID-19 frontline workers received Friday financial aid as part of San Juan City's pandemic assistance.Philippines has recorded nearly 1.9 million COVID-19 cases and over 32,000 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA).SHOT LIST: COVID-19 FRONTLINE WORKERS WAIT THEIR TURN TO RECEIVE CASH AID AT A SPORTS COMPLEX TURNED INTO A VACCINATION AND FINANCIAL AID CENTER IN SAN JUAN CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
The G7 vows to donate one billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer countries, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced, as the group of leading economies try to redress stark global inequalities in vaccinations. SOUNDBITE
Campaign group Avaaz, as part of the 'People's Vaccine Campaign', creates sand art on a Cornish beach calling on world leaders to waive Covid vaccine patents to enable better access for the world's poorest people. G7 leaders are meeting some 30 miles down the coast in Carbis Bay. IMAGES
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