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Congressional leaders have agreed on a follow-up coronavirus relief package. This includes a one-time payment of $600.00 Who is eligible for the checks? Single tax filers with a 2019 AGI below $75,000 will get stimulus checks. Married filers with an AGI below $150,000. The bill must still be approved by both houses of Congress and the president to become law.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says in a speech delivered at Johns Hopkins University in Washington that the US seeks "a constructive and fair economic relationship with China," even as Washington holds firm in defending the country's national security. SOUNDBITE
Finance ministers from the 27 European Union member states meet in Brussels to discuss taxation, Europe's economic recovery and the budgets for 2024. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden says that the agreements made at the G20 summit in Rome, including pledging to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees above Celsius, show "the power of America showing up". SOUNDBITE
Various Asian Cities, Sep 28 (EFE/EPA).- Economic recovery following the first year of the pandemic in East Asia and the Pacific has been slowed by the spread of the delta variant of Covid-19, according to the World Bank on Tuesday.The East Asia and Pacific region recorded fewer infections and deaths in comparison with other regions of the world during 2020.However, the delta variant has severely hit the region this year, as it recorded a high number of cases and fatalities in many countries. (Camera: ARCHIVE).SHOT LIST: ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AND DAILY LIFE AMID PANDEMIC IN BANGKOK, THAILAND; BEIJING, CHINA; BALI, INDONESIA; HANOI, VIETNAM; AND SINGAPORE.
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