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COVID-19 has world's major economies on track for worst quarterly decline in history
The flood of negative economic indicators caused by the novel coronavirus is set to reach epic proportions in the second quarter, with the world's major economies poised to see their worst ever quarterly decline on record.
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Aaron Saltzman
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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world April 15
More than 1,000 deaths in Canada have been linked to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a CBC News tally of deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Here's a look at what's happening in Canada, the U.S. and around the world.
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NATO defence ministers take stock of pandemic's economic toll on national budgets
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Murray Brewster
Politics ||
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As Britain's death toll tops 12,000, new Labour leader says government was slow to act
World |
Iran parliamentary report says country's actual COVID-19 death toll could be double
World |
South Korea legislative election features surprising turnout despite coronavirus
World ||
Analysis
Why Trump's re-election could hinge on a fight over the history of COVID-19 in the U.S.
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Alexander Panetta
World ||
Scientists spot biggest supernova ever detected
Technology & Science ||
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WHO under fire as U.S. halts funding
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Beijing's pandemic response is China's 'Chornobyl moment,' critics say
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Levon Sevunts
Politics ||
Trump suspends funding to WHO pending review over handling of coronavirus
World |
Fires near Chornobyl nuclear plant have been put out, Ukraine officials say
Technology & Science ||
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Global economy will suffer worst year since Great Depression of 1930s, IMF says
Business ||
Barack Obama endorses Joe Biden for U.S. president
World ||
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Some good news from across the country on Tuesday
Trump says he will be 'authorizing' governors to reopen their own states
World ||
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U.S. governors push back on Trump's claim he has 'total' authority to reopen economy
World ||
Ireland's historic rivals open to governing together, but lack a majority
World ||
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117 million children risk missing measles vaccines due to COVID-19 pandemic
World |
China denies discrimination against Africans in recent wave of COVID-19 cases
World |
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North Korea fires barrage of missiles from ground and air
World |
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Kyle Larson fired after sponsors drop rising NASCAR star over racial slur
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Jenna Fryer
Sports |
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Analysis
How France found itself in the middle of a coronavirus catastrophe
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Terence McKenna
World |