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China, India to narrowly avoid recession in virus-hit 2020: IMF
The pandemic has hammered the world economy, with millions of jobs lost and businesses shut because of unprecedented lockdown measures to slow the spread of the disease. It predicted growth of 1.2 …
India extends world’s biggest lockdown
India’s hosting the world’s largest coroanvirus lockdown and that’s now being extended until May 3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Tuesday (April 14) more than a billion people will face …
India Extends World’s Biggest Lockdown as Coronavirus Cases Cross 10,000
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