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Face masks made compulsory in public in Tehran as COVID toll rises

Reuters
10 Oct 2020
  Islamic Republic of Iran

RBI sees economy shrinking 9.5% this fiscal, announces fresh measures to arrest the downtrend

The Economic Times
10 Oct 2020
  India

Australia borders to remain closed until late 2021

One Mile at a Time
10 Oct 2020
  Australia

Japan offers $236 mil. in loans to Mongolia to aid virus-hit economy

Kyodo News
10 Oct 2020
  Japan;   Mongolia

Sri Lanka orders closures of bars, restaurants, casinos

Hindustan Times
09 Oct 2020
  Sri Lanka

Nepal warns of healthcare crisis as coronavirus infections cross 100,000

CNA
09 Oct 2020
  Nepal

UK's Sunak expands help for some lockdown-hit firms as recovery wanes

Reuters
09 Oct 2020
  United Kingdom

Russian c.bank to offer up to $13 bln at one-month repo auction on Monday

Reuters
09 Oct 2020
  Russian Federation

Australia rushes through tax cuts in COVID-19 economic stimulus

Reuters
09 Oct 2020
  Australia

Holland becomes one of the world's covid hot-spots after refusing to bring in face mask rules and its testing system dismally failed to meet demands

Mail Online
09 Oct 2020
  Netherlands

China backs global COVAX vaccine facility to fight COVID-19

Reuters
09 Oct 2020
  People's Republic of China

Chinese medical experts arrive in Angola to aid fight against COVID-19

Xinhuanet
09 Oct 2020
  People's Republic of China

$30 million ADB loan to scale up Myanmar’s COVID-19 health response

ADB
09 Oct 2020
  Myanmar

Tajikistan restores regular flights with China

Trend News Agency
08 Oct 2020
  Tajikistan;   People's Republic of China

Sri Lanka closes key gov’t offices as virus outbreak surges

AP News
08 Oct 2020
  Sri Lanka

ECB more concerned about growth than earlier feared: minutes

Reuters
08 Oct 2020
  European Central Bank

Merkel wants German return to balanced budget in 2022

Reuters
08 Oct 2020
  Germany

Strict COVID-19 lockdowns may speed up economic recovery: IMF

Reuters
08 Oct 2020
  Global

New Zealand whole again as Auckland lockdown ends

The Guardian
08 Oct 2020
  New Zealand

China's 2060 carbon neutral goal bill could hit over $5 trillion

Reuters
08 Oct 2020
  People's Republic of China