Binge spending by the State as urged by some economists could impose big economic costs later on It is extraordinary how big crises make Keynesians out of all of us.

From the Left to the Right, the chorus we hear today is spend, lend and bend every piece of economic wisdom received from the past to get us out of the covid-19 mess.

When there is mass hysteria and economic fear, the line between good politics and good economics blurs to the point of irrelevance.

At any other time, a ₹1.7 trillion fiscal package to help the needy (0.8% of India’s gross domestic product, or GDP) and monetary easing measures to the tune of another 3.2% of GDP would be seen as substantial responses to deal with the covid-19 pandemic and a short-term economic

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When asked about employment supports and the possibility of guaranteed income, Premier Jason Kenney said this is a chance to re-think the approach to many programs but cautioned hard times are coming and there can’t be endless financial handouts.

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ViacomCBS Launches $100 Million COVID-19 Relief Fund

ViacomCBS is looking to support industry crewmembers, talent and creatives with a $100 million fund launched amid a production shutdown due to the COVID-19 crisis. The emergency fund will be distributed by ViacomCBS to the Motion Picture & Television Fund and The Actors Fund, charitable organizations already supporting impacted industry workers.

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Norah O’Donnell Is Used to Reporting on the News, But Now It’s Getting Personal

In the last week of March, the sitcom Young Sheldon roped in a decent 6.3 million viewers on CBS, making it the second most-watched broadcast on the network on the night it aired. Ahead with several hundred thousand viewers was a medical drama (kind of) almost too unbelievable to be true (but it is), and with a woman at the helm to boot: , with Norah O’Donnell.As the ravages the United States and homebound Americans look for concise, reliable sources of information, cable news viewership has ticked upward across the board, sometimes to staggering effect.

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Markets surge over 4% on hopes of stimulus package

Expectations of a stimulus and global cues lifted domestic markets on Thursday despite a rise in covid-19 cases. The BSE Sensex ended at 31,159.62, up 1,265.66 points, or 4.23%, while the Nifty was at 9,111.90, up 363.1 5 points, or 4.15%.

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President Kovind promulgates ordinance to effect 30% salary cut of PM, ministers

With the approval of the president, the ordinance will come into force immediately

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₹10 trillion stimulus as lockdown ravages economy

NEW DELHI : Economists and business leaders are pitching for a massive ₹10 trillion fiscal stimulus package to support people who have lost their livelihoods and businesses on the verge of collapse because of the coronavirus crisis, a suggestion first made by Mint in an editorial on 29 March.

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A local delicatessen from West Lothian is delivering free hot food to vulnerable pensioners living in isolation.

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Opinion | World trade fall mustn’t stoke export pessimism

The WTO expects a sharp drop-off in global trade. But India must not withdraw inwards. Instead, we must raise our competitiveness through reforms in preparation for a recovery

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Opinion | Time to embrace blended learning as the new normal

At Harvard, even laboratory-based courses have moved online with simple innovations. For example, for a lab course in genetics, students were required to collect biological samples, extract and analyse the DNA

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Early to rise, Chhattisgarh has kept virus at bay so far

NAGPUR : Nine home; one to go. Early to respond to a looming covid-19 crisis, Chhattisgarh is on the verge of seeing its only remaining novel coronavirus patient—a teenager recuperating at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Raipur—go home to flatten the curve, nicely contrasting the country’s sudden spike in cases.

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B.C. health officials to provide Thursday update on coronavirus response

B.C. health officials are scheduled to deliver their daily update on the province’s novel coronavirus pandemic response at 3 p.m. PT on Thursday.

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CBC Launches $2 Million COVID-19 Relief Fund for Producers

Canadian broadcaster CBC has launched a Creative Relief Fund for indie content makers amid the COVID-19 crisis, with a $2 million pot. The fund will offer "immediate" development and production financing for producers of original content across all genres.

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Lady Gaga fashion designer swaps creating glitzy outfits to make masks for frontline workers

A fashion designer whose clients have included Lady Gaga has swapped creating glitzy outfits for making face masks for frontline key workers amid the coronavirus crisis.

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Does coronavirus spread through the air, and the biology of anorexia

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Stephen King is ‘sorry’ you feel stuck in one of his horror stories

Stephen King has two words for those who feel the coronavirus pandemic is akin to being trapped in the fictional world of one of his books: “I’m sorry.”

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David Harbour Gives Out His Phone Number To Fans Who Need Support Through The Coronavirus Crisis

David Harbour wants to connect directly with fans in a difficult time.

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Gal Gadot Talks Motherhood And Marriage With ‘Vogue’, Says ‘Wonder Woman’ ‘Completely Changed’ Her Life

Gal Gadot talks her “Wonder Woman” fame, family, and more in a new interview with Vogue.

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Opinion | The unequal burden placed on Indians by our covid response

Those at the bottom of our economic pyramid have borne the brunt of our virus-containment efforts

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Coronavirus is killing Black Americans at a much higher rate

As the novel coronavirus tightens its grip across the U.S., it is cutting a particularly devastating swath through an already vulnerable population — Black Americans.

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Hamilton-Niagara sports fields, playgrounds off-limits on Easter weekend amid COVID-19 crisis

The Easter long weekend is expected to be quiet in Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara Region in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to city leaders.

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Wallows Take Off on a Goofy, Nighttime Road Trip in 'OK' Video: Watch

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Opinion | What the SIR model tells us about a pandemic

Mathematicians study differential equations between the ‘S’ for susceptible, ‘I’ for infected and ‘R’ for removed to understand the spread of the disease

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Opinion | Unlocking the economy: policy roadmap for India after 14 April

Fiscally expansive measures are essential right now to stabilize an economy in critical condition and secure livelihoods

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Opinion | Any shade of corona anxiety... so long as it is sane

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As global demand for HCQ rises, Indian pharma firms to keep huge buffer stock

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Bob Dylan, 78, earns his first-ever number one hit with the 17-minute long Murder Most Foul

Bob Dylan has earned his first-ever number one on a Billboard Chart with 17-minute long Murder Most Foul.The music legend's first original piece of music in eight years - which is about the 1963 assassination of late former US President John F. Kennedy - has topped Billboard's Rock Digital Song Sales chart after being downloaded 10,000 times.The 78-year-old singer/songwriter has only ever reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 with Like a Rolling Stone in 1965 and Rainy Day Women #12 and #35 in 1966.

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Chance The Rapper, DJ Khaled, and Kelly Rowland are set to take part in a U.S. TV special aimed at raising coronavirus relief funds to aid the black community.

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TikTok pledges $250 mn for Covid-19 relief

TikTok, the fast-growing mobile video app, pledged Thursday to contribute $250 million to coronavirus relief efforts around the world.

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Coronavirus death toll to continue to rise for 'weeks' as no end in sight for crisis

The Government's Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said he expects the number of coronavirus deaths to rise in the UK "for another two weeks.”

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Coronavirus: Foals offer update on scheduled UK arena tour

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Opinion | Location intelligence may emerge as unlikely ally in battle against Covid-19

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Winter Park church giving away 100,000 meals to help families during COVID-19 pandemic

WINTER PARK, Fla. – Workers at Calvary Orlando Church are preparing to give away 100,000 meals as a way to help families during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Priti Patel slams police chief who threatened trolley searches

Priti Patel has slapped down a police chief who threatened shoppers with trolley searches during the coronavirus lockdown.

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UK coronavirus lockdown timeline shared by WHO expert - and pubs could be open soon

An ex- World Health Organisation executive has revealed his hopeful strategy to gradually bring the UK out of coronavirus lockdown.

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Archbishop Nelson says church will stream services for Good Friday, Holy Saturday

Archbishop Nelson Perez joins Good Day Philadelphia to explain celebrations for Good Friday and Holy Saturday.

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We want to open more coronavirus testing centres, says Andy Burnham - but we're not allowed

Manchester Airport’s new drive-through coronavirus testing centre is not enough on its own, local leaders have warned - but they say government is stopping them from opening more.

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How Alison Roman Became the Face of Home Cooking, Apocalypse Notwithstanding

Over a bottle of orange wine on the back patio of Carroll Gardens mainstay Frankies 457, Alison Roman percolates with a confidence that cools only when talk turns to the uptick of new people sliding into her DMs. The New York Times food columnist and best-selling cookbook author (Dining In and Nothing Fancy) has spent the week fielding concerns about pantry stocking, uncomplicated recipes and her preferred nonperishables, mostly on Instagram, where her follower count has grown to nearly half a million.

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Donald Trump says he will ‘take a look’ at pardoning Tiger King’s Joe Exotic

Tiger King is the Netflix show that has taken the world by storm, especially since TV is everyone’s new best friend. Who knew such random madness was going on in those small corners of Florida?

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Cancelled trips damage $60 billion forex market

The travel industry and its ancillary sectors have been the worst hit amid the covid-19 crisis

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‘Aviation sector needs an immediate bailout’

NEW DELHI : India’s civil aviation industry, whose woes have intensified with a clampdown on travel to curb the spread of covid-19, needs a bailout from the government to stay afloat, said Anand Stanley, chairman of the aviation committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), and president and managing director of Airbus India and South Asia.

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Albion Rovers defender opens up on lockdown life, mental health and staying safe

“I’m not made up to be sitting about the house or indoors all the time,” admits Albion Rovers defender Bryan Wharton as another day of lockdown ticks by.

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Manchester’s legendary Hacienda resurrected for virtual house party this weekend

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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