Sources: CNN
Stocks and oil prices decline sharply amid growing concerns over the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. 2021-11-26
The United States Senate votes 50–49 to pass President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package after 24 hours of debate and vote-a-rama sessions on the bill. The amended legislation will head back to the United States House of Representatives for a final vote. 2021-03-6
Japan's GDP contracts 4.8% in 2020, which is the first annual economic contraction since 2009 due to the impact of the pandemic. 2021-02-15
The Philippine economy falls into recession for the first time in 29 years after the economy shrank by 16.5% in the April to June quarter from the same period last year, which is the biggest slump in the government's quarterly GDP data dating back to 1981. 2020-08-6
The Indonesian economy contracts 5.32% in second quarter of 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the worst economic contraction in the country since the first quarter of 1999. 2020-08-5
Sudan's Health Minister Akram Ali Altom says that his country urgently needs 120{{nbsp}}million to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. While the country has registered relatively few cases and two deaths, Altom says that if it spreads, the country is not prepared to face it. 2020-04-11
The United States Senate votes down for a second time a stimulus relief package. 2020-03-23
The U.S. Senate approves the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, an emergency relief aid bill, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The bill will ensure that people who are employed in places with less than 500 employees will receive paid benefits while on leave. It also offers free testing for uninsured people and expands federal funding for medical coverage. 2020-03-18
Cirque du Soleil announces it will stage a live tour featuring the works of Michael Jackson. 2010-04-21