Aircraft maker Boeing has been awarded two defence contracts worth more than 2 billion dollars for the delivery of 1000 missiles to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia to receive over 1000 missiles

In this segment, WION had an exclusive conversation with Dr. Arindam Basu, Associate Professor, Canterbury University, New Zealand, over the Coronavirus crisis. Where he talks about how News Zealand is seemingly the brightest spot in the world at the moment.

Exclusive: Dr. Arindam Basu, Associate Professor, Canterbury University, New Zealand Speaks to WION | Full Interview

With the governments imposing large-scale restrictions on economic activities to halt the spread of coronavirus, the global economy has come to a virtual standstill. A report by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs has projected that the world economy is set to lose nearly $8.5 trillion over the next 2 years.

UN Predicts slowing down of India’s growth

The European Union has pushed for gradual reopening of internal borders, which are shut due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Covid-19: EU’s big push for lifting restrictions

Half of over 5,000 households surveyed in rural areas of 12 states have been eating fewer meals during the coronavirus lockdown, a PTI report said quoting a survey.

50 per cent of surveyed households in rural India eating less due to COVID-19 lockdown

Signalling the countries biggest economic crash in more than a century. Brazil’s government has lower its 2020 economic outlook forecasting a gross domestic product contraction of -4.7%. The new forecast based on coronavirus damage.

COVID-19: Biggest fall in Brazil’s GDP since 1900

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