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Coronavirus: US announces a $700 billion stimulus programme

The US cuts interest rates to almost zero in a bid to shore up its economy against the impact of coronavirus.

In Australia further travel restrictions have been put in place.

And in other news, why might some Republicans in Florida be opposed to allowing former convicts to vote?

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Mon 16 Mar 2020 04:06GMT

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