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President Trump signs coronavirus stimulus bill, belatedly

The new law will not only support people and businesses threatened by the pandemic, it will also ensure the government remains open.

President Trump has belatedly approved a two trillion dollar government spending and coronavirus stimulus package days. He had initially refused to sign the bill.

Los Angeles is fast becoming the pandemic centre of the USA, meanwhile Japan has become the latest country to ban travellers in an attempt to stop the new Covid variant spreading.

And despite marine species dying out at an unprecedented rate, more are being found in the deep ocean waters of the Atlantic.

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  • Mon 28 Dec 2020 05:06GMT