economyS&P slashes emerging market forecasts, warns of permanent scarsThe firm said the downward GDP revisions mostly reflected the overall worsening pandemic
defenceWhite House to name Kratsios as Pentagon acting tech chief- officialDefense Department has the largest research and development budget in the federal government and Kratsios will oversee the Missile Defense Agency
politicsTrump takes swipes at Fauci, CDC as coronavirus cases riseThe Republican president, seeking re-election in November, has been increasingly critical of government health officials
economyBirths in Italy hit record low in 2019, population shrinks againBirths dropped by some 19,000 to 420,000 last year
environmentMinister of Climate Change tours waste-to-energy plant, Marine Environment Research Centre in UAQThe minister learnt about the centre’s activities, aimed at evaluating the state of the country’s marine environment
economyG7 finance ministers called for full implementation of G20 debt freeze -TreasuryGroup of Seven ministers also discussed domestic and international economic responses
