More government money for US small businesses
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Congress in Washington has voted another 484 billion dollars to help small businesses in America weather the coronavirus. We hear from Professor Ayman El Tarabishy who heads the International Council for Small Business and teaches at George Washington University. The latest round of EU talks on a collective financial rescue package has taken place; the 麻豆官网首页入口's Andrew Walker tells us more. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's handling of coronavirus protests has raised concerns over a return to nationwide martial law, as we hear from the 麻豆官网首页入口's Philippines Correspondent, Howard Johnson. For Muslims, Ramadan is a month of dawn-to-dusk abstinence mitigated by collective meals, socialising and TV specials during the hours of darkness. But 2020 will mean fasting in lockdown as the 麻豆官网首页入口's Szu Ping Chan has been finding out. Plus, the first ever virtual NFL draft is underway - we hear from Gary Gramling, senior editor of The Monday Morning QuarterBack column in Sports Illustrated. And joining us throughout the programme are Stefanie Yuen Thio, Joint Managing Partner at TSMP Law in Singapore. And with us from Washington DC is Dante Disparte, Head of Policy at the Libra Association. (Picture of Benjamin Franklin in surgical mask by Getty Images).
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