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World Bank OKs first $1.9B for poor countries battling virus

by AP Economics Writer
| April 3, 2020 12:09 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Bank on Thursday approved its first funds to help some of the globe's poorer countries combat the coronavirus outbreak.

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