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Newsday: 15/01/2021 05:06 GMT : US economy: Joe Biden unveils $1.9 trillion stimulus

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15/01/2021 05:06 GMT : US economy: Joe Biden unveils $1.9 trillion stimulus

US economy: Joe Biden unveils $1.9 trillion stimulus

BBC World Service - Newsday, US economy: Joe Biden unveils $1.9 trillion stimulus

The President-elect's relief plan has billions to fight Covid-19 and help small firms

The President-elect's relief package includes $415bn to fight the virus and $440bn for small businesses.

The economic relief package presented by the US President-elect, if passed by Congress, would include $1tn for households, with direct payments of $1,400 to all Americans. Joe Biden has promised to beat the pandemic that has killed more than 385,000 people in the US. We get the reaction of a small business owner.

North  Korea has unveiled a new submarine missile at a military parade which state media has described as the world’s strongest weapon - so is it?

And we speak to the creator of specially designed coffins in Ghana, built to reflect a person's character or profession.

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