Louis Vuitton parent firm commits to manufacturing hand sanitizers
Luxury goods brand Louis Vuitton's parent firm LVMH, which also owns champagne brand Moet & Chandon, watchmaker Tag Heuer, and jewelry company Bulgari, has announced that it will shift from perfume production to hand sanitizer manufacturing due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the products being made available for free to France's health authorities.
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Bank of England holds interest rate at 0.1%
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Australia expects the biggest budget deficit since World War II
Coronavirus pandemic has ended the three-decade growth of Australia as its budget deficit is expected to deepen significantly. The government said its budget deficit is forecast to deepen significantly to 85.8 billion Australian dollars ($61.27 billion) in the financial year that ended on June 30 and further widen to 184.5 billion ($131.78 billion) in the new fiscal year, biggest since the World War II
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