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UN calls for extra funding to help hard-hit countries

 Walt Disney is laying off 28,000 staff from its theme parks

Walt Disney is laying off 28,000 staff from its theme parks Source: AAP

UN wants more funding for the IMF to help countries hit hard by the pandemic; and Disney lays off 28,000 staff.


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