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UK supermarkets plead for calm as virus fears trigger panic buying

MT Webmaster Mar 16, 2020

(AFP) - British supermarkets have called on consumers to be more considerate and reiterated they have adequate supplies, as the coronavirus saw shelves plundered and a surge in online orders.…

Thai Economic Outlook Among Asia’s Weakest, With Worse Ahead

Editor II Mar 16, 2020

(Bloomberg) - Thailand is preparing to restrict some aspects of daily life after the country’s biggest spike in coronavirus cases, further damaging one of Asia’s weakest economic…

Covid-19: Beijing bans face-to-face dining in restaurants

Editor II Mar 16, 2020

(TheStar) - Diners will not be allowed to sit face-to-face in restaurants and canteens in Beijing during the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak period, according to the latest government notice on…

Virus could bankrupt most airlines by end of May

MT Webmaster Mar 16, 2020

(Bloomberg): The coronavirus pandemic will bankrupt most airlines worldwide by the end of May unless governments and the industry take coordinated steps to avoid such a situation, an aviation…

France says coronavirus situation ‘deteriorating very fast’

MT Webmaster Mar 16, 2020

(AFP) - The coronavirus outbreak in France is "very worrying" and "deteriorating very fast", the head of the country's health service said Monday. "The number of cases double every three days,"…

Coronavirus: Isolation for over-70s ‘within weeks’

MT Webmaster Mar 15, 2020

(BBC) - Action to isolate the UK's over-70s for an extended period to shield them from coronavirus is planned in the coming weeks, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed. He told Sky News…

US: Trump declares coronavirus national emergency

Editor II Mar 15, 2020

(CNA) - President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on Friday (Mar 13) in what critics say was a long-delayed admission of the gravity of the coronavirus crisis paralyzing the United…

COVID-19: Governments around the world shut more borders as the number of global cases crosses 150,000

Editor II Mar 15, 2020

(TheStar) - Governments around the world on Saturday shut more borders, as US President Donald Trump said he had taken a coronavirus test and the number of global cases crossed 150,000. France,…

Asian stocks in decline

Editor II Mar 13, 2020

(Al Jazeera) - The roller coaster ride continues for Asian stock markets. It comes after a bad day on Wall Street and an announcement by US President Donald Trump, shutting down travel to and from…

Wall Street plummets, suffers worst day since 1987

Editor II Mar 13, 2020

(NST) - Wall Street tanked on Thursday, slamming the book on the longest-ever US bull market after new travel restrictions to curb the Covid-19 coronavirus spread spooked investors and rattled…

Coronavirus: Duterte announces lockdown of entire Metro Manila

Editor II Mar 13, 2020

(SCMP) - President Rodrigo Duterte has announced a month-long lockdown of the whole of Metro Manila as the Philippines looks to contain the spread of Covid-19, adding that he might call on China…

Every government for itself? Virus poses difficult dilemmas

admin-s Mar 13, 2020

With disparate and at times conflicting responses to the deadly coronavirus outbreak, governments across the globe are abandoning any pretence of joint action and instead putting their own health,…

US military may have brought virus to Wuhan, tweets China

admin-s Mar 13, 2020

A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry suggested on Thursday (March 12) that the US military might have brought the coronavirus to the Chinese city of Wuhan, which has been hardest hit by the…

Iran says it has asked IMF for $5 billion emergency funding to fight coronavirus

Editor II Mar 12, 2020

(Reuters) - Iran has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for emergency funding to help it fight the coronavirus outbreak, which has hit the Islamic Republic hard, Foreign Minister Mohammad…

WHO chief: China’s experience in forcing down Covid-19 cases “impressive”

Editor II Mar 12, 2020

(TheStar) - The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that Covid-19 cases in China have been in significant decline, following the country's "impressive" efforts in…

Pakistan passes child abuse law after girl’s rape and murder

Editor II Mar 12, 2020

(FMT) - Pakistan’s parliament passed a new law against child abuse on Wednesday, two years after the rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl that shocked the country. Pakistan’s first national…

BREAKING: WHO declares pandemic over coronavirus

Editor II Mar 12, 2020

(Al Jazeera) - The World Health Organization has declared the worldwide outbreak of the new coronavirus a pandemic, with more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries and 4,291 deaths. "We have called…

Most people will get the coronavirus, aim is to slow its spread – Merkel

MT Webmaster Mar 11, 2020

(Reuters) - Up to 70% of the population is likely to be infected with the coronavirus that is currently spreading around the world, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, adding that since there…

COVID-19: All of Italy on total lockdown

Editor II Mar 11, 2020

(NST) - The whole of Italy will be placed under lockdown until next month, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Monday, in an unprecedented new attempt to beat the Covid-19 coronavirus in…

Hysteria’ as stock markets plunge over oil, Covid-19

Editor II Mar 11, 2020

(NST) - World oil prices crashed on Monday, fuelling a vicious selloff on stock markets which were already buckling from the spreading Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak. Stocks tanked as the global…

Quarter of Italians on lockdown as virus sweeps globe

Editor II Mar 9, 2020

(MalayMail) - A quarter of Italy's population was in lockdown yesterday as the government announced a spike in deaths, with infections soaring past 7,000, overtaking South Korea as the country…

Philippine clashes leave 14 militants, 4 soldiers dead

Editor II Mar 9, 2020

(TheStar) - Philippine troops have killed at least 14 Muslim militants aligned with the Islamic State group in a weeklong offensive in a southern province that also left four soldiers dead, a…

Saudi crackdown widens amid reports of further arrests of royals

Editor II Mar 9, 2020

(Al Jazeera) - A fourth senior prince is reported to have been detained in Saudi Arabia. US media reports say the former head of army intelligence, Prince Nayef bin Ahmed, is among those now being…

Coronavirus: New York declares state of emergency as contagion spreads

Editor II Mar 8, 2020

(SCMP) - Two more people succumbed to the novel coronavirus in Washington state, officials said, bringing the United States toll to 19, while the number of confirmed cases in New York rose to 89…

Hotel used as Covid-19 quarantine facility collapses in China

Editor II Mar 8, 2020

(TheSunDaily) - More than 40 people have been rescued following the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China on Saturday, state media reported. Officials…

Thailand’s Songkran festival events cancelled to avoid mass gatherings on Covid-19 spread

Editor II Mar 7, 2020

(TheStar) - Thailand's annual Songkran festival to be held in mid-April is appearing to be a quiet one as event organisers cancel several events to avoid mass gatherings and the spread of the…

Coronavirus: vaccines ‘on track for emergency use’ in April

Editor II Mar 7, 2020

(SCMP) - China says research on coronavirus vaccines is well under way, and some will be available for emergency and clinical research use next month. Zheng Zhongwei, director of the National…

India Up for Sale as Modi Offers National Icons to Plug Deficit

Editor II Mar 6, 2020

(Bloomberg) - After years of small divestments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched India’s biggest-ever asset sale, a $29 billion privatization drive that would help prop up the economy but…

Dubai’s ruler abducted daughters and threatened former wife, UK judge rules

Editor II Mar 6, 2020

(Reuters) - Dubai’s ruler ordered the abduction of two daughters and orchestrated a campaign of intimidation against his former wife, a British judge has ruled, in what is likely to be a major…

California declares emergency over coronavirus as death toll rises in U.S.

Editor II Mar 5, 2020

(Reuters) - The U.S. death toll from coronavirus infections rose to 11 on Wednesday as new cases emerged around New York City and Los Angeles, while Seattle-area health officials discouraged…

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