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Policymakers ramp up support as coronavirus fears shred markets
World
March 13, 2020
Policymakers ramp up support as coronavirus fears shred markets
SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Governments and central banks readied more emergency measures to tackle the economic impact of the coronavirus on…
Coronavirus to cause first annual decline in oil use in decade: IEA
World
March 9, 2020
Coronavirus to cause first annual decline in oil use in decade: IEA
The world is set for its first annual decline in oil consumption in more than a decade due to the…
China signals progress in virus battle as Disney partially reopens
World
March 9, 2020
China signals progress in virus battle as Disney partially reopens
China closed several makeshift hospitals for coronavirus patients, some schools reopened and Disney resort staff went back to work Monday…
‘It’s humiliating’: China’s virus controls raise hackles
World
March 7, 2020
‘It’s humiliating’: China’s virus controls raise hackles
An elderly man in virus-hit China pops out to use a public toilet without wearing a compulsory face mask. The…
Egypt denies rumor about providing coronavirus treatment to China
Egypt
March 6, 2020
Egypt denies rumor about providing coronavirus treatment to China
Official Spokesperson for the Egyptian Health Ministry Khaled Megahed denied rumors circulating on social media that Health Minister Hala Zayed…
China’s Uighurs trapped in factory toiling for tech titans
World
March 5, 2020
China’s Uighurs trapped in factory toiling for tech titans
NANCHANG, China (AP) — In a lively Muslim quarter of Nanchang city, a sprawling Chinese factory turns out computer screens,…
290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies
World
March 5, 2020
290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies
Almost 300 million students worldwide faced weeks at home on Thursday with Italy the latest country to shut schools over…
WHO warns of global shortage of medical equipment to fight coronavirus
World
March 4, 2020
WHO warns of global shortage of medical equipment to fight coronavirus
WASHINGTON/GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective…
Egypt’s Health Minister to return from China this weekend, will enter 14-day quarantine
Egypt
March 4, 2020
Egypt’s Health Minister to return from China this weekend, will enter 14-day quarantine
Minister of Health Hala Zayed and a delegation from Egypt will return from an official visit to China by the…
The impatience of being idle: China’s factory workers chafe under quarantine
World
March 4, 2020
The impatience of being idle: China’s factory workers chafe under quarantine
China’s coronavirus epidemic turned a Lunar New Year family reunion into an enforced quarantine for factory worker Hu Aihua, trapping…