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Boeing extends factory shutdown in Washington state
AFP, Published on 06/04/2020
» WASHINGTON: Boeing has said it will indefinitely extend a shutdown at its factories in Washington state because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Taking up the pots and pans
B Magazine, Published on 05/04/2020
» The spread of Covid-19 has prompted us to take precautions in safeguarding ourselves from transmission.
Pentagon removes captain of virus-struck aircraft carrier
AFP, Published on 03/04/2020
» WASHINGTON: The Pentagon removed the captain of the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt Thursday, saying he mishandled communications over how the outbreak was sweeping through the warship.
Police site crashes as Kiwis turn into shutdown snitches
AFP, Published on 30/03/2020
» WELLINGTON: New Zealanders have become so keen to report their neighbours for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules that police on Monday said a website dedicated to addressing the issue crashed soon after going live.
Convicted girl-stabber kills youngster
Online Reporters, Published on 30/03/2020
» A woman who stabbed four schoolgirls in Bangkok 14 years ago fatally stabbed a tenant's five-year-old daughter in Nakhon Pathom province on Sunday.
Help with strings attached
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 30/03/2020
» When Europe was on the verge of collapsing after the carnage of World War II, countries in the region were at risk of drifting into the communist orbit of the Soviet Union. To contain the threat, the United States government in 1948 created a recovery programme worth US$12.7 billion -- $128 billion in today's money.
New York health workers decry 'abysmal' protection
AFP, Published on 28/03/2020
» NEW YORK: Medical staff in America's coronavirus hotbed New York are struggling with long hours and a dire need for protective equipment — and as infections surge, they increasingly fear for their own safety.
Trump calls for quick end to US coronavirus lockdown
AFP, Published on 25/03/2020
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he wants to loosen the coronavirus lockdown in the United States and restart the economy within three weeks, calling social distancing measures too disruptive.
Trump warns coronavirus shutdown could 'destroy a country'
AFP, Published on 25/03/2020
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that he wants the coronavirus lockdown relaxed in the United States by mid-April, warning that keeping the measures in place could "destroy" the country.
Staff 'worked while symptomatic' at US care home with 35 virus deaths
AFP, Published on 19/03/2020
» LOS ANGELES - The devastating coronavirus outbreak at a nursing home near Seattle where 35 have died was likely fueled by infected staff members continuing to come to work, a report found Wednesday.