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Coronavirus shakes up the outsourcing industry
Business, AFP, Published on 22/04/2020
» MUMBAI: Coronavirus is permanently shaking up the global outsourcing industry as lockdowns from Bangalore to Manila prompt firms to "reshore" jobs and, with AI, to move further away from needing humans at all.
SIA extends most flight suspensions to June 30
AFP, Published on 25/04/2020
» SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) has said it will cancel most of its flights until the end of June. The announcement comes just four days after it said it would extend its near-shutdown until the end of May.
Queen releases You Are The Champions for healthcare workers
AFP, Published on 01/05/2020
» British band Queen on Friday released a new version of their rock classic We Are The Champions to raise money for health workers tackling the coronavirus outbreak.
Doubts grow over Premier League restart
AFP, Published on 01/05/2020
» LONDON: Premier League clubs were due to hold talks later on Friday on how to finish the season as Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero admitted players were scared about being rushed back into action.
IATA rejects 'middle seat' elimination
Business, AFP, Published on 07/05/2020
» GENEVA: The global aviation body said on Tuesday that the risk of catching Covid-19 on a plane was low and there was no need to leave the middle seat empty once the industry takes off again.
UNWTO predicts 60-80% fall in number of arrivals
Business, AFP, Published on 08/05/2020
» MADRID: The number of international tourist arrivals could plunge by 60 to 80% in 2020 owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the World Tourism Organization said yesterday, revising its previous forecast sharply lower.
Drones spray Indian city after lockdown clashes
AFP, Published on 09/05/2020
» AHMEDABAD, India: Drones hovered over this pandemic-stricken city on Saturday spraying disinfectant on the streets, hours after security forces clashed with residents who defied a toughened lockdown.
Covid 'nightmare' feared in Rohingya camps
AFP, Published on 15/05/2020
» Emergency teams are racing to prevent a coronavirus “nightmare” in the world’s largest refugee settlement after the first confirmed cases were reported in the sprawling camps housing nearly a million Rohingya in Bangladesh.
‘Corona demos’ trouble Germany
AFP, Published on 16/05/2020
» BERLIN: From anger over lockdown measures to a purported vaccine plan by Bill Gates: a growing wave of demonstrations in Germany by conspiracy theorists, extremists and anti-vaxxers has alarmed even Chancellor Angela Merkel.
FC Seoul get record fine over sex dolls
Sports, AFP, Published on 22/05/2020
» SEOUL: South Korea's FC Seoul were fined a record 100 million won (approximately 2.5 million baht) for using sex dolls to fill seats at a match held behind closed doors, with K-League officials saying the football club had "deeply humiliated women fans".