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Bernie Sanders ends his US presidential bid
AFP, Published on 08/04/2020
» WASHINGTON - US Senator Bernie Sanders suspended his presidential campaign Wednesday, clearing the way for rival Joe Biden to win the Democratic nomination and challenge incumbent Donald Trump in November.
Is this the end of civilisation as we know it?
AFP, Published on 08/04/2020
» PARIS - "The world will never be the same again," has been the oft-repeated refrain since the coronavirus brought the global economy to a juddering halt.
Global trade will plunge by up to a third in 2020: WTO
AFP, Published on 08/04/2020
» GENEVA - Global trade could plummet by a third this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the World Trade Organization said Wednesday, warning the deepest recession "of our lifetimes" could be on the horizon.
Global trade will plunge by up to a third in 2020 amid pandemic: WTO
AFP, Published on 08/04/2020
» GENEVA - Global trade growth is expected to plummet by up to a third in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the World Trade Organization said Wednesday, warning that the numbers would be "ugly".
Heat and confinement: Daily life in France's Indian Ocean territory
AFP, Published on 08/04/2020
» KAHANI (FRANCE) - "How can we be expected to stay indoors? It's like an oven inside!"
Spain, Germany cases rise; UK PM remains in ICU: Virus update
Published on 08/04/2020
» Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the start of a turnaround in the fight against the virus could come after this week.
Thailand, US in 'proactive' trade talks
Published on 08/04/2020
» Thailand and the United States on Wednesday discussed “proactive” economic, trade and investment cooperation, which will be crucial for salvaging the economy in the aftermath of the new coronavirus pandemic.
Break for Asia's clogged capitals as coronavirus curbs traffic
Reuters, Published on 08/04/2020
» MANILA: Strict lockdowns, school closures and curbs on commerce are giving Asia's congested capitals rare respite from transport mayhem, as the global fight to contain the coronavirus creates a free-flow of traffic not seen in years.
Zoom sued for overstating, not disclosing privacy, security flaws
Published on 08/04/2020
» Zoom Video Communications Inc was slapped with a class action suit by one of its shareholders on Tuesday, accusing the video-conferencing app of overstating its privacy standards and failing to disclose that its service was not end-to-end encrypted.
Stranded Thais return from Japan, sent for quarantine
Published on 08/04/2020
» A group of Thai people stranded at Haneda airport in Japan after the Thai airport authority extended a ban on all commercial flights to Thailand until April 18 were brought home on Wednesday on a repatriation flight.