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Without fanfare, Apple launches new iPhone for the budget-minded
AFP, Published on 15/04/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Wednesday unveiled a new entry-level iPhone in a launch without fanfare, aiming to appeal to consumers facing a suddenly bleaker economic backdrop.
Lone bell chime to mark Notre-Dame fire anniversary
AFP, Published on 15/04/2020
» PARIS: A lone bell will ring out from what remains of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Wednesday, the sole event planned to mark a year since a massive blaze nearly destroyed one of the world's most revered monuments.
Mekong river groups urge China to show transparency after dam report
Reuters, Published on 15/04/2020
» Groups working to protect the Mekong River have called for greater transparency and cooperation from China after a report that Chinese dams held back water during a damaging drought in downstream countries last year.
Trump attack on WHO rocks global efforts to unite against virus
AFP, Published on 15/04/2020
» COPENHAGEN: Global efforts to join forces against the coronavirus faltered Wednesday after Donald Trump halted funding for the World Health Organization, igniting criticism from leaders who are urging solidarity in the face of a crippling economic crisis.
Trillion-baht public-private investment projects planned
Reuters, Published on 15/04/2020
» Thailand plans public-private partnership (PPP) projects worth 1.09 trillion baht during 2020-2027, the finance ministry said on Wednesday, as the government tries to revive the struggling economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
NBTC's prepaid fees request unheeded
Published on 15/04/2020
» Three major mobile operators have shrugged off requests from the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to lower service fees, insisting their new prepaid promotional pandemic packages suffice to ease public burden, with up to 30% fee reductions.
Danish schools begin reopening after month-long closure
AFP, Published on 15/04/2020
» COPENHAGEN - Denmark began reopening schools for younger children on Wednesday after a month-long closure to combat the novel coronavirus, becoming the first country in Europe to do so.
IEA predicts 'worst year in the history' of oil sector
AFP, Published on 15/04/2020
» PARIS: The coronavirus outbreak will slash global oil demand in 2020 to erase a decade of growth and set up "the worst year in the history" of the sector, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Wednesday.
Lovelorn Aussie is first jailed for breaking virus quarantine
AFP, Published on 15/04/2020
» An Australian who repeatedly sneaked out of coronavirus quarantine, reportedly to visit his girlfriend, was jailed for a month Wednesday -- the first person imprisoned under the country's lockdown laws.
Virus spread slows in Malaysia but steady in Indonesia, Philippines
Published on 15/04/2020
» New coronavirus cases slowed in Malaysia and remained steady in Philippines, the country with the most infections in Southeast Asia. The rate of increase also remained stable in Indonesia, where 34 million people face a partial lockdown to reduce the spread of Covid-19.