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EU battles virus and promises Italy whatever it needs
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» BRUSSELS - The EU executive on Friday unveiled a raft of measures to protect the European economy from the coronavirus outbreak, and promised it would do whatever it takes for hardest-hit Italy.
Pandemic shuts down Everest as Nepal suspends permits
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» KATHMANDU - Nepal on Friday barred climbers from all mountains -- including Everest -- over the coronavirus pandemic, in a major blow to its tourism industry.
South Sudan's road to peace marred by 'unconscionable' violence
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» JUBA - The cattle rustlers were asleep, resting ahead of a raid, when automatic gunfire tore through their camp. Ambushed by rival herdsmen, encircled and outgunned, they were cut down, one by one.
Pentagon 'wishes to reconsider' awarding JEDI contract to Microsoft
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - The US Department of Defense said Thursday it wants to reconsider its decision to award a multi-billion-dollar military cloud computing contract to Microsoft in a bidding process Amazon claims was tainted by politics.
Daegu nurses' facial bandages have become badges of honour
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» DAEGU, South Korea: Across their foreheads, cheeks and noses, the nurses on the front line of South Korea's struggle against the coronavirus outbreak wear bandages that have become badges of honour.
Hong Kong robbers make off with boxes of surgical masks
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/03/2020
» Two robbers made off with two boxes of surgical masks and HK$10,000 (41,000 baht) in cash from a Hong Kong trader on a busy Mong Kok street on Thursday afternoon.
China, US spar over origin of coronavirus
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» BEIJING - A Chinese government campaign to cast doubt on the origin of the coronavirus pandemic is fuelling a row with the United States, with a Beijing official promoting conspiracy theories and Washington calling it the "Wuhan virus".
Ardern says racist threat lingers after New Zealand mosque attacks
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEALAND) - New Zealand's leader Jacinda Ardern admitted Friday there was "much more" her country could do to tackle white supremacists a year after the Christchurch mosque massacres.
China, US spar over origin of virus
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» A Chinese government campaign to cast doubt on the origin of the coronavirus pandemic is fuelling a row with the United States, with a Beijing official promoting conspiracy theories and Washington calling it the "Wuhan virus".
Manila lockdown set to curb growth
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/03/2020
» MANILA: A monthlong lockdown in the Philippine capital to contain the spread of coronavirus is set to curb economic growth and make an interest-rate cut next week more likely.