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Opec recommends 1.5m barrel output cut to allies
AFP, Published on 05/03/2020
» VIENNA: Ministers from the Opec cartel of oil-producing countries on Thursday recommended a drastic production cut of 1.5 million barrels per day to their allies to counter a slump in demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
SET index rises on rate cut prospects
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 05/03/2020
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand index closed at their highest level in a week on Thursday after lower-than-expected inflation lifted rate cut hopes, while other Southeast Asian markets eked out marginal gains as concerns over the impact of the coronavirus lingered.
February inflation eases to 0.74%
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/03/2020
» Consumer prices, a gauge of headline inflation, rose by 0.74% year-on-year in February, boosted by food and non-alcoholic beverages.
Whither Boeing? Tough times persist one year after crash
AFP, Published on 05/03/2020
» NEW YORK - One year after the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX that killed 157 people and triggered the worst crisis in Boeing's history, the aviation giant is at a crossroads.
US Olympic swim champion, a rape survivor, fights abuse in sport
AFP, Published on 05/03/2020
» NEW YORK - Three years after the trauma of being raped by a stranger while jogging outside a university campus, American swimmer Nancy Hogshead-Makar lit up the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles by winning three gold medals and a silver.
Virus update: China deaths top 3,000; California declares emergency
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/03/2020
» Deaths from the coronavirus surpassed 3,000 in China, although the first country hit by the disease also announced progress on discharging people after treatment. California called a state of emergency, underscoring the global spread of the disease.
Feb inflation slows, below forecast
Reuters, Published on 05/03/2020
» The headline consumer price index (CPI) in February rose 0.74% from a year earlier, slowing from the previous month and below expectations, commerce ministry data showed on Thursday.
Panic buying follows coronavirus across the globe
AFP, Published on 05/03/2020
» HONG KONG - Shelves are being stripped bare of toilet rolls, hand sanitiser and surgical masks everywhere from Japan to France to the United States as panic buying criss-crosses the globe with the coronavirus, defying repeated calls for calm and disrupting supply chains.
Govt investigates mask shortage
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/03/2020
» A team of officials will launch an investigation to pinpoint why there is an acute shortage of face masks, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Wednesday.
Mask shortage sparks supply chain probe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/03/2020
» A team of officials will launch an investigation to pinpoint why there is an acute shortage of face masks, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Wednesday.