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Malaysia brings in army to enforce partial lockdown amid coronavirus outbreak

The Malaysian army will be deployed to assist police in ensuring that people stay in their homes.

3 hours ago

The Malaysian army will be deployed to assist police in ensuring that people stay in their homes.

Malaysia brings in army to enforce partial lockdown amid coronavirus outbreak
China keeps benchmark loan rate unchanged despite coronavirus

Expectations were for a cut in the one-year loan prime rate (LPR) to aid the coronavirus-hit economy.

5 hours ago

Expectations were for a cut in the one-year loan prime rate (LPR) to aid the coronavirus-hit economy.

China keeps benchmark loan rate unchanged despite coronavirus
Remote work during coronavirus outbreak puts millions more on Microsoft Teams, Slack

Team collaboration apps Microsoft Teams and Slack gained millions more users as more people worked from home during the coronavirus outbreak.

20 Mar 2020 - 9:59AM

Team collaboration apps Microsoft Teams and Slack gained millions more users as more people worked from home during the coronavirus outbreak.

Remote work during coronavirus outbreak puts millions more on Microsoft Teams, Slack
Amazon halts grocery orders to restock amid surging demand due to coronavirus worries

Amazon’s Prime Pantry delivery service has seen huge demand from shoppers worried about the coronavirus pandemic.

20 Mar 2020 - 9:34AM

Amazon’s Prime Pantry delivery service has seen huge demand from shoppers worried about the coronavirus pandemic.

Amazon halts grocery orders to restock amid surging demand due to coronavirus worries
‘Justice has been done’: India hangs four men convicted of 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder

The brutal attack on the 23-year-old student known as Nirbhaya sparked massive protests and global outrage. She later died in a Singapore hospital.

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The brutal attack on the 23-year-old student known as Nirbhaya sparked massive protests and global outrage. She later died in a Singapore hospital.

‘Justice has been done’: India hangs four men convicted of 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder
BTS label Big Hit Entertainment look to go public, but is it really the best time?

Big Hit Entertainment, the music label behind K-pop phenomenon BTS, is eyeing a public market debut. But with the coronavirus outbreak now eating away at concert sales, a high valuation sounds increasingly out of tune.

19 Mar 2020 - 11:44PM

Big Hit Entertainment, the music label behind K-pop phenomenon BTS, is eyeing a public market debut. But with the coronavirus outbreak now eating away at concert sales, a high valuation sounds increasingly out of tune.

BTS label Big Hit Entertainment look to go public, but is it really the best time?
Coronavirus: Malaysia looking for 2,000 Rohingya after mosque outbreak

The religious gathering late last month at a mosque on the outskirts of the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur was attended by some 16,000 people.

19 Mar 2020 - 3:53PM

The religious gathering late last month at a mosque on the outskirts of the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur was attended by some 16,000 people.

Coronavirus: Malaysia looking for 2,000 Rohingya after mosque outbreak
Coronavirus: Japan’s Taro Aso calls Tokyo Olympics ‘cursed’ as ticket holders grow anxious amid cancellation fears

He said that extraordinary circumstances seem to overshadow the Olympics in 40-year intervals dating back to 1940, when the event was cancelled due to WWII

19 Mar 2020 - 3:28PM

He said that extraordinary circumstances seem to overshadow the Olympics in 40-year intervals dating back to 1940, when the event was cancelled due to WWII

Coronavirus: Japan’s Taro Aso calls Tokyo Olympics ‘cursed’ as ticket holders grow anxious amid cancellation fears
Coronavirus shutdown in Hollywood delays Friends reunion special planned for May streaming on HBO Max, source says

Phoebe, Ross, Rachel, Joey, Monica and Chandler won’t be reuniting next week after all – the production of unscripted Friends reunion special featuring the original cast is among TV, film and entertainment productions postponed.

19 Mar 2020 - 2:04PM

Phoebe, Ross, Rachel, Joey, Monica and Chandler won’t be reuniting next week after all – the production of unscripted Friends reunion special featuring the original cast is among TV, film and entertainment productions postponed.

Coronavirus shutdown in Hollywood delays Friends reunion special planned for May streaming on HBO Max, source says
Coronavirus: Japan mulls cash payouts, US$276 billion stimulus to fend off crisis

The move comes amid concerns that Japan is not doing enough to contain the outbreak and is using only a sixth of its capacity to do testing.

19 Mar 2020 - 12:48PM

The move comes amid concerns that Japan is not doing enough to contain the outbreak and is using only a sixth of its capacity to do testing.

Coronavirus: Japan mulls cash payouts, US$276 billion stimulus to fend off crisis
Coronavirus: Muslim event that drew thousands to Indonesia stopped amid outbreak fears

The Tablighi Jama’at halted the event in Gowa, near Makassar, after a similar gathering in Malaysia led to hundreds of infections.

19 Mar 2020 - 3:33PM

The Tablighi Jama’at halted the event in Gowa, near Makassar, after a similar gathering in Malaysia led to hundreds of infections.

Coronavirus: Muslim event that drew thousands to Indonesia stopped amid outbreak fears
Chip maker TSMC segregates teams after Taiwan employee tests positive for coronavirus

Top contract chip maker TSMC said employee in Taiwan tested positive for coronavirus although the incident would not affect company operations

19 Mar 2020 - 10:29AM

Top contract chip maker TSMC said employee in Taiwan tested positive for coronavirus although the incident would not affect company operations

Chip maker TSMC segregates teams after Taiwan employee tests positive for coronavirus
European mobile operators share location data for coronavirus fight in Italy, Germany and Austria

Mobile carriers will share anonymous, aggregated data with health authorities in the three European countries to help monitor lockdown compliance, but will not track individuals.

19 Mar 2020 - 9:35AM

Mobile carriers will share anonymous, aggregated data with health authorities in the three European countries to help monitor lockdown compliance, but will not track individuals.

European mobile operators share location data for coronavirus fight in Italy, Germany and Austria
Coronavirus: US suspending visa services worldwide

Missions in countries including South Korea, Germany, Spain and South Africa announce they are stopping or significantly reducing services.

19 Mar 2020 - 7:21AM

Missions in countries including South Korea, Germany, Spain and South Africa announce they are stopping or significantly reducing services.

Coronavirus: US suspending visa services worldwide
Coronavirus: Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Princess Beatrice scales back wedding plans

Princess Beatrice and Italian count Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi cancel reception at Buckingham Palace.

19 Mar 2020 - 4:13AM

Princess Beatrice and Italian count Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi cancel reception at Buckingham Palace.

Coronavirus: Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Princess Beatrice scales back wedding plans
Bernie Sanders to ‘assess’ his US presidential campaign after latest primary losses to Joe Biden

The US Democratic Party presidential hopeful lost to former vice-president Biden in the Florida, Illinois and Arizona primaries.

19 Mar 2020 - 12:05AM

The US Democratic Party presidential hopeful lost to former vice-president Biden in the Florida, Illinois and Arizona primaries.

Bernie Sanders to ‘assess’ his US presidential campaign after latest primary losses to Joe Biden
Over 8,000 Muslim pilgrims gather in Indonesia, despite coronavirus fears

Thousands have gathered in Gowa for an event organised by evangelical Muslims, despite a similar meeting in Malaysia causing over 500 infections.

19 Mar 2020 - 3:42AM

Thousands have gathered in Gowa for an event organised by evangelical Muslims, despite a similar meeting in Malaysia causing over 500 infections.

Over 8,000 Muslim pilgrims gather in Indonesia, despite coronavirus fears
Coronavirus: BTS fans keep fervour alive, donate for Covid-19 fight

BTS in February cancelled the Seoul leg of the upcoming ‘Map of the Soul’ tour amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

18 Mar 2020 - 5:54PM

BTS in February cancelled the Seoul leg of the upcoming ‘Map of the Soul’ tour amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

Coronavirus: BTS fans keep fervour alive, donate for Covid-19 fight
Self-driving firms including Waymo and Pony.ai suspend car tests, robotaxi services on coronavirus fears

Self-driving firms Waymo, Cruise, Argo and Pony.ai have suspended autonomous car testing and robotaxi services involving backup drivers, joining efforts in the US to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

18 Mar 2020 - 11:06AM

Self-driving firms Waymo, Cruise, Argo and Pony.ai have suspended autonomous car testing and robotaxi services involving backup drivers, joining efforts in the US to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Self-driving firms including Waymo and Pony.ai suspend car tests, robotaxi services on coronavirus fears
Tesla’s main US factory in San Francisco Bay Area can only maintain minimum basic operations due to coronavirus shutdown

Electric vehicle maker Tesla’s factory in Alameda County, California, has been deemed non-essential and can only maintain basic operations such as inventory, security and payroll under an order to rein in the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

18 Mar 2020 - 10:29AM

Electric vehicle maker Tesla’s factory in Alameda County, California, has been deemed non-essential and can only maintain basic operations such as inventory, security and payroll under an order to rein in the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tesla’s main US factory in San Francisco Bay Area can only maintain minimum basic operations due to coronavirus shutdown
Coronavirus: how Malaysia’s Sri Petaling mosque became a Covid-19 hotspot

Gathering at Sri Petaling compound on outskirts of Kuala Lumpur has emerged as source of hundreds of new infections across Southeast Asia

19 Mar 2020 - 12:35AM

Gathering at Sri Petaling compound on outskirts of Kuala Lumpur has emerged as source of hundreds of new infections across Southeast Asia

Coronavirus: how Malaysia’s Sri Petaling mosque became a Covid-19 hotspot
Coronavirus looms over Democratic primaries as voters stay home

Outbreak prompts Ohio to postpone contest, shows signs of hurting Tuesday’s turnout in Arizona, Florida and Illinois.

18 Mar 2020 - 9:17AM

Outbreak prompts Ohio to postpone contest, shows signs of hurting Tuesday’s turnout in Arizona, Florida and Illinois.

Coronavirus looms over Democratic primaries as voters stay home
India closes Taj Mahal, other tourist sites as it steps up measures to control coronavirus

India’s top tourist attraction draws up to 8 million tourists a year, and officials said it was crucial to close it temporarily.

17 Mar 2020 - 4:11PM

India’s top tourist attraction draws up to 8 million tourists a year, and officials said it was crucial to close it temporarily.

India closes Taj Mahal, other tourist sites as it steps up measures to control coronavirus
Coronavirus: South Korea threatens to close churches for not enforcing preventive measures

Gyeonggi Province will close 140 churches if they do not take steps to prevent the spread of Covid-19, after 46 church-goers in Seongnam were infected by a salt water spray.

17 Mar 2020 - 2:00PM

Gyeonggi Province will close 140 churches if they do not take steps to prevent the spread of Covid-19, after 46 church-goers in Seongnam were infected by a salt water spray.

Coronavirus: South Korea threatens to close churches for not enforcing preventive measures
Coronavirus: Philippines closes financial markets indefinitely amid pandemic

The Philippine Stock Exchange is the first to suspend trade until further notice in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.

19 Mar 2020 - 12:27AM

The Philippine Stock Exchange is the first to suspend trade until further notice in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Coronavirus: Philippines closes financial markets indefinitely amid pandemic
Amazon to hire 100,000 workers as online orders surge on coronavirus worries

E-commerce giant Amazon is raising US workers’ wages through April to draw new employees, as more consumers turn to the web to meet their needs amid fears of quarantines or product shortages due to the coronavirus pandemic.

17 Mar 2020 - 9:42AM

E-commerce giant Amazon is raising US workers’ wages through April to draw new employees, as more consumers turn to the web to meet their needs amid fears of quarantines or product shortages due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Amazon to hire 100,000 workers as online orders surge on coronavirus worries
Idris Elba tests positive for coronavirus

British actor says he has no symptoms but is isolating himself from others.

17 Mar 2020 - 7:25AM

British actor says he has no symptoms but is isolating himself from others.

Idris Elba tests positive for coronavirus
Coronavirus: Philippines imposes home quarantine on entire Luzon island, affecting more than 50 million people

‘This is not martial law. Don’t get scared because nobody will display their guns,’ President Rodrigo Duterte says.

19 Mar 2020 - 12:27AM

‘This is not martial law. Don’t get scared because nobody will display their guns,’ President Rodrigo Duterte says.

Coronavirus: Philippines imposes home quarantine on entire Luzon island, affecting more than 50 million people
China telecoms maker ZTE says operations ‘normal’ after reports of new bribery investigation by US

Chinese telecoms company ZTE says operations ‘normal’ and it has not received any notices from the US government after reports it was subject of new bribery investigation

16 Mar 2020 - 4:19PM

Chinese telecoms company ZTE says operations ‘normal’ and it has not received any notices from the US government after reports it was subject of new bribery investigation

China telecoms maker ZTE says operations ‘normal’ after reports of new bribery investigation by US
Biden and Sanders: would either be a better leader than Trump in a crisis?

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders offer competing visions for how they would lead in a time of a crisis that has upended the daily lives of Americans.

16 Mar 2020 - 8:34PM

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders offer competing visions for how they would lead in a time of a crisis that has upended the daily lives of Americans.

Biden and Sanders: would either be a better leader than Trump in a crisis?