In the streets of one village in Indonesia, keeping people indoors to stop the spread of coronavirus means employing some haunting figures. A roving gang of “ghosts” are now on patrol in Kepuh at …
Indonesia’s trade surplus seen shrinking in March: Reuters poll
The median forecast of 14 analysts in the poll was for Southeast Asia’s largest economy to post a $760 million trade surplus in March, about a third of February’s surprise $2.
Indonesia Seen Cutting Rates Again Amid Pandemic
Indonesia’s central bank is expected to lower borrowing costs for a third straight month as policy makers take unprecedented steps to bolster the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
India coronavirus: Why are these migrants running away from quarantine?
But many of them lack basic facilities. In some shelters in Bihar, people have been slipping out at night but returning during the day for free food. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are among India’s most …
India’s coronavirus lockdown, the world’s largest, extended into May
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. India’s nationwide c lockdown has been extended until May 3, India’s conservative prime minister said Tuesday. India’s …
India extends world’s largest coronavirus lockdown
India’s prime minister has extended his country’s nationwide lockdown. It started on March 25 and restricted movement for the 1.3 billion people who live there. CBS News’ Arshad Zargar reports from …
India Extends World’s Biggest Lockdown as Coronavirus Cases Cross 10,000
India Extends World’s Biggest Lockdown, Ignites Protest by Migrant Workers NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – India extended a lockdown on its 1.3 billion people until at least May 3 on Tuesday and Prime …
India extends world’s biggest lockdown
India’s hosting the world’s largest coroanvirus lockdown and that’s now being extended until May 3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Tuesday (April 14) more than a billion people will face …
China, India to narrowly avoid recession in virus-hit 2020: IMF
The pandemic has hammered the world economy, with millions of jobs lost and businesses shut because of unprecedented lockdown measures to slow the spread of the disease. It predicted growth of 1.2 …
How Bush and Obama Ceded the World Health Organization to China, Increasing Risk of Pandemics Like Coronavirus
Trump is halting U.S. funding of WHO after previous administrations’ “benign neglect” policy allowed Beijing to mislead the organization, with deadly consequences.