Kemp is letting nail salons, massage parlors, bowling alleys and gyms to reopen Friday. Trump said that’s “just too soon.” …
Coronavirus live updates: Trump criticizes Georgia governor’s reopening plan; U.S. deaths started sooner than we thought; market surges
President Donald Trump disagreed with Georgia’s reopening plan, deaths in the US began sooner and the market surged. The latest coronavirus news.
Trump says he disagrees with Georgia’s push to re-open economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – on Wednesday said he strongly disagrees with Georgia’s aggressive push to re-open its economy in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, saying it’s “just too soon” to …
Veolia Oman mobilises to maintain water, waste services
In Oman, the men and women of Veolia who are highly experienced in managing crisis, draw on the Group’s solid organisation and tried and tested methods to carry out duties, even in the most difficult …
‘Palestine’ spray-painted on UMass Hillel on Holocaust Remembrance Day
(JTA) — The Hillel at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst was vandalized on Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day. The red spray-painted Arabic letters translate as “Palestine,” The …
Pastor helps keep Singapore’s migrant workers fed during COVID-19 lockdown
Pastor Samuel Gift Stephen spends his days trying to ensure migrant workers in Singapore, confined to cramped dormitories due to an outbreak of coronavirus, all remain well fed.
Singapore Sees Sharper Economic Slump as Virus Spreads Globally
Singapore is bracing for a sharper economic contraction this year than an earlier forecast of as much as a 4% slump, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread globally and disrupts supply chains …
Why Singapore’s push to contain coronavirus among migrant workers is so difficult
The number of Covid-19 cases in the city-state has spiked in the past month — from about 1,000 cumulative cases on April 1 to more than 10,000 today.
Singapore Sees Deflation in Core Prices for Second Straight Month
The gauge entered negative territory in February for the first time in a decade. Singapore’s headline consumer price index was flat at 0% from a year earlier, the lowest level since January 2018, …
Loan-loss provisions may pick up for Singapore’s banks: BNP Paribas
Prashant Bhayani of BNP Paribas discusses how investors should approach Singapore banks, given the country’s extension of “circuit breaker” measures and their exposure to plunging oil prices.