In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet for …
Coronavirus to push China’s first-quarter GDP into first decline on record: Reuters poll
BEIJING (Reuters) – The coronavirus health crisis likely knocked China’s economy into its first decline since at least 1992 in the first quarter, raising the heat on authorities to do more to restore …
Asia shares consolidate, China cuts another interest rate
China moved again to cushion its economy, cutting a key medium-term interest rate to record lows and paving the way for a similar reduction in benchmark loan rates. While not unexpected, it did help …
JUST IN: 20-year-old among the storm victims identified in North Georgia
The names of four people killed in North Georgia by a suspected tornado were released Tuesday. A 20-year-old woman is among the victims, the Murray County coroner said. Among those killed were Rebecca …
Coronavirus live updates: Singapore reports more than 300 cases for second consecutive day
Singapore reported 720 cases in the last two days, most of them linked to infection clusters at dormitories housing foreign workers.
Higher Open Called For Singapore Stock Market
(RTTNews) – The Singapore stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had advanced …
Coronavirus: Are the bodies of victims undermining Iran’s official figures?
The same grim situation – body after body, laid out on the ground in some kind of macabre queue. The video was filmed in the main cemetery in Qom, a holy city in central Iran. It was where coronavirus …
Japan govt: No plans at moment to extend state of emergency to other regions
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government said on Monday it saw no reason at the moment to extend its state of emergency beyond Tokyo and a handful of other cities around the country. “So far we have not …
Taiwan Reports No New Coronavirus Cases, Adding To Success In Fighting Pandemic
Taiwan reported no new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, marking the first time authorities there have reported zero new cases in more than a month. It’s also the latest achievement for a health system …
Boeing completes first flight of F-15QA for Qatar
Boeing announced Tuesday that it has successfully completed the first flight of the F-15QA fighter during a 90-minute mission from the Lambert International Airport in St. Louis.