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Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 22

03/22/2020

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, March 22.

Counting the cost of the coronavirus


A man walks past the deserted check-in area of the international airport in Duesseldorf, Germany, on March 18, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

The global economy is reeling as the coronavirus shuts down air travel and tourism, dampens trade, and forces changes to society.

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Social distancing starts – from malls to supermarkets


A restaurant (right) implementing social distancing measures at Jurong Point, with patrons sitting at alternate tables, on March 21, 2020. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO

But not all businesses are adhering to the mandatory guidelines, while the measures worry some retailers.

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Italy shuts factories as daily toll nears 800


A man touches the coffin of his mother during a funeral service in the closed cemetery of Seriate, near Bergamo, Lombardy, on March 20, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Italy has shut all non-essential factories after recording another record coronavirus toll that brought its fatalities to 4,825.

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Coronavirus: 47 new cases in Singapore, including 39 imported


Travellers and visitors at Changi Airport Terminal 3, on March 19, 2020. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN

Two patients – a 75-year-old Singaporean woman and 64-year old Indonesian man – have also died from the virus.

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Grappling with a triple whammy global crisis

In the span of a few long weeks, the world as we knew it and most of the bold projections about what lies ahead have been upended.

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Keeping the faith in a time of coronavirus


PHOTOS: HEART OF GOD CHURCH, MARCELLIN LOPEZ, KHALID BABA, TIMOTHY DAVID

Livestreaming, lightly modifying ancient rituals and even suspending services altogether – believers from all faiths are now navigating new terrain while safekeeping the essence of their beliefs.  

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Coronavirus: Nearly one billion confined to homes as virus death toll tops 12,000


A woman is seen wearing a mask embellished with petals in the central Iraqi holy city of Najaf, on March 21, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Almost one billion people were confined to their homes worldwide as the global coronavirus death toll topped 12,000 and US states rolled out stay-at-home measures already imposed across swathes of Europe.

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It Changed My Life: He starved, suffered and nearly died, but never lost hope


Mr Veng Sereyvuth served as Cambodia’s minister for tourism and culture. No One Born Poor: Prisoner, Politician, Pioneer is a book about his life published by Write Editions and available at major bookstores in June. PHOTO: KELLY HUI

Genocide survivor went on to be a Cambodian minister, and seeks now to inspire the young.

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Spotted: Bukit Timah’s abandoned mountain bikes


The Sunday Times spotted various bikes left in the undergrowth at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve as well as secured to a lamp post near a park entrance in Dairy Farm Road. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN

Since January, The Sunday Times has spotted more than 20 bicycles along a 5km stretch of forest from Mandai to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.

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Should you switch to an electric car?


Electric cars like the Nissan Leaf cost less to operate than conventional ones as electricity is far cheaper than petrol. These vehicles also cost less to maintain because they have fewer parts and less fluids. PHOTO: REUTERS

Why considering an electric car goes beyond dollars and cents.

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