BERLIN (Reuters) – Orders for German industrial goods rose by 10.4% in May, rebounding from their biggest drop since records began in 1991 the previous month, data showed on Monday, as demand picked up after lockdown measures to fight the coronavirus were lifted. The surge was weaker than a Reuters forecast for an increase of […]
BEIJING (NYTIMES) – Alarmed at China’s stranglehold over supplies of masks, gowns, test kits and other front-line weapons for battling the coronavirus, countries around the world have set up their own factories to cope with this pandemic and outbreaks of the future. When the outbreak subsides, those factories might struggle to survive. China has laid […]
BAGAN (AFP) – A squad of gun-toting police patrol Myanmar’s sacred site of Bagan under the cover of night, taking on plunderers snatching relics from temples forsaken by tourists due to coronavirus restrictions. Each evening, as dusk falls, about 100 officers fan out across the plain of Bagan measuring 50 square kilometres, sweeping torches over […]
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – The border between Australia’s two most populous states will close from Tuesday (July 7) for an indefinite period, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said on Monday (July 6), following an outbreak of the coronavirus in his state. The decision marks the first time the border with neighbouring New South Wales has been shut in […]
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike was returned to a second term in office yesterday with heavy bipartisan support across gender and age groups in a thrashing of her 21 contenders. The 67-year-old, who is Tokyo’s first female leader, clinched more than 3.5 million votes with 95 per cent of the votes counted as of press time […]
Those hungry to taste some restaurant-standard dishes, while staying safely at home, can now try their hand at making them using recipes from a new digital cookbook. What is more, they would also be helping the vulnerable in society as all proceeds from the cookbook, which costs $25, will go to charity. Those who are […]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – El Al’s (ELAL.TA) fate is expected to be decided in the coming days, with the Israeli airline looking to reach a deal with workers on job and spending cuts to get government aid. An official at El Al, which has put almost all of its 6,500 workers on unpaid leave and suspended […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – Authorities in a city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia issued a warning on Sunday (July 5), one day after a hospital reported a case of suspected bubonic plague. The health committee of the city of Bayan Nur issued the third-level alert, the second lowest in a four-level system. The alert […]
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada should focus on boosting economic growth after getting pummeled by the COVID-19 crisis, analysts say, even as concerns about the sustainability of its debt are growing, with Fitch downgrading the nation’s rating just over a week ago. Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau will deliver a “fiscal snapshot” on Wednesday that will […]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – El Al’s (ELAL.TA) fate is expected to be decided in the coming days, with the Israeli airline looking to reach a deal with workers on job and spending cuts to get government aid. An official at El Al, which has put almost all of its 6,500 workers on unpaid leave and suspended […]