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TOKYO (AP) — Millions of people began holing up at home, stocking up on supplies and keeping a wary eye on how close they got to friends and neighbors as fear of the coronavirus spread to more places around the world Monday. Resorts closed on the Las Vegas strip. Restaurants offered only take-out, if they were open at all. |
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The refinery, which will process around 300,000 barrels per day of crude oil once fully operational, is expected to sell fuel to customers in Malaysia and across Southeast Asia.
A fire and explosion occurred at the Pengerang refining and petrochemicals complex in southern Malaysia, state news.... |
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Infections outside China now surpass those on the mainland, with fatalities in Italy jumping by 368. In Asia, China added just 16 new cases, while South Korea reported no deaths. Governments worked to slow the spread of the outbreak, with more travel restrictions and closures of schools, bars and restaurants. |
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TOKYO – Millions of people began holing up at home, stocking up on supplies and keeping a wary eye on how close they got to friends and neighbors as fear of the coronavirus spread to more places around the world Monday. Resorts closed on the Las Vegas strip. Restaurants offered only take-out, if they were open at all. |
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Formerly ubiquitous traffic began returning to Beijing. Office buildings, however, enforced strict screenings for fever, and most restaurants only offered take-out. Children usually snowed under with classes and homework found themselves glued to screens, shopping, chatting and watching video clips. |
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Follow AP coverage of the virus outbreak at and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak A woman wearing a face mask walks near workers wearing protective gears preparing to spray disinfectant as a precaution against the new coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 16, 2020. |
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TOKYO -- Millions of people began holing up at home, stocking up on supplies and keeping a wary eye on how close they got to friends and neighbors as fear of the coronavirus spread to more places around the world Monday. Resorts closed on the Las Vegas strip. Restaurants offered only take-out, if they were open at all. |
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Foreign cruise ships have also been banned from arriving at Australian ports for an initial 30 days. "Based on the advice of the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC), the National Cabinet agreed that our core objective now is to slow the outbreak of COVID-19 in Australia by.... |
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered a collaborative approach to dealing with Covid-19 in South Asia with shared data, expertise and a fund to which India will make an initial contribution of $10 million even as Pakistan sought to muddy waters by raising Kashmir at a conversation of Saarc leaders over video conferencing on Sunday. |
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Staff Reporter. Islamabad. Pakistan on Sunday proposed that a “regional mechanism” be developed by members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) so that the countries can exchange “disease surveillance data in real time” to curb the spread of viruses such as the COVID-19. |
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London. The coronavirus epidemic is putting up to 50 million jobs in the global travel and tourism sector at risk, with travel likely to slump by a quarter this year, Asia being the most affected continent, the World Travel and Tourism Council said. This impact would depend on how long the epidemic.... |
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The dollar fell 1.5 per cent to ¥106.35 early today in Asia in reaction to the Fed's move, which was announced yesterday evening US time. — Reuters pic. TOKYO, March 16 ― The dollar fell against a broad range of currencies yesterday after the US Federal Reserve made another surprise interest rate.... |
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (14 March 2020) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $3 million grant to support the Philippine government’s response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including the purchase of emergency medical supplies and the delivery of effective health care services. |
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The dollar fell 1.5 per cent to ¥106.35 early today in Asia in reaction to the Fed's move, which was announced yesterday evening US time. — Reuters pic. TOKYO, March 16 ― The dollar fell against a broad range of currencies yesterday after the US Federal Reserve made another surprise interest rate.... |
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* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E. * Dollar falls early in Asia trade. * Central banks rushing to restore confidence in markets. * Investors fret economic impact of coronavirus.
By Stanley White. TOKYO, March 16 (Reuters) - The dollar fell against a broad range of currencies on Monday after the U. |
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Cambodia will host the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) on Nov 16-17in Phnom Penh under the theme “Strengthening Multilateralism for Shared Growth”. The summit will be the country’s biggest, historic international event, with the participation of government leaders from 51 countries and two regional organizations (Asean and the EU). |
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Andrew Burton / Getty Images The Federal Reserve has gone out of its way to assure financial markets that it is entering into full-blown easing and stabilizing mode. In an unprecedented move for a Sunday, ahead of the global financial markets opening in Asia, the Federal Reserve's FOMC cut the fed funds rate back down to its crisis-level 0. |
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* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E. * Dollar falls early in Asia trade. * Central banks rushing to restore confidence in markets. * Investors fret economic impact of coronavirus. By Stanley White. TOKYO, March 16 (Reuters) - The dollar fell against a broad range of currencies on Monday after the U. |
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SYDNEY March 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NICE inContact (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced expanded support for Australia and New Zealand contact centres to eliminate potential disruptions during the current COVID-19 outbreak. NICE inContact is providing a free work-from-home module for users of the NICE.... |
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New research by MTPConnect and Asialink Business explores why it’s time for Australian businesses to explore Indonesia’s booming digital health ecosystem. Indonesia’s digital health sector is growing by over 60% per year and is expected to be worth almost $1 billion by 2023. |
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American Airlines is cutting international flights by 75 percent as demand collapses. The announcement came as the airline suspended flights to and from Asia, Australia, Europe, New Zealand and South America. The suspension will remain in place until May 6. |
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PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES. EcoGraf is building a vertically integrated business to produce high purity graphite for the lithium-ion battery market. The new state-of-the-art processing facility in Western Australia will manufacture spherical graphite products for export to Asia, Europe and North America.... |
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Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia has opened the first Carrefour Store in Uganda. Located at the popular Oasis Mall, the store covers over 2800 square meters selling area and offers shoppers great value and choice, through.... |
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 190 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, with most linked to a religious event at a mosque that was attended by 16,000 people from several countries. The new cases bring the total number of infections in the country to 428, the health ministry said, making it the worst affected in Southeast Asia. |
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The Asian Development Bank yesterday signed an agreement with Bangladesh to provide €360 million, or $400 million, to help upgrade the Dhaka-Northwest international trade corridor. The project is part of a priority international transport corridor that connects Bangladesh with Bhutan, India, and.... |
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