India’s Rajasthan goes into lockdown mode
NEW DELHI, Mar 14, 2020, Hindustan Times. The Rajasthan government has ordered closure of schools,…
Month: March 2020
[Analytics] A time for cautious buying of stocks
World stock markets regained some of the ground lost in yesterday’s record (in the MSCI…
Jack Ma foundation to donate 1 mln masks and 500,000 testing kits to US
HANGZHOU, Mar 14, 2020, Xinhua. The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation will donate 1…
Taiwan’s drone operation exams to open for registration from Mar 16
TAIPEI, Mar 14, 2020, CNA. Drone operators in Taiwan can register for testing starting March…
Ivanka Trump self-isolates after Australia’s minister Dutton meeting
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 14, 2020, 9News. Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka will go into self-isolation after…
Visitors vanish from Asia’s most visited sites
SIEM REAP, Mar 14, 2020, AFP. As dawn breaks the unmistakable tapered towers of Angkor…
New electoral boundaries increase the number of MPs in Singapore’s Parliament by four
SINGAPORE, Mar 14, 2020, ST. Singapore will increase the number of MPs in Parliament by…
Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway boards to focus on philanthropy
NEW YORK, Mar 14, 2020, SCMP. Bill Gates said on Friday he is stepping down…
G-7 leaders to hold videoconference Monday on coronavirus: Macron
PARIS, Mar 14, 2020, Kyodo. Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized countries agreed to…
Trump declares a national emergency over the coronavirus
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 13, 2020, LAT. President Trump invoked emergency powers Friday, declaring a national…
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus, further testing being done
RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 13, 2020, Fox News. Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive…
France shuts schools as coronavirus spreads, hopes to avoid becoming the next Italy
PARIS, Mar 13, 2020, CNBC. French President Emmanuel Macron has asked global leaders to act…