Oil extends slide, nears $30 a barrel
NEW YORK, Mar 16, 2020, Reuters. Oil prices extended losses on Monday, slumping by more…
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US Federal Reserve cuts rates to zero and launches massive $700B quantitative easing program
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 16, 2020, CNBC. The Federal Reserve, saying “the coronavirus outbreak has harmed…
[Analytics] The Indo-Pacific Linus blanket
Countries, like the character Linus in the comic strip Peanuts, find it difficult to give…
Launch of Falcon 9 carrying Starlink satellites cancelled seconds before take-off
CAPE CANAVERAL, Mar 15, 2020, Sputnik. The rocket was scheduled to take off from a…
Iran appeals to other countries to ignore US sanctions amid virus outbreak
TEHRAN, Mar 15, 2020, The Asian Age. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has appealed to heads…
Apple to close all stores outside of China until Mar 27, Americas and Europe are accounting for around 70 per cent sales
CUPERTINO, Mar 15, 2020, CNBC. Apple said it will close all of its stores outside…
US extends travel ban to UK, Ireland, reviews domestic curbs
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 15, 2020, AFP. The United States said Saturday (Mar 14) it was…
France and Spain to follow Italy into lockdown, Spain PM’s wife tests positive
MADRID, Mar 15, 2020, Reuters, AP. Spain put its 47 million inhabitants under partial lockdown…
Economic heavyweight Boeing hammered by dual crises
NEW YORK, Mar 15, 2020, AFP. Boeing lost US$52 billion (S$73.5 billion) on the stock…
US sanction threat spurred Indonesia to drop Russia, China weapons deals
JAKARTA, Mar 14, 2020, SCMP. The Trump administration pressured Indonesia into dropping deals to buy…
[Analytics] All the shows and movies shut down or delayed because of coronavirus
When Tom Hanks announced on Wednesday that he and Rita Wilson had tested positive for…
Coronavirus test negative, says Brasilia’s president Bolsonaro on social media
RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 14, 2020, The Rio Times. President Jair Bolsonaro reported on his…