China’s imported coronavirus cases jump as students, expats flock home
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Mar 21, 2020, Reuters. China reported a record rise in imported coronavirus cases on…
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Italy asks for help from EU crisis fund as death toll spikes
ROME, Mar 20, 2020, CNBC. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte asked the European Union to use…
Prince Albert of Monaco tests positive for coronavirus
MONACO, Mar 19, 2020, Euronews. Prince Albert of Monaco has tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus,…
Italy’s shock coronavirus death toll, S. Korea’s cases rebound, Australia and NZ ban non-residents
ROME, Mar 19, 2020, SCMP. Italy on Wednesday reported 475 new deaths from the novel…
Oil slumps to 18-year low as Saudi Arabia ramps up price war
LONDON, Mar 18, 2020, Bloomberg. Oil crude sank below $25 a barrel for the first…
EU Commission blamed Russia’s media for coronavirus disinformation
BRUSSELS, Mar 18, 2020, Reuters. The European Union has seen a flurry of disinformation about…
Travel ban on Europe urged in China
BEIJING, Mar 16, 2020, Global Times. While calls to urge China to ban flights from…
Queen quits Buckingham Palace over coronavirus fears as UK cases hit 1,140 and death toll doubles to 21
LONDON, Mar 15, 2020, The Sun. Her Majesty, 93, was whisked to Windsor Castle after…
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…
[Analytics] A time for cautious buying of stocks
World stock markets regained some of the ground lost in yesterday’s record (in the MSCI…