Ottawa closes all restaurants and bars, PM closes borders to most non-citizens
OTTAWA, Mar 17, 2020, Ottawa Sitizen. Ottawa added three new cases of COVID-19 on Monday,…
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The United States is one of the 12 founding members of APEC. It is the largest economy in the world and home to 323 million people. When the forum began in 1989, the real GDP of the United States was USD 8.8 trillion, which went up to 16.9 trillion in 2016. Its real per capita GDP also rose from 36,000 in 1989 to 52,000 in 2016.
US begins first human trial of coronavirus vaccine
SEATTLE, Mar 17, 2020, AFP. The first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against…
Pacific nations take further measures against coronavirus
AUCKLAND, Mar 16, 2020, RNZ. Pacific countries are continuing to take active measures to counter…
Oil extends slide, nears $30 a barrel
NEW YORK, Mar 16, 2020, Reuters. Oil prices extended losses on Monday, slumping by more…
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…