Passenger train derailed after striking debris from a landslide in China’s Hunan province
SHANGHAI, Mar 30, 2020, AFP. A passenger train derailed after striking debris from a landslide…
Indonesia plans to ban mudik during the Idul Fitri holiday
JAKARTA, Mar 30, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Transportation operators have pledged to support the government’s…
India needs 2 more lockdowns after current 21-day or non-stop 49-day lockdown to contain coronavirus spread: Cambridge model
NEW DELHI, Mar 30, 2020, India Today. As the world battles the threat of the…
[Analytics] G20 leaders fail to step up
A US$1 trillion increase in the IMF’s crisis-fighting war chest, US$5 trillion in coordinated fiscal…
US coronavirus death toll could be more than 2 million cases if ‘we did nothing’: President Trump
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 30, 2020, CNN. President Donald Trump acknowledged Sunday for the first time…
1836 confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia on morning Mar 30, rate growth is 19.7 per cent in a past day
MOSCOW, Mar 30, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. Coronavirus infections in Russia exceed 1,800 cases, officials…
Britain’s budget carrier EasyJet grounds entire fleet of planes
LONDON, Mar 30, 2020, BBC. EasyJet has grounded its entire fleet of planes and said…
Japan’s SoftBank drops 10 per cent after OneWeb files for bankruptcy protection
TOKYO, Mar 30, 2020, BT. SoftBank Group fell as much as 10 per cent after…
Russia can possibly adopt stricter measures to fight coronavirus: Former PM Medvedev
MOSCOW, Mar 30, 2020, TASS. Deputy Chairperson of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev does…
N. Korea fired missiles from launcher similar to one unveiled last year: S. Korea’s military
SEOUL, Mar 30, 2020, Yonhap. A super-large multiple rocket launcher that North Korea claimed to…
Japan to ban arrivals from US, China, S. Korea, most of Europe
TOKYO, Mar 30, 2020, Kyodo. Japan is planning to place an entry ban on foreigners…
Australia’s economy could take 22 per cent hit from virus shutdown: OECD
SYDNEY, Mar 30, 2020, SMH. A widespread shutdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus…