Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indonesia reports 219 new coronavirus cases, total 3,512
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 219 new coronavirus cases and 26 new deaths, a health ministry official Achmad Yurianto told reporters on Friday. This brings the total number of cases and death...
Apr 10, 2020
Kazakhstan to extend coronavirus emergency to end April: Interfax
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakhstan will extend the state of emergency declared over the coronavirus outbreak until the end of April, Interfax news agency reported on Friday, citing parliamentary deputy Vla...
Apr 10, 2020
Malta takes in rescued migrants despite coronavirus ban
VALLETTA (Reuters) - - A group of North African migrants rescued from a sinking boat came ashore in Malta early on Friday, hours after the government had said no further groups would be allowed in aft...
Apr 10, 2020
Global oil output cuts held hostage to Mexican standoff
By Rania El Gamal and Vladimir Soldatkin DUBAI/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Oil producers in the OPEC+ group, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, were expected to pressure Mexico on Friday to seal an accord for a c...
Apr 10, 2020
Malaysia extends movement curbs until April 28 to contain coronavirus outbreak
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Friday extended movement and travel restrictions that have been put in place to contain a coronavirus outbreak for two more weeks, until April 28. The curbs, first...
Apr 10, 2020
Indonesian doctor's death exposes heartbreaking risks of coronavirus battle
By Kate Lamb and Wahyudwidi Cinthya (Reuters) - When Indonesian doctor Ratih Purwarini was buried at dusk in a Jakarta cemetery, only her son Firos saw her plastic-wrapped coffin used for coronavirus ...
Apr 10, 2020
PM Johnson recovering from COVID-19 as Britons told to shun outdoors
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson was resting in hospital on Friday as he recovered from COVID-19 while Britons were told to avoid the temptation of spring sunshine dur...
Apr 10, 2020
Philippines records 18 more coronavirus deaths, 119 new cases
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Friday reported 18 more coronavirus deaths and 119 new infections. The death toll in the Southeast Asian country has reached 221, while confirmed...
Apr 10, 2020
Botswana lawmakers in supervised quarantine after breaching isolation order
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Some lawmakers in Botswana have been moved to supervised quarantine after failing to observe an instruction to self-isolate as the country tries to curb the spread of the coro...
Apr 10, 2020
South Asian nations weigh tighter lockdowns as coronavirus cases hit 12,000
By Sanjeev Miglani and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - India accounts for more than half the tally of those infected with coronavirus across south Asia, which crossed 12,000 on...
Apr 10, 2020
