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South Korea coronavirus cases rise steadily, more financial aid expected
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 78 new coronavirus cases on Monday, keeping the rate of infections fairly steady, as President Moon Jae-in held an emergency meeting with economic policymakers t...
Mar 29, 2020
Taiwan central bank says still room for further interest rate cuts
TAIPEI (Reuters) - There is room for further interest rate cuts, but they will not be reduced to zero or into negative territory, Taiwan central bank governor Yang Chin-long told parliament on Monday....
Mar 29, 2020
Qantas says pilots approve pay deal covering Sydney-London flights
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd said on Monday that pilots had voted in favor of a pay deal that would pave the way for the airline to fly the world's longest non-stop commercial fli...
Mar 29, 2020
Toyota says most Europe plants won't restart until April 20 at earliest
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Monday that it would extend a suspension at all of its factories in Europe with the exception of Russia until further notice, with a restart expected no ear...
Mar 29, 2020
Vietnam PM asks major cities to prepare for lockdown to stop virus
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's prime minister has asked major cities to prepare for possible lockdowns to stop the spread of the coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian countr...
Mar 29, 2020
Guatemala to tap $26 million from fund to help poor amid coronavirus crisis
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala will use nearly $26 million from an emergency fund to help thousands of the country's neediest families, as measures to combat the spread of coronavirus hit the ec...
Mar 29, 2020
Argentina extends mandatory quarantine until mid April
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez said on Sunday that the country would extend a mandatory nationwide quarantine period until the middle of April in a bid to slow the sp...
Mar 29, 2020
Mexico's confirms 145 new coronavirus cases, four new deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Sunday confirmed 145 new coronavirus cases and four new deaths in the last 24 hours, for a total of 993 cases and 20 deaths. (Reporting by Anthony E...
Mar 29, 2020
Venezuela's Guaido calls for emergency government to manage impact of coronavirus
By Brian Ellsworth and Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela should form an emergency government made up of the opposition and some members of the ruling Socialist Party to receive foreign aid ...
Mar 29, 2020
Japanese comedian Ken Shimura dies from coronavirus: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who had been hospitalized after being infected with the new coronavirus, has died, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday. He was 70. Shimura, one o...
Mar 29, 2020
