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Australia to close schools, cancel sports in event of coronavirus outbreak
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will close schools and cancel sporting events in the event of an uncontained coronavirus outbreak, Minister for Health Greg Hunt said on Wednesday, as the...
Feb 25, 2020
A bed in economy class? Air New Zealand unveils sleeping pod concept
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) - Some economy-class travelers envying those at the front of the plane with lie-flat beds may soon have another option: Air New Zealand Ltd has developed a sleeping pod...
Feb 25, 2020
Malaysia's Mahathir says economic stimulus package to be announced soon
(Reuters) - Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad said on Wednesday, two days after he quit as premier, that an economic stimulus package will be announced soon. A post on Mahathir's official Twitter account sa...
Feb 25, 2020
Malaysian factions maneuver as king tries to end turmoil
By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's king met parliamentarians for a second day on Wednesday to try to end political turmoil by finding someone able to form a government or by calling...
Feb 25, 2020
South Korea seen snapping exports decline but underlying challenges remain: Reuters poll
By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea likely snapped 14 months of declining exports in February, due to more working days in the month although analysts expect Asia's fourth-largest economy to sh...
Feb 25, 2020
Toll rises to 19 from violence in Indian capital: hospital official
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - At least 19 people have been killed in the Indian capital during clashes between opposing protesters over a new citizenship law, a senior hospital official told Reuters on Wednes...
Feb 25, 2020
Tsitsipas happy to conserve energy after easing through in Dubai
(Reuters) - Stefanos Tsitsipas has been mowing down the opposition without dropping a set in recent weeks and the Greek is confident his game will benefit from spending fewer hours on court. The 21-ye...
Feb 25, 2020
Indonesia finance minister says bracing for wider budget deficit amid virus outbreak
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati on Wednesday warned the coronavirus epidemic in China, which has spread to some other countries, could pressure tax collection an...
Feb 25, 2020
Thai January factory output falls 4.6%, worse than forecast
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's manufacturing production index (MPI) contracted for a ninth straight month in January, down 4.59% from a year earlier, hit by lower production of cars, sugar and palm oi...
Feb 25, 2020
'Frustrated' Kenin keen to rediscover Melbourne Park rhythm
(Reuters) - Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin says she is frustrated by her inability to rediscover the rhythm that secured her a maiden Grand Slam title at Melbourne Park after the American crashe...
Feb 25, 2020
