Philippines Extends Capital Blockade Over 11 Weeks

[ad_1] MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines announced on Tuesday an extension of the closure of its capital, Manila, to 11 weeks, extending one of the world’s strictest and longest community quarantines until June to try to contain the coronavirus outbreaks. That would hamper a global trend to ease blockades as …

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CMCO: Police drones monitor SOP compliance in public areas

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Police are now fully utilizing drone technology to monitor and ensure that the public complies with the standard operating procedures (SOP) established for the conditional movement control order (CMCO). The chief of the drones unit of the Royal Malaysian Police (PGR) air operation (PGU), Supt Rasha Azaldin …

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Girl orphaned after mother killed in three-vehicle crash

[ad_1] ALOR GAJAH: A nine-year-old girl has been left orphaned after her mother, a single parent, was killed in a three-vehicle crash at Jalan Kemuning in Pulau Sebang here. Alor Gajah OCPD Superintendent Arshad Abu said the child, Yasmin Iszara Baski, was seriously injured in the 1.30pm accident on Tuesday …

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Oil prices rise as Saudi Arabia pledges to cut production

[ad_1] MELBOURNE / SINGAPORE: Oil futures rose on Tuesday, prompted by an unexpected commitment by Saudi Arabia to deepen production cuts in June in a bid to help drain the excess global market that has built up as the coronavirus pandemic crushed fuel demand. Brent crude futures advanced 0.7%, or …

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