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[ad_1] WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s foreign minister on Tuesday said the country has to stand up for itself after China warned its backing of Taiwan’s participation at the World Health Organization (WHO) could damage bilateral ties. Taiwan, with the strong support of the United States, has stepped up its …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Washington’s top virus expert warned against easing the blockades too quickly on Tuesday (May 12) when Russia and India defied rising death tolls to begin returning to work. The harsh words of government epidemiologist Anthony Fauci fueled concern that even a cautious exit from the world’s unprecedented economic …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (REUTERS, AFP) – The White House has directed staff working in the West Wing, where the daily operations of the administration of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, are carried out to wear masks at all times in the building, except when alone. desks, a senior …

[ad_1] MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said Russia would gradually ease the coronavirus-related blockade measures starting Tuesday (May 12), but that individual regions would need to adapt their approach to different local conditions. In a televised speech on Monday, Putin also announced new social assistance payments for families with children and …

[ad_1] UK-based Fintech Revolut announced Tuesday that it has named James Shanahan, formerly chief operating officer (COO) of Insurtech Singapore Life, as its chief executive officer of Singapore to lead the growth of its business in Asia. The firm also hired former Credit Suisse managing director Rayson Tan as its …

[ad_1] LONDON: A UK railway station worker died of COVID-19 last month after someone spit and coughed her saying she had the virus, her union said on Tuesday (May 12). The TSSA transport union said Belly Mujinga, 47, contracted the virus with a colleague a few days after the assault …

[ad_1] Tuesday, May 12, 2020 – 2:58 p.m. [SINGAPORE] Pump prices have dropped for the second time in two weeks, taking a liter of gasoline to less than S $ 2 for the first time in years. The latest updates by the fuel price tracker Fuel Kaki, administered by the …

[ad_1] LONDON: Sebastian Vettel’s dream of emulating Michael Schumacher by winning multiple Formula One titles with Ferrari finally ended on Tuesday (May 12). It wouldn’t be much of a surprise if the four-time world champion finally walks away from the sport entirely at the end of COVID-19’s successful 2020 season …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: The death toll in Indonesia from the new coronavirus passed the 1,000 mark on Tuesday (May 12), even as authorities said they were prepared to ease some social restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the virus in the southeastern country. Asian. Indonesia confirmed its first two cases …

[ad_1] By Orooj Hakimi KABUL (Reuters) – Shagufa Haidari, 23, a Kam Air stewardess from Afghanistan, used to fly six days a week across the country and abroad to Istanbul, Islamabad and Delhi. Then the new coronavirus arrived. Now he hardly flies, most of his colleagues have been suspended, and …