[ad_1] BEIJING (BLOOMBERG, REUTERS) – Shulan, a Chinese city in the north-eastern Jilin province bordering North Korea, was ordered to partially shut down some facilities after an increase in the number of coronavirus cases. Jilin has ordered strict restrictions in the city of Shulan, closed all but the most essential …
Read More »South Korea reports 34 new cases of COVID-19, highest in a month
[ad_1] SEOUL: South Korea reported 34 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday (May 10), the highest daily number in a month, after a small outbreak emerged around a series of nightclubs that a confirmed patient had visited. Of the new cases, 26 were nationally transmitted infections and eight were imported …
Read More »$ 70,000 for Zoom classes? COVID-19 crisis leaves American students upset
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The cost of a college education in the United States has long been dazzling, with a year costing tens of thousands of dollars. But as the coronavirus crisis sets in, students, many of whom take out large loans to finance their degrees, wonder how to justify spending $ …
Read More »Sweden admits it failed to protect the elderly in nursing homes
[ad_1] STOCKHOLM: Bjorn Branngard’s mother died in a nursing home in Stockholm, where five of the eight people in her section and more than a third of residents have so far succumbed to the new coronavirus. “They did not have time to take care of my mother,” he told AFP. …
Read More »In a leaked call, Obama describes Trump’s handling of the virus as chaotic, World News
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Former President Barack Obama described President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as “chaotic” in a conference call with former members of his administration, a source said Saturday. Obama has stayed out of the fray even when Trump blamed him and his Democratic administration for a …
Read More »Chinese Animal Crossing players use keywords, intermediaries to enter the virtual world
[ad_1] HONG KONG: Chinese fans of Animal Crossing from Nintendo: New Horizons are paying a premium on foreign consoles and are finding ways to circumvent the limits imposed by local regulators in a game that has become both a worldwide hit and a political critical point. The game has become …
Read More »The challenge and promise of the post-Covid-19 economy, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] Over the years, economists have talked about the “post-war economy,” the “post-industrial economy,” and the “post-Brexit economy.” Now they are talking about the “post-Covid-19 economy”. It hasn’t reached us yet: Covid-19 is still raging around the world. But some of the contours of the economic future are already in …
Read More »Fresh pastures in the Covid-19 economy: From supermarkets to remote-working tools, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] While the pandemic has upended some businesses, it has boosted others like supermarkets and medical tech firms. Insight looks at the fresh pastures of the Covid-19 economy. The challenge and the promise of the post-Covid-19 economy An almost deserted Chinatown Complex. The post-Covid-19 economy will lead to a boom …
Read More »Seoul closes bars and clubs for fear of second wave COVID-19
[ad_1] SEOUL: The capital of South Korea ordered the closure of all clubs and bars after an explosion of new cases raised fears of a second wave of coronavirus. The nation has presented itself as a global model on how to curb the virus, but the Seoul mayor’s order on …
Read More »Nepal protests new Indian path through disputed territory
[ad_1] KATHMANDU: Nepal protested India’s inauguration of a new road to China through the territory claimed by Kathmandu on Saturday (May 9), with police arresting dozens of protesters near the Indian embassy. Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh launched the 80km highway from Ghatiabagarh, in northern Uttarakhand state, to the Lipu …
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