Amid brewing Sino-US tensions, economic distancing from China would carry heavy costs, says ANU’s Shiro Armstrong. An overview of Shenzhen. SYDNEY: The health and economic crises from the coronavirus are unlike anything the world has experienced since the Great Depression and World War II. The global community is at […]
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TOKYO: Tokyo confirmed 47 new coronavirus infections on Sunday (Jun 14), Asahi television reported, the highest since the government lifted the state of emergency nationwide in late May. The daily figure was also the highest since May 5, the broadcaster said. Of these 47 cases, said Jiji news agency, 18 […]
FILE PHOTO: Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan. WASHINGTON: Systemic racism and high unemployment levels among black and Hispanic Americans create a drag on the US economy, Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said on Sunday (Jun 14). “A more inclusive economy where everyone has an opportunity will […]
TOKYO: An explosion was reported at Honda Motor’s plant in central Japan, police said on Sunday (Jun 14), with two workers sent to the hospital with burns. The explosion at a switchboard occurred at around 9.15am local time (8.15am Singapore time) in Honda’s plant in Suzuka city, Mie prefecture, an […]
LONDON: Britain is urgently reviewing its social distancing rule and might be able to relax quarantine for travellers to help its economy recover from a COVID-19 crisis collapse, the country’s finance minister Rishi Sunak said. Progress in tackling the coronavirus pandemic meant Britain was able to take a “fresh look” […]
ATLANTA: The police chief in the US city of Atlanta resigned after an officer fatally shot a black man during an arrest, the mayor said on Saturday (Jun 13), with the new killing injecting fresh anger into protests against racism and police brutality. Demonstrators blocked an interstate highway and set […]
FIRA: From the emblematic island of Santorini, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday (Jun 13) that Greece is “ready to welcome tourists” in complete safety after the coronavirus lockdown, whose impact on tourism will be “significant”. “Greek tourism is back,” said Mitsotakis, two days before the reopening of […]
SYDNEY: Australia’s two largest states will further ease COVID-19 restrictions at libraries, community centres and nightclubs, officials said on Sunday (Jun 14), despite recording increases in new infections. New South Wales (NSW), the most populous state, said that from Jul 1, a 50-person limit on indoor venues such as restaurants […]
MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s health ministry reported 3,494 new confirmed coronavirus infections along with 424 additional fatalities on Saturday (Jun 13), bringing the total in the country to 142,690 cases and 16,872 deaths. The government has said the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the official count. […]
LONDON: The stance of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in potentially banning athletes who kneel in support of anti-racism protests is a breach of human rights, the Global Athlete movement said on Sunday (Jun 14). Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter states that “no kind of demonstration or political, religious […]