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New Zealand confirms 14 new COVID-19 cases

New Zealand reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases of the disease to 53. Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield from the New Zealand Healt

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Ola suspends shared ride option in India

Ride-hailing giant Ola said on Friday evening that it is temporarily suspending its pool ride option, called Ola Share, in India in a bid to slow the coronavirus pandemic by encouraging social distan

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More anti-virus measures, global solidarity needed to fight COVID-19

Amid rising COVID-19 cases and deaths globally, many countries have unleashed more anti-virus measures, while international organizations have called for "global solidarity" in confronting the common

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China keeps loan prime rates unchanged despite virus hit

China's one-year loan prime rate (LPR), a market-based benchmark lending rate, remained unchanged from the previous monthly adjustment, defying expectations for a reduction to ease borrowing costs in

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Samoa, Tonga declare state of emergency to curb COVID-19

Samoa and Tonga on Friday declared a state of emergency as part of their efforts to curb the COVID-19. While announcing the 14-day state of emergency which will be effective from midnight Friday, Sa

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U.S. Fed announces temporary dollar liquidity arrangements with other central banks

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday announced the establishment of temporary U.S. dollar liquidity arrangements with the Reserve Bank of Australia and eight other cen

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Borders shut in several Asia-Pacific countries, S. Korea unveils "unprecedented" aid package

Medical workers walk at a hospital in Daegu, South Korea, March 15, 2020. (Photo by Lee Sang-ho/Xinhua) Several countries have closed their borders as confirmed cases are increasing rapidly in the As

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China will continue to advance signing of RCEP as scheduled: MOC

Participants attend the 3rd Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 4, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei) BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) --

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New Zealand enters lockdown by closing borders due to COVID-19 concerns

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that the country's borders will be closed to any visitors except citizens and residents from from 11:59 p.m. Thursday due to COVID-19 concerns. T

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COVID-19 cases in Taiwan reach 100

The total number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Taiwan has increased by 23 to 100, the biggest growth since the first confirmed case on Jan. 21, acco

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Rocket Lab gets NASA certification for official smallsat launches

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle has received Category 1 certification from NASA, meaning it is authorized for use on more important missions, opening up a whole new revenue stream for the

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Spotlight: IMF calls for enhancing coordinated action to cushion economic impact of COVID-19

As the continued spread of COVID-19 has weighed on the global economy and caused market nosedives, International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva on Monda

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Global Business Daily: Airlines ground fleets, stocks dive, fear up

"Youwillseepromptactionagainwhenweneedtotakeit – and thepubliccanbeassuredofthat."This is the first message from Andrew Bailey as Bank of England's new governor, when questioned about what measure th

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A year after Christchurch's horrors, New Zealand has come a long way

Editor's note:Hannan Hussain is a security analyst at the London School of Economics - South Asia Centre, and an author. The article reflects the author's opinions, not necessarily the views of CG

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More countries heighten measures to fight COVID-19

More countries have locked down their cities and cut interest rates to combat the COVID-19 outbreak as the pandemic is fast spreading worldwide and claiming more lives. A total of 153,517 confirme

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New Zealand PM calls for cancelling gatherings of 500 people or more

Gatherings of 500 or more people held outdoors or indoors "should be cancelled" out of coronavirus concerns, and the decision was made "in the best interest of New Zealanders," New Zealand's Prime

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COVID-19 Global Roundup: World closes borders, restricts travel

An employee, wearing protective mask works at the almost empty Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan, March 14, 2020. /Reuters Editor's note: This is the thirteenth article in the COVID