South Korea coronavirus cases raises to 2,022, BTS cancels concert
Employees from a disinfection service company sanitize a shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea reported 256 new coronavirus...
View ArticleTokyo Disneyland to close through mid-March on coronavirus concerns
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo Disneyland will be closed starting from Saturday through to March 15 amid an outbreak of coronavirus infections in Japan, operator Oriental Land Co Ltd (4661.T) said on Friday....
View ArticleSouth Korea boy band BTS cancels April Seoul concert on coronavirus concerns
FILE PHOTO: Members of K-Pop band, BTS appear on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ show in Central Park in New York City, U.S., May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean boy...
View ArticleHyundai suspends output at one factory after worker tests positive for...
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Hyundai Motor is pictured at the second media day for the Shanghai auto show in Shanghai, China April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song SEOUL (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor (005380.KS)...
View ArticleWHO: global community not ready to take same measures as China to contain...
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report issued on Friday that much of the global community is not yet ready to implement the types of measures that have contained the...
View ArticleWhite House adviser: More U.S. coronavirus cases likely but won’t necessarily...
FILE PHOTO: Director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow speaks to reporters inside the Brady Press Briefing room at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Tom...
View ArticleTurkey says it demanded immediate ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib from Russia
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish officials told a Russian delegation in Ankara on Friday that a sustainable ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib region must be established immediately, Turkey’s foreign ministry said,...
View ArticleRussia to deport 88 foreigners for violating coronavirus quarantine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow will deport 88 foreign nationals for allegedly violating quarantine measures imposed on them as a precaution against the coronavirus, the RIA news agency cited Moscow’s...
View ArticleOn the trail: Biden aims for ‘significant’ South Carolina win, Trump urges...
SPARTANBURG/NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Presidential contender Joe Biden told South Carolina’s Democrats on Friday that they can take control of the White House if they pick “the right nominee”...
View ArticleMalaysian rivals Mahathir and Anwar ally again amid turmoil
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad will stand for prime minister on behalf of the former ruling coalition, he said on Saturday, less than a week after he quit and plunged the country...
View ArticleHarley-Davidson looks for new leadership to end its sales struggle
(Reuters) – Harley-Davidson Inc (HOG.N) on Friday named a board member hailed for turning around the Puma brand’s near-bankrupt business as its interim chief as the motorcycle maker gropes for an...
View ArticleNew coronavirus case of unknown origin in California
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will invoke a federal defense law to boost production of masks, gloves, gowns and other items to protect against the new coronavirus, the Trump administration...
View ArticleHong Kong police fire tear gas as black-clad protesters return to streets
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse hundreds of black-clad protesters, some armed with petrol bombs, during a rally to mark six months since the authorities...
View ArticleBiden seeks decisive South Carolina win to revive presidential bid
GREENVILLE, S.C (Reuters) – Former Vice President Joe Biden is seeking a decisive win in South Carolina’s Democratic primary election on Saturday to resuscitate his presidential hopes, while Bernie...
View ArticleLatest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
(Reuters) – The rapid spread of the coronavirus increased fears of a pandemic on Friday, with eight countries reporting their first cases and the World Health Organization (WHO) raising its global...
View ArticleTurkey’s Erdogan asks Russia to stand aside in Syria
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he had asked President Vladimir Putin for Russia to stand aside in Syria and let Turkey deal with Syrian government forces alone,...
View ArticleIndonesia’s frontline hospital defends policies to tackle coronavirus
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia has the resources to cope with a coronavirus outbreak, the director of its leading infectious diseases hospital said, defending detection procedures in the Southeast...
View ArticleNewsmaker: Bypassed no more – Malaysia’s ‘Malay first’ PM takes over
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Long overshadowed by colorful contemporaries, the man who emerged from a week of turmoil as Malaysia’s new prime minister on Sunday is a publicity-shy picture of conservatism....
View ArticleAfghanistan did not commit to release 5,000 Taliban, Ghani says
KABUL (Reuters) – The government of Afghanistan has made no commitment to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners as stated in a pact signed between the United States and Taliban Islamic militants, President...
View ArticleMigrants head to Greece as Turkey opens floodgates
KASTANIES/LESBOS Greece (Reuters) – Migrants trickled through permeable borders to Greece from Turkey on Sunday as thousands gathered on the country’s frontier seeking entry after Ankara relaxed curbs...
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