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Hundreds of Brazilians stranded by coronavirus head home from Southeast Asia
BANGKOK: Brazilian nationals Julio de Oliveira and his wife Thamyres only wanted to enjoy a few days on a Thai beach last month, but the coronavirus outbreak turned their holiday upside down. Just days after they arrived, the Thai government
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Japan’s Nagasaki confirms 33 coronavirus cases on cruise ship docked for repairs
TOKYO: Japan’s Nagasaki prefecture said on Wednesday it had confirmed 33 cases of coronavirus infection on an Italian cruise ship docked for repairs and would carry out further testing on other crew members. Those who test positive but are asymptomatic
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China’s daily air passenger numbers up 7.9% in April vs March -aviation regulator
BEIJING: China’s aviation regulator said on Wednesday daily transported air passenger numbers rose 7.9% this month, as of April 21, from March, but was only at 29% of the level seen a year ago, in a sign of how the
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India eases fundraising rules for companies as coronavirus hurts deals
MUMBAI: India’s market regulator on Tuesday temporarily eased some fund-raising regulations for listed entities to give them easier and faster access to capital markets amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic which has greatly reduced deal activity. To allow more companies avail
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More than 700,000 Sabahans eligible for BPN
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 737,797 Sabahans have been vetted to receive the Bantuan Prihatin National (BPN) aid involving a financial allocation of RM864,098,700, said Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri. He said they were part of the 6.5 million eligible recipients of
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Trump immigration ban to last 60 days, target those seeking permanent residency
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his new U.S. immigration ban would last 60 days and apply to those seeking ‘green cards’ for permanent residency in an effort to protect Americans seeking to regain jobs lost because of the
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The Synergy of KoinWorks & Prudential Indonesia to Realize Action and Protection Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The number of Indonesians infected by COVID-19 continues to rise, which also happened because of the rapid test result conducted aggressively by the Indonesian Government for the last couple of weeks. In order
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Pizza 4P’s donated meals to health workers in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, in cooperation with Mekong Capital
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, April 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Toward the end of March 2020, Pizza 4P’s and Mekong Capital’s Future Changer Fund have successfully donated meals to doctors, nurses and staff at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in
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Arcadier: Building free COVID-19 related marketplace to support community
SINGAPORE, April 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way work and life happens. Today, nearly 3 billion people around the world are under some form of lockdown. Communities and community-based businesses have been hit especially hard
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Vinasoy Donates Healthy Nutrition Supplies to 35 Quarantine Areas Nationwide
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, April 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — In order to take a good care of health for people, those who are under restricted, Vinasoy decided to donate 1 million boxes of soymilk – made from natural soybeans nutrition – to
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