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Thailand reports 15 new coronavirus cases, one new death
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Wednesday reported 15 new coronavirus cases and one new death, continuing a trend of lower numbers of new cases. Despite the slowing of new cases, officials remained ca...
Apr 21, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 2,237 to 145,694: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 2,237 to 145,694, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday, marking a second consecut...
Apr 21, 2020
Pandemic reduces BOJ’s options in backstopping frail economy
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is set to boost funding support for companies, but it will avoid cutting interest rates, sources say, as it could encourage people to step out of th...
Apr 21, 2020
Youths clash with police in new night of trouble in Paris suburbs: media
PARIS (Reuters) - Youths clashed with police overnight in suburbs around Paris, Le Point website and Agence France Presse reported on Wednesday, the latest outbreak of trouble as strict lockdown rules...
Apr 21, 2020
Berlin Marathon will not go ahead in September due to pandemic
(Reuters) - The Berlin Marathon will not go ahead as planned in September after Germany banned public gatherings of over 5,000 people until Oct. 24 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers have said. ...
Apr 21, 2020
China’s daily air passenger numbers up 7.9% in April vs March -aviation regulator
BEIJING (Reuters) - 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 ...
Apr 21, 2020
China approves new Hong Kong constitutional and mainland affairs secretary
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's state council approved on Wednesday a plan submitted by the Hong Kong government to appoint Erick Tsang as the new secretary of constitutional and mainland affairs, replaci...
Apr 21, 2020
Tokyo 2020 organising committee member contracts coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics Organising Committee said on Wednesday a member of the organisation has tested positive for the new coronavirus. A man in his 30s who works at...
Apr 21, 2020
China’s NPL ratio to rise further in second-quarter but not at a fast pace: banking regulator
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's banking and insurance regulator said on Wednesday that the sector's bad loan ratio is 2.04%, and estimated it will continue to rise in the second quarter but not at a fast ...
Apr 21, 2020
China regulator detects sale of banking, insurance customer data by criminals
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's banking and insurance regulator said on Wednesday it had detected sales of banking and insurance sector customer data overseas by criminals, without specifying how many ind...
Apr 21, 2020
