Category Archives: Syndicated
Indonesia reports 396 new coronavirus cases, 31 more deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported on Saturday 396 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number to 8,607, data provided by health ministry official Achmad Yurianto showed. Thirty one more people...
Apr 25, 2020
Tokyo confirms 103 new coronavirus cases on Saturday: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo reported 103 new cases of coronavirus infections on Saturday, Kyodo news reported, amid concerns that the start of a holiday season could lead to an increase in infections. The...
Apr 25, 2020
Indonesia convicts Papua activists of treason for holding protest
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian court convicted six activists of treason for organising a protest demanding independence for the easternmost province of Papua, in a verdict...
Apr 25, 2020
Web over virus: Taiwan sommelier takes wine tasting online
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A young Taiwanese sommelier is taking his wine tasting classes online to keep his business afloat, as social distancing rules to contain the spread of the new coronavirus prevents l...
Apr 25, 2020
Malaysia reports 51 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 51 new coronavirus infections and two deaths on Saturday. The total number of recorded cases is 5,742, with 98 fatalities, the health ministry said in a news...
Apr 25, 2020
Philippines records 17 new coronavirus deaths, 102 more infections
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Saturday reported 17 new coronavirus deaths and 102 additional infections. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total infections have risen to...
Apr 25, 2020
Italy’s Di Maio says ‘pragmatism’ needed on use of ESM: paper
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy must be "pragmatic" in evaluating whether to tap the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio was quoted on Saturday as saying, marking a shift in the...
Apr 25, 2020
Taiwan shows solidarity as bookseller who fled Hong Kong opens shop
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's ruling party on Saturday showed support for a Hong Kong bookseller who fled to the democratic island amid fears of Chinese persecution, with President Tsai Ing...
Apr 25, 2020
Hundreds protest against lockdown at Polish-German border
ZGORZELEC, Poland (Reuters) - Hundreds of people who live in Poland and work in Germany protested on Friday evening in the southwestern Polish border town of Zgorzelec against a mandatory coronavirus ...
Apr 25, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 2,055 to 152,438: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 2,055 to 152,438, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday - a second day of decelerat...
Apr 25, 2020
