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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka declares 36-hour nationwide lockdown

Sri Lanka declared a 36-hour nationwide curfew Saturday and deployed troops backed with sweeping new powers under a state of emergency to quell protests...

Malaysia imposes lockdown as Southeast Asia battles virus surge

Malaysia imposed a tough nationwide lockdown on Tuesday to battle a worsening coronavirus outbreak, as countries across Southeast Asia struggled with a resurgence in...

Economy shows signs of recovery

The economy is showing some pockets of recovery after slumping in the second quarter at the height of a nationwide lockdown. Such early signs...

Paris shuts bars to brake COVID-19 spread

Bars and cafes in Paris and its nearest suburbs, placed on maximum coronavirus alert Monday, will be shuttered for two weeks under new measures...

Health problem does not need a military solution

"Let’s not even talk about local officials turning into petty tyrants."   Punish everyone for government's rank failure to adequately address the COVID-19 pandemic. That's the long...

World Roundup: US ‘passes peak’ of virus cases, says Trump

President Donald Trump vowed to unveil plans Thursday to reopen the world’s top economy, claiming the US had “passed the peak” of new coronavirus...

Palace debunks lockdown yarn

Malacañang on Monday denied reports that the government will impose a nationwide lockdown next week and ration food to contain the spread of the...
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