新冠病毒疫情最新消息 Here’s what you need to know: The number of daily new cases is higher than ever, but the rate of new deaths is falling. Cyclone Amphan: Death toll rises to at least 80 in India and Bangladesh. As temperatures rise, Britons flock to beaches and parks, and officials worry …
Read More »MAS Confirms Singapore Recession, First Negative Quarter Since 2009 Global Financial Crisis
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has confirmed that the country “will enter into a recession this year”, in a macroeconomic report released today. This major economic downturn has been brought on by the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak. Singapore’s economy already contracted 2.2 per cent year-on-year in the first …
Read More »‘Instead of Coronavirus, the Hunger Will Kill Us.’ A Global Food Crisis Looms.
NAIROBI, Kenya — In the largest slum in Kenya’s capital, people desperate to eat set off a stampede during a recent giveaway of flour and cooking oil, leaving scores injured and two people dead. In India, thousands of workers are lining up twice a day for bread and fried vegetables …
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: Global Toll Rises; W.H.O. Expert Says Lockdowns Aren’t Enough
新冠病毒疫情最新消息 Here’s what you need to know: Italy’s crisis stands as a warning for the world. Washington State warns it could run out of ventilators. Trump wrote to Kim Jong-un offering help, North Korea says. Hawaii orders a 14-day quarantine for all arrivals. Lockdowns alone won’t defeat the outbreak, a …
Read More »Coronavirus Fears Reverberate Across Global Economy
Get an informed guide to the global outbreak with our daily Coronavirus newsletter. Investors, fearing that the spread of the coronavirus is tipping the global economy into a recession, handed the stock market its largest weekly loss since the 2008 financial crisis on Friday amid worries that one of the …
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