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North Korea refuses outside flood assistance due to Covid-19 virus risk
PYONGYANG (Xinhua): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said although his country suffered serious damage from a recent flood, it would not accept outside assistance due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday (Aug 14).
South African speakeasies boost calls for end to COVID booze ban
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - In an Italian bistro in an upmarket Johannesburg neighbourhood, smiling patrons chat at candle-lit tables in a scene reminiscent of less-troubled times before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Laos gets Unicef funding to mitigate impact of Covid-19 on education
LAOS, Aug 14 (Vientiane Times.ANN) : The Global Partnership for Education is allocating a grant of US$7 million via UNICEF to help respond to and mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s education in Laos.
Singapore's National Wages Council to reconvene this month to mitigate challenges
SINGAPORE, Aug 14 (The Straits Times/ANN): Amid the growing threat to jobs posed by the coronavirus pandemic, tripartite partners will reconvene the National Wages Council (NWC) later this month, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in a statement on Friday (Aug 14).
How to ABCD your pandemic stress away
With the challenges of working from home and adapting to the new normal, many of us are feeling extra stressed.
China’s online eating shows under scrutiny after state media criticism of food waste
Eating shows originated from South Korea before gaining popularity globally via videos featuring broadcasters consuming a large quantity of food. In a Weibo poll, more than 50% of roughly 155,000 respondents said that while they enjoyed watching eating shows they would say ‘no’ to food waste.
Economy to contract 3.5% to 5.5% this year, rebound in 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia lowered its forecast for the economy this year due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and it expected negative growth of between 3.5% and 5.5% this year before rebounding 5.5% to 8% next year.
Biden campaign raises $48 million in 48 hours after naming Kamala Harris as VP choice
(Reuters) - The campaign of Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden has raised $48 million (36.77 million pounds) in the 48 hours since he named U.S. Senator Kamala Harris the Democratic vice presidential nominee, a campaign spokesman told Reuters late on Thursday.
Economy shrinks 17.1% in 2Q, weakest since 1998
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's economy shrank 17.1% in the second quarter ended June 30 as it was seriously impacted by the movement control orders, especially in April, which was a much deeper contraction compared with a Bloomberg survey of 10.9%.
China donates 130 ventilators to help Philippines battle Covid-19
MANILA (Xinhua): China, through its Embassy in Manila, has donated 130 ventilators to the Philippines as part of its commitment to helping the country fight the Covid-19 pandemic, the Chinese Embassy said on Thursday (Aug 13).
