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Exclusive: Indonesia, major advocate of hydroxychloroquine, told by WHO to stop using it
(Reuters) - The World Health Organization has urged Indonesia, one of the world's biggest advocates of two malaria drugs to treat the coronavirus, to suspend such treatment over safety concerns, a source familiar with the advice told Reuters on Tuesday.
French restaurant ruling puts coronavirus claims on global menu
PARIS (Reuters) - AXA will meet the bulk of business interruption claims from some restaurant owners in France, it said on Tuesday, after losing a court case seen as a potential precedent for coronavirus-related disputes across the world.
J.K. Rowling to publish free fairy tale for children in lockdown
J.K. Rowling brings out free online fairy tale so children can dream in lockdown.
Special Report: Bolsonaro brought in his generals to fight coronavirus. Brazil is losing the battle
SÃO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - In mid-March, Brazil took what seemed to be a forceful early strike against the coronavirus pandemic.
Unidentified man rescues monitor lizard, becomes social media hero
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A man who overcame his fear of monitor lizards to rescue one has become an Internet hero.
Casino king Stanley Ho: the man who built the gambling hub of Macau
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Macau gambling king Stanley Ho, who built a business empire from scratch in the former Portuguese colony and became one of Asia's richest men, died on Tuesday at the age of 98.
Stanley Ho - The Gambling King who built Macau
MACAU/HONG KONG: Stanley Ho, a onetime kerosene trader who built a casino empire in Macau that propelled the Chinese island past Las Vegas as the world’s biggest gambling hub, has died at age 98, his daughter Pansy said.
US writer Joyce Carol Oates wins France's richest book prize
Multifaceted author Joyce Carol Oates, so often a bridesmaid for the Nobel literature prize, has won France's richest books prize.
Death of 'Mr Big' stirs memories of Singapore's gangland past
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Early one October morning in 1969, Singapore police officers found the body of a man dumped in a storm drain. He had been stabbed to death, police said, in what became one of the country's most notorious gang killings.
Pivoting online to assist SMEs
TO assist small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) mitigate the impact of the movement control order that was implemented to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) has successfully adopted a variety of online platforms to support SMEs in their productivity and business growth.