Day: March 8, 2020
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Empty chairs for MH17 victims outside Russia’s Hague Embassy
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THE HAGUE: Rows of white chairs were placed in front of Russia’s embassy in The Hague on Sunday (Mar 8) in a quiet protest by families of those who were shot down with Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, on the eve of the trial, in absentia, of four men accused of murder for their involvement. MH17 was downed
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Global rallies for International Women’s Day despite coronavirus fears
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PARIS: Thousands took to the streets across the globe to mark International Women’s Day on Sunday (Mar 8) despite the coronavirus outbreak forcing the cancellation of a slew of events in Asia, as violence marred some European gatherings. In China – the epicentre of the epidemic that has killed more than 3,500 people and infected over
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Harris endorses one-time rival Biden’s White House bid
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JACKSON, Mississippi: US Senator Kamala Harris, a former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, on Sunday (Mar 8) said she would endorse her one-time rival Joe Biden’s bid for the White House. “I have decided that I am, with great enthusiasm, going to endorse Joe Biden for president of the United States,” she said in a recorded message
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
NUS terminates foreign student from exchange programme for breaching leave of absence
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SINGAPORE: The National University of Singapore (NUS) has terminated a foreign student from its exchange programme and sent her home after she breached her leave of absence. The student also made a false travel declaration, said Associate Professor Leong Ching, the university’s dean of students, in a post on the NUS website on Sunday (Mar 8).
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
UK seeks to ‘deliver on promises’ in first post-Brexit budget
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LONDON: Britain unveils its first post-Brexit budget on Wednesday (Mar 11), with Prime Minister Boris Johnson expected to press ahead with major spending on infrastructure while also addressing the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. Finance minister Rishi Sunak will present the budget in parliament after his predecessor Sajid Javid resigned unexpectedly last month. Advertisement Advertisement In
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
People ignoring COVID-19 self-isolation rules in Moscow could face prison
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MOSCOW: Moscow city authorities threatened prison terms of up to five years on Sunday (Mar 8) for people failing to self-isolate in their homes for two weeks after visiting countries hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak. The city government had announced a “high alert regime” and imposed extra measures on Thursday to prevent the spread
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Indonesia confirms two more COVID-19 cases, total six
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JAKARTA: Indonesia confirmed on Sunday (Mar 8) that two more people had tested positive for the coronavirus, taking the total of confirmed cases in the country to six. One of the Indonesians is a 36-year-old male, a crew member on the Japan-docked Diamond Princess cruise ship where he contracted the virus, Health Ministry official Achmad
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Bomb-making materials seized by Hong Kong police
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HONG KONG: A “bomb-making factory” in Hong Kong with 2.6 tonnes of chemicals was raided by police on Sunday (Mar 8) and 17 people arrested over a plot to force the city’s government to close its border with mainland China. Twenty-two properties across the city were raided in an operation linked to the detonation of an explosive
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
WHO praises Italy’s ‘genuine sacrifices’ to slow virus
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GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Sunday (Mar 8) saluted Italy’s “genuine sacrifices” after the government put a quarter of the population under lockdown to try to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus. More than 15 million people in northern Italy woke on Sunday to find themselves cut off from the rest of the country,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Collapsed COVID-19 quarantine hotel in China kills 10
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BEIJING: At least 10 people were killed following the collapse of a hotel used as a COVID-19 coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Sunday (Mar 8). Rescuers retrieved 43 people from the rubble, of whom 37 are still alive, the ministry said on its firefighting department’s social media account. Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
‘It’s not that I want to sell my kid. I just need money’: The Philippine mothers who sell their babies
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MANILA: Christine holds her baby as she breastfeeds him in a quiet park near the Port of Manila. She has covered his small head with a piece of cloth to shield him from the burning sun. His eyes may be closed but the boy knows his mother is there. He grabs her with his tiny
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Malaysia bars entry of cruise ships over COVID-19 outbreak
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has barred cruise ships from entering its ports with immediate effect until the overall COVID-19 situation has improved and the virus is contained. The country’s Director-General of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said on Sunday (Mar 8) that the move is made in view of the recent resurgence of novel coronavirus cases in Malaysia and around
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Malaysia confirms 6 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 99
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Sunday noon (Mar 8) reported six new cases of COVID-19. This brings the total number of novel coronavirus cases in the country to 99, said Malaysia’s health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement. Advertisement Advertisement READ: Malaysia confirms 10 new COVID-19 cases, all close contacts of a previous case All the cases have
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
‘Like an invisible criminal’: How police helped find missing link between COVID-19 church clusters in a day
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SINGAPORE: As the novel coronavirus spreads in Singapore, a kind of puzzle began to emerge. Not on the frontline where doctors and scientists rush to find a vaccine, but behind the scenes where police officers race to find the cause of a “crime”. On Feb 12, two employees of the Grace Assembly of God church
