The Fires Are Out, but Australia’s Climate Disasters Aren’t Over
Standing in thick mud between burned trees and a concrete slab where his house had been, Peter Ruprecht admitted that he was not sure how or when to rebuild. He Continue Reading
China delays key political meetings as Xi warns of crisis; Wuhan backtracks on easing restrictions
China’s leaders postponed the biggest event on their political calendar, the National People’s Congress, as the country’s battle against the deadly coronavirus outbreak disrupts the ruling Communist Party’s agenda and Continue Reading
China’s regulator lowers domestic natural gas prices amid coronavirus outbreak
China’s state planner National Development and Reform Commission, or NDRC, will reduce domestic natural gas prices to help companies restart operations as it attempts to balance the impact of the Continue Reading
North Korea Isn’t Ready for Coronavirus Devastation
COVID-19 is putting Northeast Asia in the headlines. After its opaque and authoritarian response failed to contain the virus in Hubei province, China has virtually shut down the entire country. Continue Reading
Central bankers will look at options for responding to coronavirus: Mnuchin
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday central bankers will look at options for responding to the fast-spreading coronavirus as needed. Mnuchin told reporters after a meeting of finance Continue Reading
Europe Confronts Coronavirus as Italy Battles an Eruption of Cases
Europe confronted its first major outbreak of the coronavirus as an eruption of more than 150 cases in Italy prompted officials on Sunday to lock down at least 10 towns, Continue Reading
Oil falls over 2% on concerns over economic toll from virus
Oil prices slid more than 2% on Friday as investors fretted about crude demand being pinched by the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak while leading producers appeared to be Continue Reading
China vows to ‘liquidate’ virus by end of March
Two-thirds of virus cases outside China have gone undetected – modeling The leading academic group modeling coronavirus epidemiology estimated on Friday afternoon that II about two-thirds of Covid-19 cases exported Continue Reading
Fears of Global Spread as Cases Accelerate in Iran and South Korea
Stocks and sales both fall as the virus knocks the global economy. Airline revenue down $29 billion. Auto sales in China cratering. Supply chains snapped. The coronavirus outbreak, whose breadth Continue Reading
Coronavirus spreads in China prisons as fears weigh on global markets, U.S. business
The coronavirus has infected hundreds of people in Chinese prisons, authorities said on Friday, contributing to a jump in reported cases beyond the epicenter in Hubei province, including 100 more Continue Reading