08 April 2020, Wednesday NewsLatest News On 08 April 2020, Wednesday Coronavirus: Virus-stricken Australian cruise ship to dock in Montevideo9/4/2020 7:56 am Dow ends 3.4% higher after latest US coronavirus updates9/4/2020 7:56 am Football: Italy begins drawing up medical guidelines for Serie A re-start9/4/2020 7:56 am Coronavirus: France to extend lockdown, death toll close to 11,0009/4/2020 7:56 am US nurses who can't get tested fear they are spreading COVID-199/4/2020 7:47 am US senator to liquidate individual stock shares after coronavirus flap9/4/2020 7:47 am Wall Street climbs on hopeful coronavirus signs, healthcare lift9/4/2020 7:39 am GM, Philips to supply 73,000 US ventilators in US$1.1 billion effort9/4/2020 7:39 am Airbnb warns 2020 revenue can fall by half amid COVID-19 hit9/4/2020 7:39 am Italy begins drawing up medical guidelines for Serie A re-start9/4/2020 7:26 am 'Quarantine like jail' joke brings fierce backlash for Ellen DeGeneres9/4/2020 7:24 am Democrats pivot to calls of unity as Bernie Sanders suspends presidential campaign9/4/2020 7:24 am Coronavirus: US nurses who can't get tested fear they are spreading Covid-199/4/2020 7:24 am Coronavirus uncertainty causes 'major downside risks': Fed minutes9/4/2020 7:18 am Google bans Zoom software from employee laptops9/4/2020 7:18 am Golf: Florida man suing Woods, caddie over alleged shove at 2018 tournament9/4/2020 6:52 am Football: Barcelona president seeks reshuffle of club board9/4/2020 6:47 am Nasdaq CEO hopeful IPOs will pickup again in second half9/4/2020 6:47 am Football: Real Madrid players agree to 10%-20% wage cut9/4/2020 6:41 am Lufthansa CEO says it's seeking state aid in Germany, other countries9/4/2020 6:26 am Joe Biden bursts from twilight of career onto biggest stage9/4/2020 6:23 am New York governor says social distancing working as more deaths reported9/4/2020 6:12 am VIX futures point to coronavirus worries for months to come9/4/2020 6:12 am Covid-19 'circuit breaker': Some homeowners in a bind over unfinished renovation works9/4/2020 6:03 am Coronavirus: Fed officials agreed 'forceful' response to outbreak was needed9/4/2020 5:51 am Coronavirus: New York reports 779 more deaths, governor says social distancing working9/4/2020 5:51 am France knife attack suspect charged with terrorism offences, murder9/4/2020 5:20 am Dow Jones CEO Will Lewis to step down: FT9/4/2020 5:10 am WHO urges coronavirus unity after Trump's attack9/4/2020 5:03 am US Justice Department backs Google request to use part of US-Asia undersea cable9/4/2020 5:03 am Wall Street climbs on hopes of outbreak peaking, Sanders suspending White House bid9/4/2020 5:03 am Centerview turns to Matthieu Pigasse to lead new Paris hub9/4/2020 4:55 am Coronavirus: After Trump criticism, UN chief says now not the time to assess virus response9/4/2020 4:52 am Dow Jones CEO Will Lewis to step down: FT9/4/2020 4:52 am Toyota extends North American plant shutdown; will stop paying 5,000 temp workers9/4/2020 4:49 am Coronavirus plunges world economy into brutal recession9/4/2020 4:42 am Rugby - Wales players agree to 25per cent pay cut during coronavirus crisis9/4/2020 4:42 am Rugby: Welsh players take 25% pay cut9/4/2020 4:42 am Norwegian Air seeks US$4.3 billion debt-for-equity deal as crisis deepens9/4/2020 4:33 am 21 HDB blocks in Redhill Close to house healthy essential foreign workers relocated from dorms9/4/2020 4:24 am Coronavirus: Airlines must refund cancelled flights, says EU9/4/2020 4:21 am Coronavirus: 10 non-essential businesses asked to close after flouting circuit breaker rules9/4/2020 4:21 am American football: Tom Brady 'probably knew' 2019 would be his last season with Patriots9/4/2020 4:21 am Some S’poreans forced to move into half-finished homes as renovations are disallowed, extensions granted only till April 99/4/2020 4:11 am Covid-19 pandemic could lead to 150,000 to 200,000 retrenchments, say Maybank economists9/4/2020 4:11 am 21 HDB blocks in Redhill Close to house healthy essential foreign workers relocated from dorms9/4/2020 3:54 am 21 HDB blocks in Redhill Close to house healthy essential foreign workers relocated from dorms9/4/2020 3:46 am Suspicious match alerts up due to coronavirus shutdown - TIU9/4/2020 3:35 am Police up virus controls as Italians lower their guard9/4/2020 3:29 am COVID-19: Sungei Tengah Lodge declared an isolation area under Infectious Diseases Act9/4/2020 3:24 am E-sports: Super League Triathlon enlists top athletes to compete in Zwift Classics9/4/2020 3:21 am Sanders suspends 2020 Democratic campaign9/4/2020 3:21 am Coming next from the Fed: How much for Main Street?9/4/2020 3:21 am Coronavirus: Contador and Nadal auction memorabilia for Spanish Red Cross9/4/2020 3:17 am Coronavirus: Police step up controls as Italians lower their guard9/4/2020 3:17 am Coronavirus: About half of Singapore's markets will have crowd management measures by Friday9/4/2020 3:17 am Coronavirus: EU urges members to prolong entry ban until May 159/4/2020 3:17 am Bernie Sanders drops out of 2020 Democratic race for President9/4/2020 3:17 am Ferrari to pilot employee screening for coronavirus: Elkann9/4/2020 3:14 am Some S’poreans stranded, forced to move into half-finished homes as renovations are disallowed, extensions granted only till April 99/4/2020 3:03 am Main points of Japan's $1 trillion emergency package9/4/2020 2:55 am Covid-19: People caught gathering in public will be issued warning letters immediately, says Masagos9/4/2020 2:47 am HSBC reports potential money laundering breaches in Australia9/4/2020 2:31 am Joy, relief as exodus from Wuhan begins9/4/2020 2:30 am Covid-19: 32-year-old long-term pass holder dies while waiting for swab test result9/4/2020 2:27 am Football: England great Jimmy Greaves awaits hospital test results9/4/2020 2:16 am HG Metal gets approval to continue on-site operations9/4/2020 2:15 am Rhino horn smuggler gets 17 months' jail, the harshest penalty in S'pore for such an offence9/4/2020 2:11 am 10 businesses told to cease operations after remaining open during COVID-19 'circuit-breaker' period9/4/2020 2:08 am Hyflux applies to postpone scheme meetings, extend moratorium due to COVID-19 safe distancing rules9/4/2020 2:08 am Football: Mourinho admits he was in the wrong over training session9/4/2020 2:08 am Pope condemns those trying to make quick buck off coronavirus9/4/2020 2:07 am 10 shops providing non-essential services warned over staying open during ‘circuit breaker’ period, instructed to close9/4/2020 2:04 am Alanis Morissette breastfeeds on magazine cover, opens up about ‘postpartum experience’: ’It was mostly depression, suicidal ideation, and anxiety’9/4/2020 2:00 am Hyflux asks for postponement of scheme meetings, extension of moratorium9/4/2020 1:55 am Parents hunt for laptops, deal with distracted kids on first day of ongoing home-based learning9/4/2020 1:51 am Della Ding Shows You How To Work Out For Fried Chicken At Home Without Fancy Equipment9/4/2020 1:46 am China Haida looking into the freezing of two bank accounts of its subsidiary after interim court order9/4/2020 1:44 am Syrian air force behind chemical attacks, investigation team finds9/4/2020 1:42 am Global trade will plunge by up to a third in 2020 amid coronavirus pandemic: WTO9/4/2020 1:42 am COVID-19: Second My First Skool to close temporarily as teacher infected9/4/2020 1:34 am China to set up 46 new integrated pilot zones for cross-border e-commerce to revive foreign trade9/4/2020 1:30 am JetBlue seeks government permission to suspend flying at some airports as demand drops9/4/2020 1:25 am Grab forced to close centre after crowd forms to collect food delivery bags amid COVID-19 measures9/4/2020 1:25 am Global trade will plunge by up to a third in 2020 amid pandemic: WTO9/4/2020 1:25 am Monkeys, elephants and dogs reclaim India's streets in virus lockdown9/4/2020 1:18 am Covid-19: 142 more cases reported in highest daily spike; S-11 Dormitory now has 118 infections9/4/2020 1:15 am What happens if Hong Kong court upholds mask ban amid coronavirus pandemic?9/4/2020 1:15 am Coronavirus: Ethiopia declares state of emergency9/4/2020 1:11 am Coronavirus: Retirees look forward to meeting again after circuit breaker phase ends9/4/2020 1:11 am Kenyan runners run solo half marathons to compete in virtual race9/4/2020 1:10 am GM to supply 30,000 ventilators in US$500 million US contract9/4/2020 1:10 am Corona beer maker Constellation to reduce production in Mexico during pandemic9/4/2020 1:10 am US: Stocks open higher, Dow and Nasdaq both up 1.1%9/4/2020 1:10 am Singapore sees record spike of 142 new COVID-19 cases; 20 linked to largest cluster at S11 dormitory9/4/2020 1:08 am 'Painful lesson': how a military-style lockdown unfolded in Wuhan9/4/2020 1:00 am North Korea testing, quarantining for COVID-19, still says no cases - WHO representative9/4/2020 12:45 am Football: Mane would 'understand' if Liverpool were denied Premier League title9/4/2020 12:41 am WHO rejects 'China-centric' charge after Trump criticism9/4/2020 12:41 am Police to enforce mandatory social distancing in Jakarta's fight against Covid-199/4/2020 12:41 am Real estate tycoon and Olympian Thio Gim Hock dies aged 829/4/2020 12:41 am Constellation Brands cuts back Mexico operations to protect workers9/4/2020 12:35 am Sweden says Trump criticism of virus strategy 'factually wrong9/4/2020 12:27 am Sunningdale Tech to continue Singapore operations9/4/2020 12:22 am Zoom hires former Facebook security chief to beef up privacy, safety9/4/2020 12:19 am HSBC reports potential money laundering breaches in Australia9/4/2020 12:19 am Football: Mane credits upbeat Klopp with keeping Liverpool spirits high9/4/2020 12:19 am German foreign ministry restricts use of Zoom over security concerns: report9/4/2020 12:12 am Coronavirus: Germany's short-time work fix offers Europe a crisis model9/4/2020 12:10 am Coronavirus: Active Enabler Programme offers total $2 million in grants to get Singaporeans active9/4/2020 12:10 am Coronavirus: Indonesia ferry passengers jump ship amid virus fears9/4/2020 12:10 am Coronavirus curfew in French town blocked in first rebuke of lockdowns9/4/2020 12:10 am Record 142 new coronavirus cases in S'pore; Indian national later confirmed to have Covid-19 died while awaiting test result9/4/2020 12:10 am Covid-19: 142 more cases reported in highest daily spike; S-11 Dormitory now has 115 infections9/4/2020 12:09 am Tiffany says Australian regulators seek more time to review LVMH deal9/4/2020 12:05 am China Streaming Platform iQIYI Accused of Fraud by Activist Investor Wolfpack9/4/2020 12:00 am EU to adopt unified policy on coronavirus mobile apps8/4/2020 11:57 pm COVID-19: Record 142 new cases in S'pore including man who died while awaiting test results; over 98% local transmissions8/4/2020 11:54 pm Singapore sees record daily spike of 142 new COVID-19 cases8/4/2020 11:45 pm Ella Chen Will Not Have Another Kid Because Of Her Difficult First Pregnancy8/4/2020 11:45 pm Savings from pay cuts at Starhill Global Reit to be passed on to unitholders8/4/2020 11:45 pm Spirit AeroSystems halts production for Boeing jets indefinitely8/4/2020 11:42 pm ‘The Purge’ Siren Used to Signal Curfew in Louisiana, Police Apologize8/4/2020 11:30 pm Human activity to blame for coronavirus spread: Study8/4/2020 11:27 pm Football: Man Utd must be ready for return to 'normality', says Solskjaer8/4/2020 11:27 pm H&M borrows 980 million euros to boost liquidity buffer amid pandemic8/4/2020 11:14 pm Bridge on Genoa to Florence road collapses, two vehicles involved8/4/2020 11:14 pm South Africa to put fitness clauses into player contracts8/4/2020 11:07 pm Malaysia’s COVID-19 cases cross the 4,000 mark, new sub-cluster detected in Negeri Sembilan8/4/2020 11:07 pm Masks, hand sanitisers to be distributed to 350,000 migrant workers in dormitories8/4/2020 11:07 pm Snapask, SPH offer students free online tutoring and news content8/4/2020 11:06 pm Obesity is major Covid-19 risk factor, says French chief epidemiologist8/4/2020 11:03 pm Parents struggle to juggle working from home and supervising kids' home-based learning amid Covid-19 crisis8/4/2020 11:03 pm F1 puts nearly half of staff on furlough8/4/2020 10:45 pm Woman gets more than 9 months' jail, ordered to pay $1.2m penalty for helping pubs evade taxes8/4/2020 10:35 pm Broadway Industrial gets third trading query in nine months8/4/2020 10:35 pm Prosecutors win rare appeal arguing that seller of illicit TV boxes should not be jailed8/4/2020 10:34 pm Wuhan's coronavirus battle: What you need to know8/4/2020 10:34 pm Explainer: Can I… ? Your questions on the new ‘circuit-breaker’ laws answered8/4/2020 10:33 pm Coronavirus: 68 per cent of cases confirmed in China in past eight days had no symptoms8/4/2020 10:30 pm Roger Federer Offers Tennis Tips to Fans Practicing Solo At-Home Drills8/4/2020 10:30 pm Athletics - Italian Olympic 800 metres finalist Sabia dies from COVID-198/4/2020 10:30 pm Donations pour in but India's 'PM CARES' coronavirus fund faces criticism8/4/2020 10:30 pm British cycling furlough a third of their staff due to coronavirus8/4/2020 10:30 pm 'Painful lesson': How a military-style lockdown unfolded in Wuhan8/4/2020 10:30 pm Coronavirus: low antibody levels raise questions about reinfection risk8/4/2020 10:27 pm France working on 'StopCovid' contact-tracing app, ministers say8/4/2020 10:17 pm SoftBank-backed Oyo furloughs some US workers as coronavirus hits revenue8/4/2020 10:17 pm Iran presses for IMF loan; some business to stay shut despite easing8/4/2020 10:17 pm COVID-19: Singapore will do its part as global citizen – PM Lee8/4/2020 10:17 pm Raise awareness of consequences of flouting ‘circuit breaker’ laws8/4/2020 10:15 pm Singapore laying the groundwork to bounce back after crisis8/4/2020 10:15 pm Explainer: Can I… ? Your questions on the new ‘circuit breaker’ laws answered8/4/2020 10:12 pm Urgent bid to free up capacity at public hospitals in Singapore as Covid-19 cases surge8/4/2020 10:06 pm Safeguarding Singapore's food security at the national and household levels during coronavirus pandemic8/4/2020 10:06 pm Coronavirus: WHO Europe says 'now is not the time to relax measures'8/4/2020 10:06 pm Timor-Leste PM withdraws resignation to tackle coronavirus8/4/2020 10:06 pm Coronavirus: No traffic jams, no jostling on journey back to Wuhan as city reopens8/4/2020 10:06 pm SP Corp gets green light to hold virtual AGM8/4/2020 10:06 pm East Timor PM withdraws resignation to tackle coronavirus8/4/2020 10:02 pm OECD says leading indicators flag biggest monthly drop on record8/4/2020 10:02 pm Fiat Chrysler in talks with unions for production restart in Italy8/4/2020 10:02 pm No press, no family: Space crew set for launch during pandemic8/4/2020 9:50 pm South Korea imposes new coronavirus travel restrictions, announces $29.5 billion in business aid8/4/2020 9:46 pm Jakarta coffin maker faces gruelling days as Covid-19 death toll climbs8/4/2020 9:45 pm Man nabbed at Changi Airport trying to smuggle rhino horns to Vietnam jailed 17 months8/4/2020 9:44 pm NYC virus deaths exceed 4,000, topping toll for 9/11 attacks8/4/2020 9:44 pm Zoom sued for overstating, not disclosing privacy, security flaws8/4/2020 9:38 pm India considers narrowing lockdown to coronavirus hotspots8/4/2020 9:38 pm PSG launch crowdfunding platform to fight coronavirus8/4/2020 9:38 pm Daily Debrief: What Happened Today8/4/2020 9:37 pm Mumbai set to extend coronavirus lockdown: Sources8/4/2020 9:31 pm 'Painful lesson': How a military-style lockdown unfolded in Wuhan8/4/2020 9:31 pm Jake Gyllenhaal Reveals Heath Ledger Snubbed 2007 Oscars Over Brokeback Mountain Jokes8/4/2020 9:30 pm New S$30 million grant to help Singapore farms speed up production of eggs, vegetables and fish8/4/2020 9:24 pm Cricket: Australia star Smith hoping for IPL action 'at some stage'8/4/2020 9:24 pm Jakarta coffin maker faces gruelling days as coronavirus death toll climbs8/4/2020 9:24 pm Former, current Singapore athletes doing extra workouts in aid of Food Bank charity8/4/2020 9:19 pm Spain's number of COVID-19 deaths rises by 757 to over 14,5008/4/2020 9:16 pm Iran's new coronavirus death toll passes 4,000: Health official8/4/2020 9:16 pm Malaysia logs more Covid-19 recoveries than new cases for second time this week8/4/2020 9:15 pm Stokes crowned Wisden's leading cricketer in the world8/4/2020 9:09 pm Italy closes ports to migrant ships because of COVID-198/4/2020 9:09 pm UK nowhere near lifting coronavirus lockdown: London mayor8/4/2020 9:09 pm Covid-19 pandemic could lead to 150,000 to 200,000 retrenchments, say economists8/4/2020 9:07 pm STI snaps 2-session rally, falls 1.2% on Wednesday8/4/2020 9:07 pm Man behind south-east France knife attack was likely lone wolf: Prosecutors8/4/2020 9:03 pm Coronavirus: Malaysia comes up with new ways to help Ramadan bazaar trade amid outbreak8/4/2020 9:03 pm Actor Daniel Wu marks 10th wedding anniversary on social media8/4/2020 9:03 pm Coronavirus: Malaysia reports 156 new cases with 2 new deaths8/4/2020 9:03 pm Indonesian coffin maker faces gruelling days as coronavirus death toll climbs8/4/2020 9:03 pm Woman masterminded pubs' S$1 million tax evasion, gets jail and penalty of S$1.2 million8/4/2020 9:02 pm CSKA Sofia resume training despite gatherings ban - report8/4/2020 9:02 pm Miss Hongkong Pageant To Be Suspended For The First Time In 48 Years8/4/2020 9:01 pm Corporate-innovation firm RISE raises US$8m from Thai conglomerate Metro Co and others8/4/2020 8:57 pm New research links air pollution to higher Covid-19 death rates8/4/2020 8:45 pm World short of 6 million nurses: WHO8/4/2020 8:39 pm Paul Walker's Daughter Shares Never-Before-Seen Clip Of Her Father8/4/2020 8:31 pm China snake village scales down as COVID-19 prompts wildlife trade ban8/4/2020 8:28 pm Gulf states urged to unblock internet calls in response to pandemic8/4/2020 8:20 pm