14 April 2020, Tuesday NewsLatest News On 14 April 2020, Tuesday Former aide accuses Joe Biden of sexual assault, campaign denies it15/4/2020 7:56 am Coronavirus: Rate of infections, deaths in France accelerating again15/4/2020 7:56 am Pentagon plays down North Korea's apparent missile launches15/4/2020 7:56 am Taylor Swift, Oprah join huge global event to celebrate coronavirus workers15/4/2020 7:23 am Formula 1: Ricciardo will take a pay cut, says Abiteboul15/4/2020 7:00 am Motor racing: Larson dropped by team over racial slur15/4/2020 7:00 am Doping: Russia to make up for break in testing once coronavirus restrictions lifted15/4/2020 7:00 am Coronavirus: US military says bug likely occurred naturally, but not certain15/4/2020 6:53 am Coronavirus: US State Department reports first fatality among Washington staff15/4/2020 6:53 am Coronavirus: Anger in Africa over virus 'stigma' in China15/4/2020 6:53 am US seeking to 'fundamentally change' the World Health Organisation, says Mike Pompeo15/4/2020 6:22 am Tesla surges 28per cent in two days as traders look beyond coronavirus disruption15/4/2020 6:13 am Adidas gets 3 billion euro government backed loan, suspends dividend15/4/2020 6:13 am GM begins mass production of ventilators for US government15/4/2020 6:04 am Pakistan clerics call for lifting of congregational prayer limits15/4/2020 6:04 am Adidas receives US$3.3b state-guaranteed coronavirus loan15/4/2020 6:04 am 10th Covid-19 death: 70-year-old man succumbs to infection after battling virus for over a month15/4/2020 5:21 am Two big US banks offer glum outlook for coronavirus recession15/4/2020 5:07 am COVID-19: France becomes fourth country to pass the 15,000 death toll15/4/2020 5:07 am French teams say Tour de France may be held in August15/4/2020 5:07 am Time running out on hopes for full season, says MLS15/4/2020 5:01 am US seeks to 'fundamentally change' WHO, says Pompeo15/4/2020 5:01 am Apple launches site to show how coronavirus lockdowns affect movement15/4/2020 5:01 am Tennis: Tsitsipas 'trying to learn' French during coronavirus lockdown15/4/2020 4:51 am Armed men board vessel in Gulf of Oman: UKMTO15/4/2020 4:51 am China right to slam stalling tactics by Hong Kong's opposition lawmakers: Carrie Lam15/4/2020 4:51 am NASCAR driver Larson sacked after racial slur15/4/2020 4:25 am Apple launches site to show how coronavirus lockdowns affect movement15/4/2020 4:25 am US funds that beat market plunge seek recession-proof stocks15/4/2020 4:25 am Coronavirus: May 1 target for reopening US economy 'overly optimistic', infectious disease expert Fauci tells AP15/4/2020 4:19 am Motor racing: Larson dropped by Nascar team over racial slur15/4/2020 4:19 am How smartphone apps can help 'contact trace' spread of coronavirus15/4/2020 4:18 am Global creditors agree debt relief for poor countries hit by pandemic15/4/2020 4:18 am Fauci: May 1 target for reopening US economy 'overly optimistic' - AP15/4/2020 4:18 am Renault quits its main China venture after weak sales15/4/2020 4:02 am Doping - Russia to make up for break in testing once coronavirus restrictions lifted15/4/2020 4:02 am Verstappen to race in virtual Aussie Supercar series15/4/2020 4:02 am Motor racing - Larson dropped by team over racial slur15/4/2020 3:55 am Airlines mull empty seats and masks for coronavirus recovery15/4/2020 3:55 am Poles protest move to further restrict abortion access15/4/2020 3:18 am US awards airports US$10 billion in grants amid travel falloff15/4/2020 3:18 am Esports - Verstappen to race in virtual Aussie Supercar series15/4/2020 3:12 am Scottish Rugby to cut elite player salaries for five months15/4/2020 3:12 am Exclusive: Saudi Aramco in talks with banks to borrow about US$10 billion - sources15/4/2020 3:12 am Let refugee doctors fight COVID-19: European Council, UN15/4/2020 3:04 am UK supermarket Morrisons gives discount to health workers battling coronavirus15/4/2020 3:04 am Top US Democrat calls on Fed to help universities15/4/2020 2:57 am Cycling: Tour de France sprints to a new start date after lockdown is extended15/4/2020 2:51 am Coronavirus: Seng Kang My First Skool centre to be closed for 14 days after teacher tests positive15/4/2020 2:51 am Scientists enthralled by biggest star explosion ever observed15/4/2020 2:51 am Football: 'They miss me', Man United's Paul Pogba puzzled by critics like Souness15/4/2020 2:51 am India's lockdown throws up challenge of containing coronavirus and taking care of the poor15/4/2020 2:51 am Covid-19: DSTA engineers create new face shield amid global shortage of surgical masks, personal protective equipment15/4/2020 2:49 am DLF says financial controller quit less than 3 months as job demands were 'not within his expectations'15/4/2020 2:49 am Rolex joins leading watchmakers withdrawing from Baselworld fair15/4/2020 2:40 am US import prices post biggest decline in over five years15/4/2020 2:34 am Cigar-shaped interstellar object may be fragment of wrecked planet15/4/2020 2:34 am Boeing 737 MAX cancellations pile up during production halt15/4/2020 2:34 am Government’s S$600 payout on April 14 draws queues at ATMs islandwide15/4/2020 2:34 am Cara Delevingne Teams Up With Puma For Online Yoga Classes15/4/2020 2:30 am Kabul bans motorbikes to stem Taliban killings and crime15/4/2020 2:30 am US stocks open higher as banks report results15/4/2020 2:21 am Coronavirus: How South Koreans under quarantine will vote in election15/4/2020 2:21 am Iceland to relax coronavirus restrictions in May15/4/2020 2:20 am Alicia Silverstone Says Her Eight-Year-Old Son Tries To French Kiss Her After Watching Clueless15/4/2020 2:15 am Wall Street jumps 2per cent on hopes of lockdown easing; JPMorgan kicks off earnings15/4/2020 2:13 am US import prices post biggest decline in over five years; more to come15/4/2020 2:13 am Texas hearing on oil production curbs stirs hornet's nest15/4/2020 2:13 am Government’s S$600 payout on April 14 draws queues at ATMs islandwide15/4/2020 2:13 am Hong Kong barristers call on Beijing to 'exercise restraint' in comments15/4/2020 2:00 am German tech startups plead for European approach to corona tracing app15/4/2020 1:52 am JPMorgan profit dives as banks brace for coronavirus-led loan defaults15/4/2020 1:52 am 10th Covid-19 death in S'pore: 70-year-old man succumbs to infection after battling virus for over a month15/4/2020 1:52 am Coronavirus: South Koreans go to the polls amid pandemic15/4/2020 1:51 am Coronavirus: 200 fines issued on April 14 to safe distancing offenders15/4/2020 1:51 am Former US president Barack Obama to endorse Joe Biden for 2020 Democratic nomination15/4/2020 1:51 am Former Pakistani cricketer Zafar Sarfraz dies of coronavirus15/4/2020 1:51 am Woman fined for breaking coronavirus rules by taking turtle for a walk in Rome15/4/2020 1:51 am COVID-19: 70-year-old man is Singapore's 10th coronavirus-related fatality15/4/2020 1:46 am Circuit Breaker: Biz Down 75%, Yet Antoinette Chef Gives Free Bread To Needy15/4/2020 1:45 am COVID-19: Singapore confirms 334 more cases, additional death and new foreign worker dorm cluster15/4/2020 1:45 am Obama to endorse Biden for 2020 Democratic nomination, source close to Obama says15/4/2020 1:44 am Spain, Austria ease curbs but WHO warns COVID-19 outbreak 'certainly' has not peaked15/4/2020 1:44 am UK urged to stop China taking control of Imagination Tech: Lawmaker15/4/2020 1:44 am From father to son, the shared experience of the Holocaust15/4/2020 1:30 am Amazon ordered to limit French trade to essential goods15/4/2020 1:22 am 10th Covid-19 death in S'pore: 70-year-old man succumbs to infection after battling virus for over a month15/4/2020 1:18 am Ricky Gervais Tells Celebrities To Stop Moaning Amid COVID-19 Lockdown15/4/2020 1:15 am 'Little Mermaid' and 'Lion King' animator Ann Sullivan dies of coronavirus aged 9115/4/2020 1:14 am US: Stocks open higher as banks report results15/4/2020 1:10 am 10th Covid-19 death in S'pore: 70-year-old man succumbs to infection after battling virus for over a month15/4/2020 1:09 am US import prices post largest drop in over five years15/4/2020 1:07 am Cardinal Pell threatened online a week after leaving jail15/4/2020 1:07 am Football: Neuer extension talks stall at Bayern Munich15/4/2020 1:01 am Lockdown stalls Notre-Dame's rebirth one year after fire15/4/2020 1:00 am Wall Street set for gains as JPMorgan, J&J kick off earnings15/4/2020 12:39 am China offers reward for catching Russia border crossers over virus fears15/4/2020 12:39 am COVID-19: Cuomo says if Trump ordered New York to reopen, he 'wouldn't do it'15/4/2020 12:39 am SAP explores sale of digital interconnect business - Bloomberg15/4/2020 12:31 am China, India to narrowly avoid recession in COVID-19 stricken 2020: IMF15/4/2020 12:31 am Delta absorbs order for 10 Airbus A350 jets cancelled by Latam: sources15/4/2020 12:31 am Cuomo says if Trump ordered New York to reopen, he 'wouldn't do it'15/4/2020 12:02 am Coronavirus 'Great Lockdown' to shrink global economy by 3per cent in 2020: IMF15/4/2020 12:02 am Cycling: Tour de France working on new start date15/4/2020 12:02 am Asean Plus Three countries must work together to lessen economic damage from Covid-19, says PM Lee Hsien Loong14/4/2020 11:57 pm Global airline hit from coronavirus rises to US$314 billion: IATA14/4/2020 11:45 pm McDonald's apologises after China store bans black people14/4/2020 11:45 pm Sinn Fein leader says she has the coronavirus but is recovering14/4/2020 11:45 pm Brussels mulls 1.5 trillion euro coronavirus recovery fund14/4/2020 11:44 pm Coronavirus: Repeated circuit breakers may be needed until vaccine is developed, warn experts14/4/2020 11:44 pm Spain split between concern and relief as coronavirus lockdown eased14/4/2020 11:44 pm McDonald's apologises after China outlet bans black people14/4/2020 11:44 pm COVID-19: Japan hospitals find way to beat sanitiser shortage14/4/2020 11:40 pm Cisco offers big payment deferrals until 2021 as companies seek remote-work tools14/4/2020 11:40 pm McDonald's apologises after China store bans black people14/4/2020 11:31 pm Festive treats given to foreign workers for Tamil and Bengali New Year14/4/2020 11:23 pm Zimbabwe president threatens 20 years jail over fake lockdown statement14/4/2020 11:23 pm Covid-19: Compulsory to wear masks while going out except for children under 2, people doing 'strenuous exercise'14/4/2020 11:18 pm Malaysia reports 170 new coronavirus cases and five deaths14/4/2020 11:15 pm Nurses at Mexico hospital hit by coronavirus say they were told to avoid masks14/4/2020 11:10 pm Safaricom's data usage jumps 70per cent as Kenyans stay home to curb coronavirus14/4/2020 11:10 pm Wizz Air not considering plane deferrals, sees growth returning in 2022: CEO14/4/2020 11:10 pm Japanese ruling party official calls for US$930 payouts: Media14/4/2020 11:01 pm Johnson & Johnson beats profit estimates but cuts forecast on coronavirus uncertainty14/4/2020 11:01 pm Israel rivals resume unity govt talks with two-day deadline14/4/2020 10:54 pm Pandemic survival plans: US businesses scramble to conserve cash, boost liquidity14/4/2020 10:54 pm Former Finnish president Ahtisaari recovering from coronavirus14/4/2020 10:54 pm Covid-19: Wearing a mask now a must if leaving the house; first-time offenders to be fined S$30014/4/2020 10:54 pm Early detection, contact-tracing, isolation to contain Covid-19 spread at foreign worker dorms: Inter-agency task force14/4/2020 10:48 pm Scythes and monsters: Indonesian artists teach coronavirus care14/4/2020 10:47 pm Human Rights Watch warns against Polish abortion debate14/4/2020 10:47 pm Financial Consultant Creates Idiot-Proof Rice Cooker Recipes, Including Muah Chee14/4/2020 10:45 pm 早报14/4/2020 10:34 pm COVID-19: Compulsory to wear masks when leaving the house, says Lawrence Wong14/4/2020 10:17 pm Singapore's COVID-19 cases exceed 3,000 with 334 new infections; situation remains 'critical'14/4/2020 10:17 pm Singapore Chinese Chamber donates 500,000 surgical masks for distribution14/4/2020 10:17 pm Coronavirus forces Russian florists to destroy millions of roses as demand wilts14/4/2020 10:16 pm Election, not coronavirus, KO's football in Burundi14/4/2020 10:16 pm Britain's ITV under fire over presenter's 5G-coronavirus comments14/4/2020 10:08 pm Coronavirus: Taipei unveils vending machines for surgical masks14/4/2020 10:04 pm Help floods in for single mum of three who lost possessions in flat blaze14/4/2020 10:04 pm Trains and buses to run less often as public transport ridership plunges14/4/2020 10:04 pm Air pollution's insidious link to the coronavirus pandemic14/4/2020 10:04 pm Nam Cheong's financial statements given disclaimer of opinion14/4/2020 10:00 pm 'Mixed picture' in Europe, COVID-19 vaccine at least 12 months off - WHO14/4/2020 9:52 pm Sales of UV box sanitisers rise due to Covid-1914/4/2020 9:45 pm Police do not conduct checks on homes to enforce COVID-19 safe distancing rules: SPF14/4/2020 9:44 pm COVID-19 survival plans: US businesses scramble to conserve cash, boost liquidity14/4/2020 9:44 pm Indonesia reports its biggest daily jump in coronavirus deaths14/4/2020 9:44 pm Futures rise on China trade data; focus on corporate results14/4/2020 9:37 pm South Korea set to double supply of COVID-19 tests to US14/4/2020 9:37 pm Explainer: Trump has little power to restart US economy14/4/2020 9:37 pm Evening Update: Today's headlines from The Straits Times on April 1414/4/2020 9:35 pm Coronavirus: Decision on French Grand Prix's fate expected in days, say organisers14/4/2020 9:35 pm Coronavirus: MOM investigating companies ferrying workers without adhering to safe distancing guidelines14/4/2020 9:35 pm Money FM 89.3 Podcast: Investment guru Jim Rogers on Chinese wine companies and Asian aviation stocks14/4/2020 9:35 pm Coronavirus: Malaysia's survivors speak of fear, pain and second chances in life14/4/2020 9:35 pm Tobacco giant British American Tobacco slides on report of US criminal investigation14/4/2020 9:31 pm Reasons for hope: The drugs, tests and tactics that may conquer COVID-1914/4/2020 9:31 pm Toyota plans limited operations in France, Poland from April 2214/4/2020 9:17 pm Movement of people into Jakarta set to tighten as surrounding satellite towns enact own social restrictions against COVID-1914/4/2020 9:08 pm Revenge spending? Hermes store in China hauls in S$3.8m a day after reopening14/4/2020 9:08 pm Formula E teams up with UNICEF on coronavirus appeal14/4/2020 8:46 pm UK coronavirus death toll could be 15% higher than official figures, new data shows14/4/2020 8:46 pm Thai hospitals protect babies born in a pandemic with face shields14/4/2020 8:39 pm MRT trains to run less frequently, some bus services will be suspended amid COVID-19 circuit breaker period14/4/2020 8:39 pm Coronavirus 'new reality' bites deep into Beijing eatery chain14/4/2020 8:39 pm How to keep telecommuting teams effective by overcoming four challenges14/4/2020 8:30 pm Russia's small businesses buckling under virus restrictions14/4/2020 8:24 pm Leading Italian health official casts doubt on quick Serie A restart14/4/2020 8:24 pm Members of same household can ‘walk, jog and cycle’ together but group activities such as picnics, frisbee games disallowed at parks14/4/2020 8:19 pm Ella Chen Reveals The Cute And Creative Way She Teaches Her Son To Be Independent14/4/2020 8:00 pm Germany can't say yet that new coronavirus cases are falling: Institute14/4/2020 7:55 pm France considering Ligue 1 restart in June: L'Equipe14/4/2020 7:55 pm Forest fire around defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant put out, Ukraine government says14/4/2020 7:55 pm G20 sets ground rules ahead of Facebook's Libra stablecoin14/4/2020 7:48 pm Thai grocery trucks get new life from COVID-19 shutdown14/4/2020 7:48 pm Police in Malaysia to drag lockdown violators straight to court: Senior minister14/4/2020 7:45 pm Unemployed single mother of three loses home and belongings to fire14/4/2020 7:43 pm Taiwan reports no new COVID-19 cases for first time in a month14/4/2020 7:40 pm New IMDA initiatives, S$8 million fund to help local media sector through COVID-19 period14/4/2020 7:40 pm Amazon fires two employees critical of warehouse working conditions14/4/2020 7:40 pm Cheerful colours, lush greenery: A glimpse into inspiring Singapore homes14/4/2020 7:31 pm COVID-19: Singapore's defence agency designs adjustable, reusable face shields14/4/2020 7:31 pm Pandemic shows investment fund vulnerabilities, G20 watchdog says14/4/2020 7:31 pm Brewer AB InBev halves final dividend and pushes back AGM14/4/2020 7:15 pm Norwegian Air shares drop 60per cent after proposed debt-for-equity swap14/4/2020 7:15 pm Football: Fellaini out of Chinese hospital after coronavirus scare14/4/2020 7:08 pm Cricket: Lyon backs Paine to continue as Australia captain14/4/2020 7:08 pm Football: Southampton took wage deferrals to help local community, says Ward-Prowse14/4/2020 7:01 pm Taiwan's largest airline in the spotlight over China name confusion14/4/2020 7:01 pm Golf: McIlroy hopes delayed Masters can help end wait for green jacket14/4/2020 7:01 pm ComfortDelGro cabbies to deliver RedMart groceries14/4/2020 7:00 pm Coronavirus: Debate continues over political impact of Boris Johnson's hospital stay14/4/2020 7:00 pm New S$8m fund to protect jobs, help freelancers in Singapore media sector amid Covid-1914/4/2020 6:59 pm Australia: Shares end at 1-month high on China trade data14/4/2020 6:58 pm Japanese star Takuya Kimura shares rare picture taken with singer wife Shizuka Kudo14/4/2020 6:56 pm Coronavirus: No traffic jams, no jostling on journey back to Wuhan as city reopens14/4/2020 6:56 pm China weighs merging its biggest brokers to take on Wall Street14/4/2020 6:56 pm Coronavirus: Malaysia's popular shopping streets Jalan Masjid India under total lockdown14/4/2020 6:56 pm