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HOT NEWS Hungary’s Parliament passed a bill that gives the Prime Minister more power during the fight against COVID-19, including power to pass special decrees. Source: Deutsche Welle Moscow’s city…

HOT NEWS The newly drafted law on the ‘state of emergency’ empowers the military to ensure effective implementation of the state’s order during a public health crisis. Source: Khmer Times…

HOT NEWS The World Bank warns of the economic impacts of COVID-19 on low wage workers and the possibility of 11 million people falling into poverty in East Asia and…

HOT NEWS Germany’s state finance minister was found dead of committed suicide after becoming worried over the economic fallout from the coronavirus.  Source: Al Jazeera  The NIAID director predicted that…

HOT NEWS G20 leaders held an online talk and pledged for the “united front” to fight against the coronavirus outbreak and to save the world from economic recession. Source: CNA…

HOT NEWS The IMF and World Bank called for governments to put a hold on debt payment from the world’s poorest nations so they can battle the coronavirus pandemic. Source:…

HOT NEWS One of the major UN conferences, the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty review, is likely to be postponed as the coronavirus pandemic overrides the world agenda. Source: The Washington…

HOT NEWS According to the MoH, Cambodia confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 tallying up the total case to 87 within the 4 days.   Source: Fresh News (http://en.freshnewsasia.com/index.php/en/localnews/17445-2020-03-23-15-24-56.html)  The IMF…

HOT NEWS France approved tougher penalties for defying a nationwide confinement order as  the coronavirus death toll rose, with the country’s medical profession among the victims. Source: Channel NewsAsia (https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/coronavirus-france-doctor-death-economy-workers-covid-19-12565294) …

HOT NEWS Italy’s death toll rose to 3,405 from coronavirus pandemic and continues to rise overtaking total registered fatalities in China. Source: Al Jazeera (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/coronavirus-live-updates-italy-overtakes-china-death-toll-200319224219279.html)   The Health Ministry has…