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New Jersey Governor Murphy Backs Off Classroom Mandate
Aug.12 -- New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy abandons a requirement that the state’s 2,500 public schools conduct in-person teaching, and says some districts may return to distance-only learning. He speaks at a news conference. (Excerpt)
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Australia Says Economy. Health Outcomes Better Than Most
Jul.23 -- Australian Finance Minister Mathias Cormann talks about the economy and the government's budget amid the coronavirus outbreak. The budget deficit will blow out to a post-World War II record amid a surge in spending to plug a...
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U.K. Public Told to Work From Home Again
Sep.22 -- The U.K. government is telling the public to work from home again. “If it is possible for people to work from home, then we’d encourage them to do so,” Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said on Sky News on Tuesday. Anna...
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Governors Ask White House for Guidance on Vaccine: Cuomo
Oct.18 -- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says the National Governors Association is sending the White House a letter asking for specific guidance about how to distribute a coronavirus vaccine when it is available. He speaks at a press...
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2020 Presidential Election By the Numbers: Week of 10/23
Oct.23 -- A look at what happened during the U.S. presidential race for the week ending Oct. 23. From the last debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden where they sparred about everything from Covid-19 to Russia, it's all...
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OCBC Strong Enough to Withstand Economic Downturn: CEO
Aug.14 -- Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Chief Executive Officer Samuel Tsien discusses the outlook for Southeast Asia’s second-largest lender and its strategy. OCBC's profit fell more than analysts anticipated in the second quarter as it...
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Australia-China Relations Changed for the Worse: Professor Golley
May.17 -- Jane Golley, director of the Australian Centre on China in the World at Australian National University, discusses the rising tensions between the two countries. After Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government last month...
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Pence: Wearing Mask a Good Idea, Will Slow Virus Spread
Jun.28 -- Vice President Mike Pence encourages people to wear masks. He speaks at a press briefing with Texas Governor Abbott and federal and state health officials on Sunday. During a White House coronavirus task force briefing on...
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NYC Is on Track for Phase 3 Reopening: Mayor de Blasio
Jun.25 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city is on track to start the third phase of reopening on July 6. He speaks at his daily press briefing. (Excerpt)
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Fundamental Picture for Stocks Been Improving: Jefferies
Jun.25 -- Sean Darby, chief global equity strategist at Jefferies, talks about the outlook for markets amid the Covid-19 pandemic. He speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia."
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Assessing the Challenges India Faces Amid Covid-19 Outbreak
May.18 -- Pashupati Advani, president of money-management firm Advani Group, talks about the Indian government's efforts to fight the coronavirus outbreak, how the pandemic is affecting his business, and the outlook for the economy and...
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WHO Now Says Role of Silent Virus Spreaders Still Unclear
Jun.09 -- Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the World Health Organization’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said it remains unclear how readily the novel coronavirus is spread by people who don’t develop symptoms, a day after she sparked...
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China Ambassador to EU on Vaccine, H.K., Market Opening
Jun.18 -- Zhang Ming, Chinese Ambassador to the European Union, talks about development of vaccines for Covid-19, China's plan to enact new security legislation in Hong Kong, and the EU's demands for more access to the Chinese market. He...
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Johnson Eases Lockdown With Go-Ahead for Pubs, Cinemas, Hotels
Jun.23 -- U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that hotels, pubs, restaurants and cinemas will open their doors from July 4, in a significant relaxation of the restrictions imposed in March. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday,...
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Running a Live Music Business in the Coronavirus Era
May.28 -- Steven Severin is a co-owner of Neumos, one of Seattle’s most popular independent music venues, as well as its sister businesses, Barboza, and the Runaway. He also co-owns a bar called Life on Mars. Having to lay off more than...
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Florida to Speed Testing for People With Virus Symptoms
Jul.20 -- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says state officials are experimenting with expedited testing of people with Covid-19 symptoms to speed up getting results from labs. (Excerpt)
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Barclays APAC Head: Hong Kong to Remain Important Financial Center
Jun.03 -- Jaideep Khanna, head of Asia Pacific at Barclays Plc, discusses how the bank is dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, the protests in Hong Kong, and the company's strategy for the region. He speaks with Yvonne Man and Tom...
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Trump Criticizes Governors for Re-Opening Too Slowly
Jul.27 -- President Donald Trump says economic recovery has been "very strong" while adding that a number of governors are moving too slowly to open their states’ economies amid the coronavirus pandemic. He speaks at an event in North...
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Trump: Three Vaccine Candidates Looking 'Really Good'
Jul.02 -- President Donald Trump says three vaccine candidates for Covid-19 are "looking really, really good" in trials. He also says the military is standing by, ready to distribute the vaccines. He speaks at a White House event. (Excerpt)
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Virus Is Hitting Hong Kong Hard, SME Committee Says
Jul.30 -- Michael Hui, chairman of the Hong Kong's Small and Medium Enterprises Committee (SMEC), looks at how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting businesses in the city. Hong Kong’s economy contracted for the fourth straight quarter...
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Japan's Anti-Covid Measures May Not Be Enough, BofA Says
Jan.07 -- Izumi Devalier, head of Japan economics at Bank of America Global Research, discusses Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's decision to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and adjacent areas with far less stringent...
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BioNTech Says Making More Covid-19 Doses Depends on Many Factors
Dec.22 -- BioNTech SE Chief Commercial Officer Sean Marett says the ability to make more than 1.3 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses with its partner Pfizer Inc. depends on many factors. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
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CDC Says New Covid Strain Could Be Present in U.S.
Dec.22 -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the new variant of the coronavirus that’s become prevalent in the U.K. in recent weeks could be in the U.S. undetected. Robert Langreth reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia."
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Benefits Lapse Loom as Trump Fails to Sign Relief Bill
Dec.27 -- Millions of Americans will see their unemployment benefits lapse, at least temporarily, after President Donald Trump let Saturday night pass without signing a $900 billion bipartisan coronavirus stimulus package. And the...