Rishi Sunak to be made UK finance minister: Sky News
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will appoint Rishi Sunak as his new finance minister on Thursday, Sky News reported following the surprise resignation of Sajid Javid during a ministerial reshuffle.
Factbox: Five facts about Britain’s Rishi Sunak
Following are five facts about Rishi Sunak, who British media said had been offered the job of finance minister by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Japan confirms its first coronavirus death: Health Minister
Japan on Thursday confirmed its first coronavirus death, Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said.
Sinn Fein seeks talks with Fianna Fail on forming new Irish government
Left-wing nationalist party Sinn Fein said on Thursday it had formally requested talks with center-right rival Fianna Fail to discuss options for forming a new Irish government following an inconclusive election last weekend.
Factbox: Indonesia bill relaxes rules from mining to labor laws to spur investment
Indonesia’s government has submitted to parliament a bill that proposes changes in 80 laws ranging from politically sensitive labor regulations to rules on mining, as President Joko Widodo seeks to attract more investment and create jobs.
UK finance minister Sajid Javid has resigned: Sun political editor
British finance minister Sajid Javid has resigned his position, the Sun newspaper’s political editor Tom Newton Dunn said on Twitter without citing sources.
Organisers of cancelled mobile conference play down compensation chances
Companies that have spent money on a major telecoms conference in Barcelona that has been cancelled after mass withdrawals due to the coronavirus outbreak cannot expect compensation under the organisers’ standard insurance, they said on Thursday.
Hunt on for ‘patient zero’ who spread coronavirus globally from Singapore
As lion dancers snaked between conference room tables laden with plastic bottles, pens, notebooks and laptops, some staff from British gas analytics firm Servomex snapped photos of the performance meant to bring good luck and fortune.
Singapore’s biggest daily jump in new coronavirus cases takes tally to 58
Singapore on Thursday reported its biggest daily jump in coronavirus cases, with eight newly infected patients bringing its total to 58, the health ministry said.
Indonesia traces movements of Chinese tourist with coronavirus
Indonesia is retracing the movements of a Chinese tourist diagnosed with coronavirus upon return from the resort island of Bali, a health ministry official said on Thursday.
