Why it’s so hard to be rational about Covid-19 By Gaia Vince Attitudes towards lockdown are proving divisive in countries like the US – and those divisions are falling down familiar party lines. But why does partisanship shape our compliance with public health campaigns? T The world’s best scientists are currently deployed in a war-like […]
BJP Govt Solely Responsible For Plight Of Migrants: AAP AAP leader Raghav Chadha urged the BJP-led government to pay heed to the condition of the migrants. Press Trust of India UTPAL BARUAH / REUTERS A migrant labourer looks out of a window as he waits in a train compartment in Guwahati, the major city of […]
Lockdown 4.0 Guidelines For Shops, Travel, Offices, Night Curfew States and union territories can now delineate of Red, Green and Orange zones. The guidelines say they may prohibit certain other activities in various zones or impose restrictions deemed necessary. Newsroom NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES Migrants undergo thermal screening before boarding buses to their native places,during […]
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson accepts ‘frustration’ over lockdown rules Boris Johnson has acknowledged frustration over the “complex” easing of England’s coronavirus lockdown. The PM wrote in the Mail on Sunday that more complicated messages were needed during the next phase of the response and as restrictions changed. But Mr Johnson said he trusted the “good sense of the […]
Coronavirus: Italy takes ‘calculated risk’ in easing restrictions – PM Italy is taking a “calculated risk” as it moves to further ease its coronavirus lockdown measures, PM Giuseppe Conte has admitted. He said “the contagion curve” could rise again, but the country could not afford to wait for a vaccine. Mr Conte announced that travel […]
India to open up space exploration and satellite launches to private companies NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will allow the involvement of private companies in its space exploration and satellite launch programmes, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told a press conference on Saturday. Both industries are currently predominantly operated by the government’s Indian Space Research Organisation. […]
Australia says China ignores calls to ease trade tension Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia urged China on Sunday to respond to its requests to discuss easing tensions between the two trading partners after Canberra called for an international enquiry into the origins of the novel coronavirus. China, accusing Australia of playing “petty tricks”, has […]
China urges food companies to boost supplies on fears of further COVID-19 disruption Naveen Thukral, Hallie Gu SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) – China has asked trading firms and food processors to boost inventories of grains and oilseeds as a possible second wave of coronavirus cases and worsening infection rates elsewhere raise concerns about global supply lines. FILE PHOTO: […]
India to ease restrictions on foreign ownership in defence ventures NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will ease restrictions on the level of foreign ownership in defence manufacturing, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, in a move aimed at cutting down on imports. FILE PHOTO: India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attends a joint news conference […]
BUYER BEWARE Taking a mortgage payment holiday because of coronavirus could cost you £2,769 in higher repayments Sara Benwell HOMEOWNERS who take a mortgage payment holiday because of coronavirus may have to pay £2,769 extra over the lifetime of the mortgage. So far, 1.6million Brits have taken advantage of a break in payments, which means […]