Oil prices drop as China-U.S. tensions grow, Beijing fails to set economic growth target Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday as tensions rose between the U.S. and China and as Beijing failed to set target for economic growth this year, stoking concern that the coronavirus pandemic will overshadow fuel demand in […]
RBI slashes rates again in off-cycle meeting to mitigate virus impact Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India on Friday slashed its key policy rate for a second time this year in an emergency meeting to counter the economic fallout from a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. […]
Robin Uthappa wants BCCI to lift player ban on overseas T20 leagues The Indian cricket board should lift its ban on players competing in overseas Twenty20 tournaments, says former India batsman Robin Uthappa. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) bars its men’s players from joining franchise leagues other than the Indian Premier […]
China Proposes Law Cracking Down On Hong Kong Opposition Activity Such a move has long been under consideration but was hastened by months of anti-government protests last year. Ken Moritsugu BEIJING (AP) — China’s ceremonial parliament will consider a bill that could limit opposition activity in Hong Kong, a spokesperson said Thursday, appearing to confirm […]
Prime Minister’s Questions about to start Prime Minister’s Questions will begin in the House of Commons in about 10 minutes – Boris Johnson’s first public appearance since the PMQs session last Wednesday. It comes as his government faces pressure about its plan for more children to return to schools on 1 June; concerns over the […]
Coronavirus symptoms: UK adds loss of smell and taste to list By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online Loss of smell or taste have been added to the UK’s list of coronavirus symptoms that people should look out for and self-isolate with. Until now, only a fever and cough were triggers for people to shut […]
Stunned Fox News Host Neil Cavuto Warns: Hydroxychloroquine ‘Will Kill You’ “I cannot stress this enough,” warned Neil Cavuto about the anti-malaria drug the president has touted as a coronavirus cure, “this will kill you.” By Ryan Grenoble, HuffPost US Donald Trump told reporters Monday that he’s been taking hydroxychloroquine for several weeks, despite a lack of evidence […]
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 […]