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 […]
Trump Administration Ousts Yet Another Inspector General New York Democratic Rep. Eliot Engel said that the State Department’s Steve Linick had just opened an investigation into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. State Department Inspector General Steve Linick has been removed from his position, according to media reports. Linick, a Justice Department veteran appointed in 2013, is the […]
Coronavirus: What should the opposition do in a crisis? By Brian WheelerPolitical reporter Political conflict is hardwired into the British system of government, but what happens when there is a national emergency that needs a unified response? The gap between the front benches in the House of Commons is 3.96m – more than enough to […]
1,400 Emirati women apply to be the UAE’s next astronaut Sheikh Mohammed reveals statistics from second batch of applications Ashley Hammond, UAE Editor Emirati astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori.Image Credit: NASA ALSO IN THIS PACKAGE In pictures: Soyuz lands in Kazakhstan, Emirati astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori back on Earth from ISS Pictures: Hazzaa AlMansoori back on earth […]
More on Germany’s quarantine easing Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images Germany will start to open border crossings with Austria, France and Switzerland from Friday nightImage caption Here’s a bit more detail on that report that Germany is relaxing its quarantine rules for arrivals from the Schengen passport-free zone, the rest of the EU and the UK. […]
U.S. Retail Sales Plunged Record 16% In April Business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers. Josh Boak PAID FOR BY SC JOHNSON BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. retail sales tumbled by a record 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers away, threatened the viability of stores across the […]
Aarogya Setu: Why India’s Covid-19 contact tracing app is controversial By Andrew ClaranceBBC News India’s Covid-19 contact tracing app has been downloaded 100 million times, according to the information technology ministry, despite fears over privacy. The app – Aarogya Setu, which means “bridge to health” in Sanskrit – was launched just six weeks ago. India […]