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 […]
India overtakes China in coronavirus infections: Live updates Modi due to decide whether to lift India’s lockdown as new figures show Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu worst hit by virus.
India: Truck crash kills 23 workers going home amid lockdown Accident in Uttar Pradesh latest to highlight extreme risks faced by poor under measures to stop coronavirus spread. Migrant workers along with their family members walk on a road as they return to their villages during an extended nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of […]
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. […]
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 […]
Delayed survey data blurs India’s coronavirus picture Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has lost two weeks in its bid to get a picture of the spread of the coronavirus in its population because of poor Chinese testing kits, a member of a national task force said, complicating a decision on opening up from […]
UAE-India repatriation: 18 flights in Phase 2 of Vande Bharat Mission, 13 to Kerala Ashwani Kumar khaleejtimes.com (Photos by juidin Bernarrd/ Khaleej Times) From May 16 till May 23, the flights will repatriate more than 3,000 stranded Indians from the UAE. There will be 18 repatriation flights announced to India from the UAE in the […]
UAE is bringing forward its digital economy transition COVID-19 response requires much faster switch than planned, says ministry official Published: May 15, 2020 13:46GN Web Report All change will be fast-tracked to re-set the UAE economy from the effects of COVID-19 outbreak.Image Credit: Gulf News Archive ALSO IN THIS PACKAGE Business in the time of coronavirus: […]
CASE IN POINT North East has 4,320 new coronavirus infections every DAY as Yorkshire is worst-hit for new cases Britta Zeltmann THE North East and Yorkshire has the highest coronavirus infection rates of any UK region, new data reveals. Research conducted by Cambridge University and Public Health England suggests the region has a coronavirus infection rate of […]