Coronavirus: China’s plan to test everyone in Wuhan By Reality Check teamBBC News China has been carrying out an ambitious plan to test everyone in Wuhan, the city where the Covid-19 pandemic began, following the emergence of a cluster of new infections. The authorities had pledged to test the city’s inhabitants over a 10-day period, […]
Volkswagen loses landmark German ‘dieselgate’ case Diesel emissions scandal Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Germany’s highest civil court has ruled that Volkswagen must pay compensation to a motorist who had bought one of its diesel minivans fitted with emissions-cheating software. The ruling sets a benchmark for about 60,000 other cases in Germany. The plaintiff, Herbert Gilbert, will […]
Coronavirus: Americans flock to beaches on Memorial Day weekend Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionIn Missouri, revellers partied on the Lake of the Ozarks, violating social-distancing rules Americans have flocked to beaches and lakes for Memorial Day weekend, often flouting restrictions imposed to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. In Florida, state police dispersed an unauthorised gathering of hundreds of […]
India looks to store cheap oil in United States – oil minister NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is looking at storing some low priced U.S. oil in facilities there as its local storage is full, oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan told CNBC TV18 news channel. India’s Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan speaks at a road show organised […]
India’s April crude processing in biggest drop in at least nearly two decades K. Sathya Narayanan (Reuters) – India’s crude oil processing in April slumped by 28.8% from a year earlier, its biggest drop since at least 2003, as a nationwide lockdown weighed on fuel demand and forced refiners to cut production. Refiners processed about […]
Indian Olympic great Balbir Singh dies aged 95 (Reuters) – India’s three-times Olympic gold medallist Balbir Singh has died at the age of 95 after a prolonged pulmonary illness. Singh helped India win its first Olympic gold as an independent country at the 1948 London Games when they beat Britain 4-0 in the final. India […]
WHO pauses trial of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) attends the virtual 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Geneva, Switzerland, May 19, 2020. Christopher Black/WHO/Handout via REUTERS GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization has […]
India among 10 worst-hit COVID-19 nations as cases jump; air travel reopens MUMBAI (Reuters) – India on Monday posted its biggest single-day jump in cases of COVID-19, overtaking Iran to become one of the 10 worst-hit nations, even as the government allowed domestic air travel to restart. India reported another 6,977 cases, taking its total […]
FDA Chief Warns Coronavirus ‘Not Yet Contained’ As U.S. Begins To Reopen Photos showed crowds of people gathering without masks in various states over Memorial Day weekend. By Hayley Miller, HuffPost US Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, warned Sunday that the coronavirus is “not yet contained” as the United States began […]
Trump Doubles Down On Fact-Free Fraud Theory About Mail-In Voting Trump on Sunday called mail-in voting a “Scam!” — even though he personally took advantage of such voting himself. By Ja’han Jones, HuffPost US President Donald Trump on Sunday posted on Twitter alleging that mail-in ballots allow for widespread election fraud, despite widespread evidence to the contrary. Trump — who has […]