MAY 2, 2020
President Donald Trump is escalating efforts to pin blame on China for unleashing a pandemic that has killed more than 60,000 Americans and is exploring ways to hold Beijing accountable, though his options are limited because of the potential economic consequences.
Trump and his aides sharpened their criticism of Beijing this week, demanding answers about the virus’s origin...
MAY 2, 2020
South Dakota and New York are separated by hundreds of miles.
Members of the crew look on during the Open Wheel Nationals at Park Jefferson Speedway on April 25, 2020, in North Sioux City, S.D. - Jim Steffens/Getty Images
But when it comes to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, they could be seen as worlds apart.
The coronavirus pandemic...
MAY 1, 2020
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, resurfaced in public view on Friday, the North’s state news media reported Saturday, controverting three weeks of rumors and unconfirmed news reports that he was in grave danger after undergoing heart surgery.
He appeared at a ceremony at a factory in the city of Sunchon, the North’s state news...
MAY 1, 2020
A TV grab taken from a video released by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows WHO Health Emergencies Programme Director Michael Ryan attending a virtual news briefing on COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) from the WHO headquarters in Geneva on April 6. - AFP via Getty Images
The World Health Organization reiterated Friday that the new coronavirus was of natural...
MAY 1. 2020
The nationwide lockdown in India has been extended till May 17. The Ministry of Home Affairs extended the lockdown for two weeks while allowing different sets of relaxations in red, orange and green zones. The new guidelines aim at allowing India to exit from lockdown in a staggered manner while reopening the economy.
The decision for the lockdown...
MAY 1, 2020
Delhi Fire Service (DFS) personnel spray disinfectant chemicals along a road during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 outbreak in New Delhi, India, on April 16.
The Home Ministry on Friday extended the national lockdown for two more weeks but eased the restrictions, more in districts that have been classified as green zones...
APRIL 30, 2020
India Inc is still coping with the uncertainty during the Covid-19 pandemic. The organisations had to move to a remote setup in a matter of days, thanks to the lockdown. However, this gave the companies a chance to explore new employment models.
Many companies are now evaluating an ‘alternative workforce model’ with gig workers and freelancers.
According to Deloitte’s...
APRIL 30, 2020
Image: The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) conducting underway operations. - US Navy/Samuel Hardgrove
China's military has said it "expelled" a U.S. navy vessel from the hotly contested waters of the South China Sea this week. It said the "USS Barry" had illegally entered China's Xisha territorial waters on Tuesday.
China's Southern Theater army command "organized...
APRIL 30, 2020
With No Vaccine, 'Herd Immunity' is Our Only Hope in Fight Against Coronavirus: Senior Scientist
Renowned Immunologist and Cell Biologist Dipyaman Ganguly on Thursday said that one of the only hopes in defeating the novel coronavirus in the country is by developing ‘herd immunity,’
Speaking to News18, Ganguly said, “This coronavirus is not going anywhere. Viruses don’t go...
APRIL 30, 2020
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi - Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response to the country’s surging coronavirus epidemic may help him walk away unscathed from a host of political and economic problems that hounded his government just months ago.
His approval rating on April 21 was 83%, up from 76% on January 7, according to Morning...
