MARCH 16, 2020
The Siddhivinayak trust has decided to shut down the famed Siddhivinayak temple, which is hugely popular among the Mumbai residents and visitors to the city. This comes in the wake of continued gathering of large crowds at the shrine despite the Maharashtra government asking people to avoid at public places to mitigate the spread of novel coronavirus.
The...
MARCH 15, 2020
BEIJING - Some United States politicians are using coronavirus as a weapon to smear China, the Xinhua official news agency said on Sunday, as a war of words escalated between the two countries over China's handling of the epidemic.
The editorial accused Robert O'Brien, the U.S. national security adviser, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of spreading a...
MARCH 15, 2020
James Gregg, Austin American-Statesman Customers at grocery chain HEB in Austin look for products among increasingly empty shelves as the city responds to concerns of the spread of the new coronavirus and COVID-19 on March 13, 2020.
Retailers across the nation are trimming store hours to focus on deep cleanings and to restock store shelves. Some are...
MARCH 13, 2020
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 09, 2020.
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The week has seen a deluge of headlines on emergency monetary and fiscal policy action from central banks and governments around the world.
Another reason for Friday’s market moves could be that some investors believe they’ve bottomed.
Some...
MARCH 13, 2020
President Donald Trump holds a news conference about the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic in the Rose garden at the White House, March 13, 2020 in Washington. - Drew Angerer/Getty Images
President Donald Trump announced Friday he's declaring a national emergency to deal with the coronavirus crisis as cases increase alarmingly and criticism mounts over how he's responding to...
MARCH 13, 2020
A message reading 'Wash Hands" is seen in the sky over Sydney, Australia, on March 13.
The World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said today that "Europe has now become the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic" while terming the over the 5,000 deaths due to the virus as "a tragic milestone".
"It's impossible for us to say when...
MARCH 13, 2020
Australian home affairs minister Peter Dutton. - Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP
The home affairs minister, Peter Dutton, has confirmed he has tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to hospital in Queensland, but a spokesman for Scott Morrison says the prime minister isn’t intending to be tested and no one in the cabinet will be required to...
MARCH 13, 2020
Bajaj Auto has just launched the Dominar 250, at Rs 1.60 lakh, ex-showroom. At this price, the Dominar 250 costs Rs 30,000 less than the Dominar 400, making the Dominar experience accessible to a wider audience. Here are a few things you should know about the new Bajaj Dominar 250.
Looks similar to the Dominar 400
The Dominar...
MARCH 12, 2020
Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 6 December 2019. Sophie Trudeau has tested positive for coronavirus. - Photograph: Christinne Muschi/Reuters
The wife of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive for Covid-19 following a trip to the United Kingdom.
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau announced pm Thursday evening that she had tested positive for...
MARCH 11, 2020
President Donald J. Trump delivers a television national address on the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic announcing a travel ban between U.S. and most of Europe from the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
President Trump’s address to the nation about the spread of the novel coronavirus...
