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New genus of treefrog discovered in Andaman

6:05 pm November 12, 2020

Kochi: A new genus of the old world treefrog family has been discovered in Andaman Islands and Northeast India, researchers said on Thursday. A study led by Delhi University Professor S D Biju along with a team of researchers from India, China, Indonesia and Thailand, said this is for the first time a tree frog […]

UK bans non-resident arrivals from Denmark over mink fears

11:59 pm November 8, 2020

London: The British government has banned freight drivers who have traveled through Denmark over the past 14 days and aren’t residents of the U.K. from entering England, as it tightened travel restrictions from a country witnessing widespread coronavirus outbreaks at mink farms. Under the new rules that came into force at 4 a.m. Sunday, passenger planes and ships […]

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

Pompeo wraps up anti-China tour of Asia in Vietnam

1:19 pm October 30, 2020

Hanoi: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is wrapping up an anti-China tour of Asia in Vietnam as the fierce American presidential election race enters its final stretch. With just four days left in the campaign in which China has been a central theme, Pompeo was visiting Hanoi on Friday ostensibly to celebrate 25 years […]

Remittances to India to drop by 9% in 2020: World Bank report

11:59 pm October 29, 2020

Washington: The World Bank on Thursday said remittances to India would fall this year by nine per cent to USD 76 billion due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and global economic recession. India followed by China, Mexico, the Philippines, and Egypt continue to be the top five countries in 2020 to receive foreign remittances, the […]

VW recalls Beetles to replace Takata air bag inflators

Volkswagen returns to profit as global auto markets recover

3:45 pm October 29, 2020

Frankfurt: German automaker Volkswagen said Thursday it returned to profit in the third quarter thanks to cost discipline and a rebound in global sales markets led by China after the lifting of the severe restrictions on activity in the early phase of the pandemic. After-tax profit was 2.75 billion euros ($3.23 billion), down 31% from […]