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China successfully launches new Earth observation satellite

China slashes rate, pumps USD 7 bn into market to counter virus

2:49 pm March 30, 2020

Beijing: China‘s central bank on Monday cut an interest rate on loans to banks by the largest margin in five years and injected 50 billion yuan (USD 7 billion) into the financial system to help the world’s second-largest economy weather the coronavirus impact. The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) said it launched a 50-billion-yuan reverse […]

Holy Week celebrations to be held without the faithful, livestreamed in view of lockdown

3:49 pm March 29, 2020

Kochi: The liturgical celebrations of the Holy Week from April 5 would be low-key and held without the presence of the faithful and would be livestreamed in view of the lockdown as part of measures to prevent spread of coronavirus, the Syro-Malabar Church has said. “We are in the 21-day lockdown announced by the Prime […]

COVID-19: Rahane donates Rs 10 lakh

3:41 pm March 29, 2020

Mumbai: India’s Test team vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has donated Rs 10 lakh to the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. This was confirmed to PTI on Sunday by a source close to Rahane, who joins the list of sportspersons who have contributed towards the fight against the pandemic. Batting […]

Chinese are on march to prove their importance, are taking up vacuum that US created: Albright

Coronavirus crisis: Xi praises WHO’s role after Trump accuses health agency of siding with Beijing

12:01 am March 27, 2020

Beijing/Washington: The war of words between the US and China over the origins of the deadly coronavirus has extended to the WHO as Chinese President Xi Jinping praised its role in advancing global battle against COVID-19 amid his American counterpart Donald Trump‘s criticism that the UN health agency sided with Beijing and people are unhappy […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

Virus briefings are the new campaign rallies for Trump

3:41 pm March 25, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump has a new daily ritual now that the pandemic has put the kibosh on the signature campaign rallies that helped him get elected four years ago: the coronavirus briefing. Standing on the once-abandoned White House briefing room stage flanked by public health experts, Trump holds court with reporters and directly addresses […]