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

US working closely with China to combat coronavirus outbreak: Trump

2:40 pm February 6, 2020

Washington: The US is working closely with Beijing to combat the coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump said, as the deadly infection claimed 490 lives in China and spread to over 20 countries, including India and America, prompting the World Health Organisation to declare a global health emergency. The US on Tuesday evacuated over 300 more […]

Chinese students fleeing virus face uneasy reception back home

Fears of new virus trigger anti-China sentiment worldwide

3:15 pm February 2, 2020

Seoul: A scary new virus from China has spread around the world. So has rising anti-Chinese sentiment, calls for a full travel ban on Chinese visitors and indignities for Chinese and other Asians. Restaurants in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Vietnam have refused to accept Chinese customers. Indonesians marched near a hotel and called […]

Vietnam says suspending all China flights over coronavirus

7:34 pm February 1, 2020

Hanoi: Vietnam has suspended all China flights as part of “strengthening measures” against the coronavirus outbreak, its civil aviation authority said in a statement on Saturday. The step applies to all airlines “which have routes between Vietnam and China” and also includes Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, it added in the directive which was posted […]

Sensex pares early losses, turns flat after Eco Survey

4:23 pm January 31, 2020

Mumbai: Market benchmark Sensex pared most losses to trade marginally lower in afternoon session on Friday after the release of the government’s Economic Survey which projected a GDP growth rate of 6 – 6.5 per cent for the next fiscal. Stating that growth has bottomed out, the Economic Survey projected India’s economic growth at 6 […]

US stocks open sharply lower amid pressure on oil market

G20 funds fossil fuels $30 bn a year under the radar: analysis

2:55 pm January 30, 2020

Paris: Rich nations are funnelling cash through government-backed financial institutions to provide 30 billion to fossil fuel projects each year that “run counter to the Paris Agreement”, a new analysis showed Thursday. The export credit agencies (ECAs) of G20 countries currently provide more than 10 times more state-backed finance to oil, gas and coal projects […]