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Lockdown: Liquor traders in Goa fear shortage of stocks

1:12 pm May 2, 2020

Panaji: Even as the Centre’s amended guidelines for the COVID-19 lockdown will open up liquor stores in Goa, traders are concerned that they might run out of stocks, as the ban on foreign imports remains in place. According to liquor traders, stocks of foreign-made alcohol may dry up in the next two months, as most […]

Spain announces new state of emergency as COVID infections soar

435 virus deaths in Spain as daily toll rises for second day

4:10 pm April 22, 2020

Madrid: Spain said Wednesday another 435 people died in the past 24 hours, with the figures showing a slight increase for a second day running, bringing the overall death toll to 21,717. Spain has suffered the third-highest number of deaths in the world after the United States and Italy, with infections now passing 208,000 cases, […]

Tanker's impossible voyage signals new sanction evasion ploy

Oil prices collapse on storage fears, Asia equities mixed

3:32 pm April 20, 2020

Hong Kong: Oil prices collapsed to more than two-decade lows Monday as traders grow concerned that storage facilities are reaching their limits, while equities were mixed, with some support coming from signs that the coronavirus may have peaked in Europe and the United States. US crude benchmark West Texas Intermediate briefly plunged almost 20 percent […]

Countries facing pressure to loosen virus restrictions

6:38 pm April 13, 2020

Tokyo: South Korean officials warned Monday that hard-earned progress fighting the coronavirus pandemic could be upset by new infections at bars and leisure spots, highlighting global tensions between governments desperate to maintain social distancing and citizens eager to resume their lives as economic pressure mounts and infections slow in some places. Some European nations have […]

Coronavirus death toll passes 75000 in Europe

5:39 pm April 12, 2020

Paris: More than 75,000 people have died from the coronavirus in Europe, with 80 percent of the fatalities occurring in Italy, Spain, France and Britain, according to an AFP tally at 0945 GMT Sunday compiled from official sources. With a total of 75,011 deaths from 909,673 infections, Europe is the hardest-hit continent in the COVID-19 […]