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White House steps up virus precautions; House passes big aid

11:21 pm March 14, 2020

Washington: The House approved legislation Saturday to provide direct relief to Americans suffering physically, financially and emotionally from the coronavirus pandemic. Passage came after President Donald Trump had declared the outbreak a national emergency, freeing up money and resources to fight it, and threw his support behind the congressional aid package. Trump’s emergency declaration unleashed […]

Flipkart expands benefits for sellers under 'Growth Capital' programme

Coronavirus: Flipkart offers work from home for employees with small children

10:47 pm March 12, 2020

New Delhi : Flipkart is offering its employees with small children to work from home and encouraging use of digital and video tools to ensure business continuity amid the global coronavirus outbreak. Its group company PhonePe has also asked most employees to work from home (WFH) until further notice. The number of coronavirus cases continues […]

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

Stocks, crude hammered as Trump Europe ban fans recession fears

3:51 pm March 12, 2020

Hong Kong: Equities and oil prices fell through the floor again on Thursday after Donald Trump banned all travel from Europe to the US for a month to fight the coronavirus, ramping up fears the global economy will careen into recession. As the disease showed no signs of abating, claiming more lives and infecting more […]

Coronavirus cases to single-digit in Wuhan, China reports rise in ‘imported cases’

3:47 pm March 12, 2020

Beijing: The coronavirus cases continue to drop sharply in China which has reported 11 new fatalities, taking the death toll to 3,169, while in the worst-hit Wuhan, the confirmed cases for the first time dropped to single digit with eight new infections, amid a surge in “imported COVID-19 cases” in the country. China’s National Health […]

India tightens regulatory grip on Facebook, WhatsApp with new rules

Facebook to help combat virus misinformation

9:54 pm March 4, 2020

Bangkok: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the social network is stepping up its efforts to combat virus-related misinformation by giving the World Health Organization free advertising. Zuckerberg said in a post on his Facebook account that the company is working with national health ministries and global organizations like the World Health Orgnization, the US Centers […]