Indian migrant deaths: 16 sleeping workers run over by train
Indian officials have ordered an investigation after 16 people were run over by a freight train in the state of Maharashtra. The dead were migrant workers who had fallen asleep on the tracks, while attempting to walk to a station, from where they were hoping to get a train home. India has organised special trains […]
U.S. continues media battle with Beijing, limits Chinese journalists’ visas
The Department of Homeland Security said Friday the United States will shorten the visa length for Chinese journalists working for non-American news outlets to 90 days. Previously, journalists with Chinese passports were granted open-ended visas. They can apply for extensions under the new rules, but renewed visas will also last just 90 days. The new limit won’t apply to reporters from […]
China’s Wuhan Reports First Coronavirus Infection in Over a Month
China’s National Health Commission also reported the first double-digit increase in countrywide cases in nearly 10 days, saying 14 new infections had been confirmed. Two of the cases were imported into the country from overseas, the commission said. The virus first emerged in Wuhan, a major industrial and transport city in central China, in December. It […]
US adds 1,568 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: tracker
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States recorded 1,568 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 78,746, according to the latest real-time tally reported by Johns Hopkins University at 8:30 pm Saturday (0030 GMT Sunday). The country — hardest hit by the pandemic in terms of the number of fatalities — has […]
US Supreme Court to take on Trump taxes and presidential immunity
WASHINGTON – Can Donald Trump refuse to turn over his tax returns and financial records to Congress and New York prosecutors? The Supreme Court takes up this politically charged question on Tuesday, and it may use the occasion to better define the limits of presidential immunity. The high court’s nine justices, confined at home by […]
No Muslim Staff: Bakery Owner In Chennai Arrested After Posting Offensive Advertisement
A 32-year old Jain bakery owner was arrested in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu yesterday, for a blatantly Islamophobic advertisement. Allegedly, the Chennai-based man was selling his products with the words, “made by Jains on orders, no Muslim staff”, on the contact card for the bakery. A photo of the card was also forwarded […]
Shanghai Disneyland reopens after a 3-month coronavirus closure to smaller crowds and mandatory face masks
SHANGHAI: As the coronavirus cases decrease in China, Walt Disney Co on Monday opened Shanghai Disneyland to recover the losses, with precautionary and safety measures, it had to face in the last three months because of the lockdown. The theme park in China’s most populous city is the first of the entertainment conglomerate’s six main […]
Qatar Airways sees slow recovery in travel from pandemic
DUBAI: Global travel demand will take years to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and many business travellers may never return to the skies, the head of Qatar Airways said on Monday. The state-owned airline is one of only a few to have maintained some scheduled passenger flights through the pandemic. Earlier this month, it said […]
As lockdown eases in Europe, spike in Asia coronavirus cases warns of second wave
PARIS: A resurgence of new cases in China’s ground zero Wuhan has warned the world of a sceond wave of new cases, causing worries for many as many European countries start easing the restrictions on the coroanvirus led lockdowns on Monday, The mixed fortunes illustrated the high-wire act governments face across the globe as they try […]
‘Trump Death Clock’ counts preventable US coronavirus deaths
A billboard in New York’s Times Square shows the number of US coronavirus deaths that its creator says could have been avoided if President Donald Trump had acted sooner — and it’s called the “Trump Death Clock.” Created by filmmaker Eugene Jarecki, the “clock” was installed on the roof of a Times Square building, empty due […]
