Toxic gas leak at Indian chemical plant kills at least 11 and hospitalizes hundreds
A gas leak at a chemical factory in south-east India has killed at least nine people, including two children, and led to hundreds being taken to hospital, with fears the death toll could grow. The gas escaped out of tanks at a complex owned by South Korea’s LG Chem that had suspended operations because of India’s coronavirus […]
Feeding Manhattan’s hungry, every Ramadan night
NEW YORK — Fast. Pray. Act. Fast. Pray. Act. For a group of Brooklyn Muslims, the holy month of Ramadan is a blur: They fast during daylight hours, pray repeatedly, and use every bit of their remaining energy to feed the hungry. And not just for their fellow Muslims. Every night during Ramadan, they decamp […]
Coronavirus hits hard as US records biggest job losses in history
WASHINGTON: Nearly all of the jobs created in the US economy in the last decade were wiped out in a single month as shops and factories remain closed nationwide due to the coronavirus pandemic. An unprecedented 20.5 million jobs were destroyed in April in the world’s largest economy, driving the unemployment rate to 14.7% compared […]
Milan a ticking coronavirus time bomb, virologist warns
ROME: Italy’s economic capital Milan is a virus time “bomb” at risk of erupting with residents now free to move around — some gathering for canal-side cocktails — after two months under a pandemic lockdown. The city in the northern Lombardy region is the epicentre of Italy’s outbreak, one of the worst in Europe in […]
African countries importing Madagascar’s anti-coronavirus drink
Tanzania on Friday received its first shipment of a herbal concoction that Madagascar’s government claims cures COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Several African nations have expressed interest in the purported remedy, which is known as Covid-Organics. “Tanzania today received the support of coronavirus medicine from Madagascar,” government spokesman Hassan Abas said on Twitter. The drink […]
Donald Trump administration working on temporary ban on visas like H-1B
The United States is mulling to temporarily ban the issuance of work-based visas including H-1B, popular among highly-skilled Indian IT professionals, amidst the high level of unemployment due to the coronavirus-enforced lockdown. The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers from countries like India and China in speciality occupations that require […]
Ivanka Trump assistant tests positive for coronavirus, among other White House staff
Ivanka Trump’s personal assistant has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and has become the third staff member in the White House to be affected by the infection,CNN reported on Saturday. The assistant used to work in a personal capacity for US President Donald Trump’s daughter but she had not been around his family members in […]
Amit Shah Dismisses Rumours Surrounding His Health
Days after several rumours began to spread regarding the health status of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, he took to Twitter on Saturday to dismiss the conspiracy theories being floated regarding his ill-health. Home Minister Amit Shah informed people and BJP workers that all theories surrounding his health were just rumours. In a tweet, the […]
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 […]
