Category Archives: News

• Coronavirus crisis could plunge half a billion people into poverty 9 April 2020 | Karin Strohecker no comments

  The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam said on Thursday. ...

• US criticizes WHO for ignoring Taiwan virus warnings 9 April 2020 | Shaun Tandon with Amber Wang in Taipei no comments

  The United States on Thursday accused the World Health Organization of putting politics first by ignoring early coronavirus warnings by Taiwan, which voiced outrage over criticism from the UN body's chief. ...

• Virus attacks global economy as Europe, US deaths mount 8 April 2020 one comment

  The coronavirus pandemic is battering the world's major economies and could spiral into the deepest global recession in generations, experts warned Wednesday, as deaths rocketed up in Europe and the US. ...

• Bernie Sanders ends presidential bid, setting up Biden-Trump showdown 8 April 2020 | Michael Mathes no comments

  Leftist US Senator Bernie Sanders suspended his presidential campaign Wednesday, clearing the way for rival Joe Biden to secure the Democratic nomination and challenge Donald Trump in November. ...

• Himalayas becomes visible from plains of India after coronavirus lockdown reduced pollution 8 April 2020 | Alice Cachia no comments

  The Himalayas have become visible from plains of India as the pollution levels across much of the country -- infamous for its dirty air -- have dropped sharply amid the country's lockdown as it tackles coronavirus. ...

• China’s virus pandemic epicenter Wuhan ends 76-day lockdown 7 April 2020 | Sam McNeil no comments

  After 11 weeks of lockdown, the first train departed Wednesday morning from a re-opened Wuhan, the origin point for the coronavirus pandemic, as residents once again were allowed to travel in and out of the sprawling Chinese city. ...

• Testing times for India in race to head off coronavirus epidemic 6 April 2020 | Sanjeev Miglani no comments

  India, like a lot of countries plunged into crisis by the pandemic, is struggling to ramp up testing for the coronavirus, but in few places would the odds of containing the disease appear so bleak. ...

• Indians light lamps to heed Modi’s call for coronavirus comradeship 5 April 2020 | Rajendra Jadhav and Ruma Paul 2 comments

  Millions of Indians turned off their lights and lit up balconies and doorsteps with lamps, candles and flashlights on Sunday, in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to “challenge the darkness” spread by the coronavir ...

• Indian state authorities warn coronavirus lockdown could be extended 4 April 2020 | Rajendra Jadhav and Rupam Jain one comment

  Authorities in some states warned on Saturday that lockdowns to rein in the coronavirus pandemic could be extended in parts of the nation as the number of domestic coronavirus cases rose above the 3,000 mark. ...

• China to hold national mourning for coronavirus victims 4 April 2020 no comments

  China will hold a national mourning event on Saturday to commemorate those who died in its fight against the deadly coronavirus, including 14 frontline workers. ...