US coronavirus deaths have risen by a single-day record 2,228 to top 28,300, according to a Reuters tally, as officials debated how to reopen the economy without reigniting the outbreak. The United States, with the world’s third-largest population, passed a second milestone late on Tuesday with over 600,000 reported cases, three times more than any […]
Confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide have neared 2 million, with more than 1.2 lakh deaths. The United States, with 25,000 deaths, has reported the maximum number of casualties. This is followed by Italy (21,067) and Spain (18.056). The total number of infections is also highest in the US at 608,458 followed by Spain (173,060), Italy (162,488), Germany (132,210) […]
US President Donald Trump has claimed he has “total” authority to decide how and when to reopen the economy after weeks of strict physical-distancing guidelines aimed at fighting the novel coronavirus. But governors from both parties were quick to push back, noting they have primary responsibility for ensuring public safety in their states and would […]
TS Eliot began his monumental magnum opus The Waste Land with the adage “April is the cruelest month…” However, the opening words of the 434-line masterpiece was rather a misnomer in the case of China. With the flowers blooming across the Middle Kingdom with sweet fragrances filling the air of melancholy, the long and harsh […]
The US State Department has cleared two deals to sell India Harpoon Block II air launched missiles and lightweight torpedoes worth $ 155 million. The anti-ship missiles and the torpedoes would be integrated with the P-8I aircraft, also called the “submarine killer”. The 10 AGM-84L Harpoon Block II air launched missiles that have a range […]
As nearly 30 projects across the globe strive to produce a vaccine for Covid-19 soon, Sarah Gilbert, professor of vaccinology at the University of Oxford, believes that it could be available by September, calling for large-scale production facilities to be in place soon. Gilbert, who reiterated the projected availability by September on Monday, said clinical […]
Spain, one of the countries worst hit by the coronavirus, is beginning to ease strict lockdown measures that have brought its economy to a standstill. People in manufacturing, construction and some services are being allowed to return to work, but must stick to strict safety guidelines. The rest of the population must still remain at […]
China on Monday saw a surge in the nation’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases as it reported the highest number of new daily cases in nearly six weeks, the National Health Commission said. A total of 108 new coronavirus cases were reported on Sunday, up from 99 a day earlier. COVID-19 LIVE updates More than 1.8 million infections have […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Sunday moved from St Thomas’ hospital to the country house of Chequers in Buckinghamshire to rest and recuperate from coronavirus, as a senior government advisor admitted the UK could have the worst death rate in Europe. With Saturday figures putting the death toll at 9,875, the weekend is set […]
It’s August and 38C outside a greenhouse on a fruit farm in suburban Nanjing, China. Inside the farmhouse, customers sample organic grapes and peaches. Ms. Wang, who owns the farm, carefully lifts the cover off a large bin of earthworms. She is raising thousands of them to produce organic fertilizer for her farm. Wang is […]