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WHO team in China to find out the origin of Covid 19

A World Health Organization (WHO) research mission is expected to arrive in Wuhan, China next month to investigate how t...

December 17, 2020 3 min read

Kamala Harris of South Asia, Jamaica descent US Vice-President

Kamala Devi Harris, daughter of a Tamil Nadu, India migrant who sent to study at University of Berkeley California and B...

November 8, 2020 3 min read

Joe Biden US President, Kamala Devi Harris first woman Vice President

Democratic candidate Joe Biden has been elected President of the United States with Philadelphia projected for him by As...

November 7, 2020 2 min read

Joe Biden inches closer to US Presidency, air, ground security tightened

Democratic candidate Joe Biden inched closer to victory in the US Presidential race as he took lead in Pennsylvania and ...

November 6, 2020 3 min read
Sri Lankan and Indian pilgrims join annual Kachchatheevu feast

They joined about 3000 Sri Lankan pilgrims who travel to the island every year.

Crisis hit Sri Lanka offers support to Turkiye

The earthquake that recorded a magnitude of 7.8 has killed around 7,962 in Turkey and Syria.

UK's slow, steady 'herd immunity' coronavirus strategy stokes debate

Britain has adopted a light touch approach to coronavirus measures, opting so far not to shut schools, with the aim of s...

March 15, 2020 4 min read

Spain, France impose tight restrictions as infections cross 150,000

Spain and France have imposed sweeping restrictions to fight the spread of coronavirus, as US President Donald Trump tes...

March 15, 2020 5 min read

Canada PM's wife tests positive for new coronavirus

The wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office said late Thu...

March 13, 2020 1 min read

Asian equities in freefall after Wall St, Europe implode on virus fears

Asian equities went into freefall on Friday, extending a global rout that saw markets experience their worst day in deca...

March 13, 2020 4 min read

Bank of England slashes interest rate to 0.25-pct over coronavirus

The Bank of England on Wednesday slashed its main interest rate to 0.25 percent in an emergency move to combat the fall...

March 11, 2020 3 min read

Virus toll soars in locked-down Italy as pace slows in China

A woman and a girl walk their dog across a deserted Campo Dei Fiori square in downtown Rome on March 10, 2020 as Italy i...

March 11, 2020 4 min read

Oil prices move up in Asian trade after crash

Oil prices were up more than three percent in Asian trade Tuesday following heavy losses a day earlier after top exporte...

March 10, 2020 1 min read

Oil crash sparks 'Black Monday' meltdown on virus-hit markets

World oil prices crashed Monday, fueling a vicious selloff on stock markets which were already buckling from the spreadi...

March 10, 2020 3 min read

US stocks trade halted for 15 minutes after bruising open

Trading on Wall Street was temporarily halted early Monday as US stocks joined a global rout on crashing oil prices and ...

March 9, 2020 1 min read

Asian markets collapse as virus spreads, oil prices crash

Equity markets collapsed Monday as the rapidly spreading coronavirus fans fears over the global economy, while a crash i...

March 9, 2020 4 min read
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Brent crashes to US$36, after Saudi Arabian light price slashed

Oil plunged over 20 percent Monday after top exporter Saudi Arabia launched a price war in response to a failure by lead...

March 9, 2020 2 min read

European, US stocks resume slide as virus spreads, oil also drops

European and US stock markets resumed their downward slide Thursday, while Brent oil prices slid below $50 a barrel for...

March 6, 2020 3 min read
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Coronavirus to slash US$50bn in global exports: UNCTAD

A production slowdown in China stemming from the new coronavirus outbreak will slash global exports by $50 billion in c...

March 5, 2020 2 min read

IMF, World Bank to hold spring meetings in 'virtual format' after Coronavirus

The spring gathering of finance ministers and central bankers held in Washington in April will be shifted to a "virtual ...

March 4, 2020 2 min read

US stocks resume downward trend amid skepticsm of Fed rate cut

Wall Street stocks suffered another rout Tuesday, while the yield on US Treasury bonds slid to new all-time lows as inve...

March 4, 2020 3 min read

OPEC to try to stem oil price plunge amid coronavirus slowdown

The OPEC club of oil-producing countries meets Thursday in Vienna as they weigh how to react to a sharp drop in global o...

March 3, 2020 3 min read

World stocks see wild swings, Wall Street surges; Oil $53

Global stock markets experienced exceptional volatility on Monday, but Wall Street bounced back after the G7 announced a...

March 3, 2020 4 min read

Coronavirus: latest developments worldwide

The OECD warns of a severe hit to growth. The European Union raises the risk level to "moderate to high". Tourism is hea...

March 3, 2020 2 min read

Global virus death toll tops 3,000 as South Korea cases soar

The global death toll from the new coronavirus epidemic surpassed 3,000 on Monday after more people died at its epicentr...

March 2, 2020 4 min read

Nearly 500 new coronavirus cases send South Korea total past 4,000

South Korea reported nearly 500 new coronavirus cases Monday, sending the largest national total in the world outside Ch...

March 2, 2020 1 min read