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US Riots Show That Double Standards Rankle - Jehan Perera

Unrest and rioting in cities throughout the United States, the world’s largest economy and one of its richest, have be...

June 2, 2020 6 min read

NASA astronauts head for ISS on historic SpaceX flight

Two veteran NASA astronauts were headed for the International Space Station on Saturday after Elon Musk's SpaceX became ...

May 31, 2020 4 min read

US stocks sag on China tensions, Europe up, Oil at US$35

Wall Street stocks stumbled in late afternoon trading Thursday on rising tensions between Washington and Beijing, after ...

May 29, 2020 3 min read

10-pct of diabetics die within days of coronavirus hospitalisation, high BMI also risk: study

One in 10 diabetics with coronavirus dies within seven days of hospital admission, according to a study of more than 1,3...

May 29, 2020 2 min read
UK's longest-serving monarch Queen Elizabeth II dies at Balmoral aged 96

With her death, her eldest son Charles will be the new King

South Asia’s smaller countries have a principled stand on Ukraine war

The South Asian region is deeply divided in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Asian markets fall as virus hits earnings, growth

Asian markets tumbled Tuesday after Apple warned the new coronavirus had hit output and demand in China, fuelling fears ...

February 18, 2020 3 min read

China virus death toll passes 1,800: govt

The toll from China's coronavirus epidemic jumped to 1,868 on Tuesday after 98 more people died, according to the Nation...

February 18, 2020 2 min read

Virus fears send world stocks down down after UK finance minister quits

Renewed concerns over the virus epidemic in China sent Wall Street into the red on Thursday, while London's stock market...

February 14, 2020 3 min read

Asian markets mixed, Brent$55.9

Asian markets were mixed on Thursday after a dramatic spike in the number of coronavirus deaths and cases in mainland Ch...

February 13, 2020 3 min read

Wall Street inches to records amid global recovery, Brent $54

Further easing of investor concerns over the impact of the new coronavirus outbreak in China allowed US stock to edge to...

February 12, 2020 3 min read

Global stocks mixed on coronavirus but US stock hit record; Brent $53

Major US stock indices finished at fresh records Monday, shrugging off worries about the coronavirus that pressured othe...

February 11, 2020 3 min read

WHO warns overseas virus spread may be 'tip of the iceberg'

The head of the World Health Organization has warned that confirmed cases of coronavirus being transmitted by people who...

February 10, 2020 2 min read

Asian markets track Wall St surge as data trumps virus fear; oil up

Asian markets rallied again Thursday despite China's virus claiming hundreds of lives and infecting tens of thousands, w...

February 6, 2020 3 min read

Asian markets build on global rally, virus fears ease

Global stocks rallied strongly Tuesday as fears eased over an economic hit from the coronavirus outbreak in China even a...

February 5, 2020 3 min read

Global Virus Update: deaths in China pass 360, G-7 to adopt collective response

China's death toll from the coronavirus epidemic soared past 360 on Monday, with deepening global concern about the outb...

February 3, 2020 4 min read
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US Fed watching global economy for signs of infection from virus

The deadly virus outbreak in China has put the US Federal Reserve on alert for possible contagion to the domestic and gl...

January 30, 2020 3 min read

New coronavirus study places incubation period at around 5 days

The period between exposure to the new coronavirus that originated in China and symptoms is 5.2 days on average, but var...

January 30, 2020 2 min read

Xi says China fighting 'demon' virus as nations prepare airlifts

China is battling a "demon" virus that has so far killed more than 100 people, President Xi Jinping said Tuesday, as fo...

January 29, 2020 4 min read

China curbs travel abroad as virus toll tops 100

China on Tuesday urged its citizens to postpone travel abroad as it expanded unprecedented efforts to contain a viral ou...

January 28, 2020 4 min read

Global alarm grows as China's capital reports first virus death

China's capital on Monday recorded its first death from a deadly coronavirus as it struggles to contain a rapidly spread...

January 28, 2020 4 min read

Oil, equities hit by fears over economic impact of deadly virus

Fears over the global economic impact of the deadly China virus sent oil prices plunging more than two percent on Monday...

January 27, 2020 3 min read

US stocks steady as WHO says new China virus not emergency

Global stocks were under pressure again Thursday amid nervousness surrounding the spread of a deadly new virus from Chin...

January 24, 2020 3 min read

Asian markets rattled as China steps up virus response

Investor nerves over the spread of a deadly new virus from China rattled Asian equities and oil benchmarks on Thursday, ...

January 23, 2020 3 min read

Stocks retreat as investors cash in on rally

Global stock markets mostly retreated on Monday as investors booked profits after last week's rally awaiting some key US...

January 22, 2020 3 min read

SARS-like virus spreads in China, reaches third Asian country

A mysterious SARS-like virus has killed a third person, spread around China and reached a third Asian country, authoriti...

January 20, 2020 4 min read