Hundreds of Bangladeshi workers who produce garments for global brands blocked a highway at a protest demanding their unpaid wages during a nationwide lockdown that …
COVID-19: IMF approves nearly $1.4 billion to Pakistan to meet balance of payment crisis
This is in addition to the $6 billion bailout package that Islamabad signed with the IMF in July last year to stave off a balance of payment crisis.
In Modi’s India, virus fallout inflames divisions between Muslims and Hindus
It was also, he claimed, part of an effort by the Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to target Muslims like him, using health workers to gather data on the community under …
‘I am so afraid’: India’s poor face world’s largest lockdown
The street peddler watched the prime minister’s speech on a battered TV, with her family of five crowded around her in a one-room house with no toilet and no running water. It’s squeezed into …
Babita Phogat: India stars under fire for ‘anti-Muslim’ tweets on coronavirus
An international medallist and the sister of a Bollywood star have been criticised for tweets attacking Muslims over the spread of coronavirus in India. A hashtag calling on Twitter to ban wrestler …
Different goal: Former India winger joins coronavirus relief work
A month after Jamshedpur FC ended their disappointing Indian Super League (ISL) season, winger CK Vineeth joined another team – working in a call centre providing relief to people in his district …
China Economy Has Worst Quarter in 40 Years After Coronavirus Lockdowns, Leading the World Into Recession
The global economy is projected to contract sharply by 3 percent in 2020, much worse than during the 2008-09 financial crisis,” the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday.
Global Stocks and U.S. Futures Strengthen Despite China GDP Plunge
Pacific region rose while S&P 500 stock futures traded higher, pointing to a strong session for U.S. shares on Friday.
Global external demand shock has hit China’s economy ‘big time’: Former Australian PM Rudd
External demand shock is hitting China’s economic recovery “big time” even as its coronavirus situation eases, with the rest of the world suppressing Chinese imports amid local demand issues from the …
China’s January-March property investment down 7.7% from a year earlier
Real estate investment in China fell 7.7% in the first three months of 2020 from a year earlier, official data showed on Friday. The property market, a key growth driver, was among many segments of …