India records world’s highest single day rise; latest Johns Hopkins figures show 842,702 people have died; Jacinda Ardern thanks Aucklanders …
India records world’s biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases
The country recorded more than 78,000 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the biggest single-day spike in the world since the pandemic began.
India awarded chess gold with Russia after server outage leads to reprieve
India and Russia were declared the joint winners of a major international chess tournament on Sunday after a global internet outage marred the final of 2020 Fide Online Chess Olympiad …
India records biggest single-day coronavirus infection spike with 78,761 new cases
India registered 78,761 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the biggest single-day spike in the world since the pandemic began, just as the government began easing restrictions to help the battered …
Asia Pacific stocks set to trade mixed; China’s August manufacturing activity data ahead
China’s official manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index for August is set to be released at around 9:00 a.m. HK/SIN on Monday.
TikTok Deal Talks Slowed Over New China Rules Designed to Affect Sale
Plans to quickly finalize a deal between the Chinese parent company of TikTok and suitors for the app’s U.S. operations have been thrown off track as the parties huddled this weekend to weigh new …
China’s domestic flights are almost back to normal
Domestic air travel in China is expected to fully recover by early September and schools reopen for classes in the autumn term as the country reins in the pandemic and normal life returns.Arrivals at …
Cases of COVID-19 double at Georgia Tech in recent days
While many colleges across the state are not transparent with positive COVID-19 cases on campus, Georgia Tech is publicly presenting the numbers on a website. Data shows that since Monday, 339 new …
Kuwait Finance Ministry to Mull Halving $66 Billion Debt Ceiling
Kuwait’s government will study an idea to lower by half the ceiling on public debt as part of proposed amendments to a law it’s struggled to push through parliament, Finance Minister Barak Al-Sheetan …
Lead Lebanon Negotiator for IMF and Eurobond Restructuring Quits
Lebanon’s lead negotiator for Eurobond restructuring and a key member of the government’s negotiating team with the International Monetary Fund has resigned.Talal F. Salman, a Harvard graduate who has …