Fans across India prayed on Monday for Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and others members of his movie star family who have fallen sick with the coronavirus as the one-day rise in infections hit a ... ( read original story ...)
Google announces $10 billion ‘digitization’ fund for India
U.S. tech giant Google is investing in a $10 billion fund to help accelerate India’s transition to a digital economy in the next five to seven years. Sundar Pichai, CEO ... ( read original story ...)
‘India’s First Woman Prime Minister’ — Mont Blanc glacier melt reveals perfectly preserved newspapers from 1966
A cache of preserved newspapers from 1966 has emerged from a melting glacier in France, the latest in a string of objects that have been revealed as the glacier retreats. ( read original story ...)
‘Women always take the brunt’: India sees surge in unsafe abortion
Low priority for reproductive health during lockdown leaves millions unable to access contraception or safe terminations ... ( read original story ...)
Google to Invest $10 Billion in India
The company has launched the Google for India Digitization Fund to invest the money over the next five to seven years through equity investments and partnerships, as well as in infrastructure. ( read original story ...)
China bans Senators Cruz, Rubio and 2 other U.S. officials in row over religious persecution
Ambassador for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback also barred over criticism of ruling Communist Party's treatment of minorities. ( read original story ...)
China trades sanctions with U.S. over Uighur Muslims
China announced on Monday sanctions against U.S. officials and entities, including Republican Senator Marco Rubio, in retaliation for Washington's sanctions against senior Chinese officials over ... ( read original story ...)
China retaliates with sanctions for U.S. politicians over Xinjiang
July 13 (UPI) --China on Monday announced sanctions targeting U.S. politicians in retaliation for the Trump administration's blacklisting Chinese government officials over human rights abuses against ... ( read original story ...)
China sanctions U.S. lawmakers including Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz over Xinjiang
Republican Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz were among those sanctioned by China, days after the U.S. sanctioned China over alleged rights abuses. ( read original story ...)
China announces retaliatory sanctions on US officials over Xinjiang measures
Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying revealed the new sanctions at a press conference Monday, calling on the US to "stop interfering in China's international affairs." Among the US ... ( read original story ...)