Several Indian states imposed weekend curfews and locked down high-risk areas as its coronavirus cases surge. The number of infections neared 900,000 on Monday with a ... ( read original story ...)
Alpine Melt Yields Old India Headlines: Indira Gandhi Is PM
The Mont Blanc glacier in the French Alps yields more and more secrets as it melts -- this time a clutch of newspapers with banner headlines from when Indira Gandhi became India's first and so far ... ( read original story ...)
China’s export slump to ease in June as economies reopen, imports fall less: Reuters poll
The slump in China's exports likely eased in June as some countries reopened their economies, while imports contracted less sharply on higher crude oil and commodities purchases, a Reuters poll showed ... ( read original story ...)
China reports 141 dead or missing in flooding since June
The Yangtze River region has seen its second highest rainfall in more than a half-century so far this year as deadly flooding strikes much of China. Around 28,000 homes ... ( read original story ...)
China’s central bank sees little need for more emergency stimulus this year
At a regular briefing with reporters on Friday, representatives of the People's Bank of China indicated there was little need for more emergency measures that had been rolled out as Covid-19 hit ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks make gains as traders look for positive signs in China GDP data
Pacific equities started the week with gains as traders looked ahead to the start of US earnings season and expectations that data this week will show a return of Chinese economic growth in the second ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Weighs Limited Options to Punish China Over Hong Kong
As U.S. officials consider punishing China over its recent security law in Hong Kong, the city’s status as a global financial center limits the menu of effective levers available to Washington. ( read original story ...)
China will punish Britain for defying its will. We need allies to hold the line
The UK and the People’s Republic of China make an odd couple. In the “golden era” of bilateral relations, ushered in by David Cameron, the UK welcomed Chinese companies to invest in critical ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Shenzhen stocks surge nearly 3% as markets in Asia jump
The World Health Organization on Sunday reported a record daily rise in global coronavirus cases, according to Reuters. ( read original story ...)
Israel approves coronavirus financial-aid package for small-business owners
This support, this grant, is not dependent on legislation, and we have instructed that it be put into effect today,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ( read original story ...)