ISTANBUL (Reuters) - said on Monday that the Syrian government was violating a ceasefire in the northwestern Idlib region, warning that Damascus would suffer “heavy losses” if it persisted. Turkey and ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus closes in on Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s cramped, unprepared camps
Coronavirus is spreading quickly in densely populated Bangladesh, despite a nationwide shutdown put in place a month ago. This preventive measure has proven challenging to implement due to lack of ... ( read original story ...)
India coronavirus: Can the Covid-19 lockdown spark a clean air movement?
As urban Indians gazed at the skies and breathed inside their homes, researchers hunkered down to track data on how the grinding lockdown - now extended to 3 May - was i ... ( read original story ...)
India partially eases lockdown, but effort falters
Absent staff and broken supply chains scuppered efforts by some Indian industries to restart Monday, weeks after the government ordered a nationwide shutdown to stop the spread of coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Factories Tip-Toe Back After India Partially Lifts Its Lockdown
India’s industrialists are tentatively reopening their factories, as the government eases the world’s biggest lockdown to revive an economy that was slowing even before the coronavirus outbreak.Ajit ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Infosys Suspends FY Revenue Forecast on Coronavirus Blow
India's Infosys suspended its full-year 2021 revenue forecast on Monday, joining its software outsourcing rivals in flagging a hit to its business as the coronavirus pandemic freezes client activity ... ( read original story ...)
GOP Lawmaker Asks USDA to Reconsider Importing Chinese Citrus Fruits, Says ‘We Cannot Trust’ China’s Government
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us all firsthand that we cannot trust the word of the Chinese government," Collins wrote Monday. ( read original story ...)
Revenge Is a Dish That’s Off the China Menu
A surge in China sales for stores operated by the likes of LVMH and Hermes International has spurred optimism that consumer demand will snap back as the lockdowns lift. The reports offered a glimmer ... ( read original story ...)
China, Germany’s Bild in war of words after newspaper scorched Xi over coronavirus
China and the largest newspaper in Germany have been in a war of words, according to reports, over the role of President Xi Jinping in the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Sought to Promote Face Mask Suppliers to China in Mid-March, Despite Shutting Exports Program Down
Documents reviewed by Newsweek suggest that the Department of Commerce sought to connect buyers in China with U.S. manufacturers, even as concerns over national supplies grew. ( read original story ...)