The Indonesian rupiah’s remarkable rebound from a two-decade low is being steadily eroded as interest-rate cuts fail to arrest slumping inflation and debt monetization rattles investors. ( read original story ...)
New virus outbreaks raise alarm as India cases hit 1 million
Fresh coronavirus outbreaks, even in places as far flung as China’s western Xinjiang region, are prompting worldwide moves to guard against the pandemic, as the number ... ( read original story ...)
India Coronavirus Cases Surge Past One Million
Several states and cities have reimposed total and partial lockdowns as the pandemic accelerates. India now ranks third in the world in infections. ( read original story ...)
India Surpasses 1 Million Coronavirus Cases, Prompting Fears for the Health Care System
India crossed 1 million coronavirus cases on Friday, third only to the United States and Brazil, prompting concerns about its readiness to confront an inevitable surge that could overwhelm hospitals ... ( read original story ...)
India records 1 million cases of Covid-19 … and it’s the poorest who are hardest hit
As coronavirus cases in India continue to climb, experts are saying the pandemic has laid bare India's already deep social inequalities, with the well-off able to ride out the storm while the poor ... ( read original story ...)
Struggling India crosses 1 million coronavirus cases
India crossed 1 million coronavirus cases on Friday, third only to the United States and Brazil, prompting concerns about its readiness to confront an inevitable surge that ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Wuhan declares red alert as floods disrupt supply chains
The central Chinese city of Wuhan and the provinces of Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang declared red alerts on Friday as heavy rain threatened to swell rivers and lakes and bring more disruption across the ... ( read original story ...)
US Navy aircraft carriers back in South China Sea
Two US Navy aircraft carriers have resumed rare dual exercises in the South China Sea, the second time this month the massive warships have teamed up in the contested waters. ( read original story ...)
China’s western Urumqi cancels hundreds of flights after report of new virus case
Urumqi, the capital of China's far western region of Xinjiang, cancelled hundreds of flights on Friday, after the report of its first coronavirus case in about five months fuelled concerns of a ... ( read original story ...)
China’s banks brace for more bad loans as coronavirus-hit economy slows
The International Monetary Fund has predicted that China's economic growth in 2020 will moderate to 1% from last year's 6.1%. The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission ... ( read original story ...)