India's Health Ministry reported total cases stood at 101,139 and deaths at 3,163. New cases have continued to rise by an average of over 4,000 each day over the past week. India officially extended ... ( read original story ...)
India lockdown 4.0: What is allowed in your city?
With India extending its lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus until 31 May, states have been given more autonomy to ease restrictions. So depending on which city you live in, what you can and ... ( read original story ...)
Modi’s coronavirus ‘stimulus’ for India leaves business and investors deflated
With characteristic dramatic flare, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dazzled Indians last week with promises of a $266bn package — equivalent to 10 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product — to ... ( read original story ...)
Category 4 Cyclone Amphan takes aim at northeastern India, Bangladesh, with life-threatening storm surge
Tropical Cyclone Amphan is following a worst-case scenario track in the Bay of Bengal, which is notorious for killer storms. ( read original story ...)
India threatened by cyclone amid coronavirus pandemic
The cyclone, expected to make landfall on Wednesday, comes as India eases its lockdown against coronavirus, which has infected more than 96,169 people and killed 3,029. ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump threatens to quit WHO over China links
Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw from the World Health Organization unless it demonstrates independence from China, in an escalation of his attack on the body. In a letter to Tedros Adhanom ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists in China believe new drug can stop pandemic ‘without vaccine’
A Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt. The outbreak first emerged in China late last year before spreading across the ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo calls on China to ‘immediately’ reveal Panchen Lama’s whereabouts
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demanded China on Monday to "immediately" reveal where it is holding Panchen Lama, a Tibetan Buddhist leader who was last seen 25 years ago at the age of six. ( read original story ...)
An easing of coronavirus prevention measures helps China’s auto plants rev up
In the eastern Chinese city of Yuyao, a group of five face-masked workers at a Geely auto plant, stood almost shoulder to shoulder behind an SUV as they conducted paint and other quality checks. ( read original story ...)
China backs coronavirus inquiry but says it should wait until virus is under control
Chinese President Xi Jinping said he supports calls for an investigation into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic at a key summit Monday, but insisted that any inquiry should wait until the virus ... ( read original story ...)