"Could you please get a birthday cake for my son? It's his birthday and he is really sad," the father said. Insp Singh is not used to dealing with such requests, but these are no ordinary times. All ... ( read original story ...)
Simrin Choudhrie’s £60m divorce deal from heir to India’s elite
A woman who appeared on the Channel 4 reality show The Secret Millionaire is entitled to £60 million after the break-up of her marriage to a wealthy businessman, a High Court judge has ruled.Simrin ... ( read original story ...)
Carbon emissions in India are down for the first time in four decades
Carbon emissions in India have fallen for the first time in nearly 40 years, in large part due to the country's coronavirus lockdown. The data reflects an ongoing trend —2020 is on track to see the ... ( read original story ...)
India to provide $266 billion to boost pandemic-hit economy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that India would provide 20 trillion rupees ($266 billion) in fiscal and monetary measures to support an economy battered by a sweeping weeks-long lockdown ... ( read original story ...)
Under Coronavirus Lockdown, India’s Carbon Emissions Plunge: Live Coverage
Nations are loosening rules, but new clusters in places that seemed to have tamed the virus show how hard success is to sustain. In Wuhan, a seemingly small cluster led to a giant response — tests for ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: As China Hoarded Medical Supplies, the CIA Believes It Tried to Stop the WHO from Sounding the Alarm on the Pandemic
China threatened the WHO that the country would stop cooperating with the agency's coronavirus investigation if it declared a global health emergency, a CIA report confirmed to Newsweek showed. ( read original story ...)
Macau bans Tiananmen exhibition for first time in 30 years: activists
Macau has refused permission for an annual photo exhibition of the Tiananmen crackdown for the first time in three decades, activists said Tuesday, accusing the government of stifling free speech. The ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Been Beating COVID-19 With Moderation, Not Magic Bullets
No new local infections in three weeks, only four dead since the beginning of the pandemic—and all without the threat of digital dystopia or the dangerous gamble of herd immunity. ( read original story ...)
Don’t Give Hong Kong’s Government the Credit
I was eager to go back to Hong Kong, where I had been conducting research on its protest movement. A new epidemic there would likely mean that visiting the city anytime soon would be unsafe. I worried ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong risks new unrest with China anthem bill: opposition
Hong Kong's government risks reigniting last year's political unrest by pushing ahead with a controversial bill outlawing insults to China's national anthem, opposition lawmakers said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)