At least five people have been killed and several hundred hospitalised after a gas leak at a chemicals plant in southeastern India, police said Thursday. ( read original story ...)
India’s central bank could further slash interest rate at which it borrows from commercial banks
Indian banks are likely to face asset quality issues, and could see as much as a 4% increase in bad debts, according to Indranil Sen Gupta, chief economist at Bank of America Securities. ( read original story ...)
Three people die after chemical leak at LG Polymers in south India: ANI
At least three people, including a child, died after a chemical gas leakage at an LG Polymers facility in a village located near Visakhapatnam in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, ANI ... ( read original story ...)
Global report: deaths are price of reopening, says Trump, as China warns risks remain
President says Americans ‘have to be warriors’ and US can’t stay closed down ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Says US Coronavirus Outbreak Worse Than Pearl Harbor, 9/11: ‘Could’ve Stopped In China’
Trump continues to blame China for the immense suffering being inflicted on the United States by the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Asia stocks relieved by China export surprise, U.S. bonds face debt flood
Asian shares pared early losses on Thursday after Chinese exports proved far stronger than even bulls had imagined, while U.S. bond investors were still daunted by the staggering amount of new debt ... ( read original story ...)
Oil steadies as China imports rebound but glut weighs
Oil prices steadied on Thursday as data showed China's crude imports rebounded, but market watchers expect gains to be capped by the glut in supplies as the coronavirus pandemic crushes global fuel ... ( read original story ...)
China April exports unexpectedly rise 3.5% year-on-year; imports down 14.2%
China's exports rose 3.5% in April from a year earlier, confounding market expectations for a sharp fall, as factories restarted production after the coronavirus pandemic, customs data showed on ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo blames China for lives lost to COVID-19
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed China for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide from the coronavirus on Wednesday and renewed demands for the Asian nation to reveal its ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan baseball league set to allow fans back in ballparks
Fans will be allowed to enter baseball stadiums for games in Taiwan for the first time this season as part of a gradual easing of restrictions amid the ... ( read original story ...)