India has recorded its biggest single-day surge with 5,242 new cases of coronavirus and 157 deaths due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s infection tally to more than 96,000, the ... ( read original story ...)
Cyclone Amphan: A super typhoon is heading to India and Bangladesh
Bangladesh border, bringing with it the potential for major destruction and upheaval in two countries that are still battling the Covid-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Across India, a Struggle to Mind the Gap
People in the densely populated country face a basic challenge: changing a culture where personal space and distance are foreign concepts. ( read original story ...)
India’s fuel demand recovery gathers pace as lockdown eases
A recovery in fuel demand in India gathered momentum in the first half of May versus April as curbs on transport and industrial activity were partly lifted in areas that have contained the spread of ... ( read original story ...)
India won’t rush players back despite facilities opening
India's cricketers will not be rushed back into training even after the country gave the green light on Sunday for sports facilities to open, the national cricket board has said. ( read original story ...)
Some traffic returns to roads as India eases virus lockdown
People trickled outdoors and thin traffic returned to roads in some Indian states on Monday, a day after the federal government extended the nationwide coronavirus lockdown to May 31 but eased many ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S.-China Tensions Threaten to Dominate W.H.O. Meeting
As states ease restrictions, public health experts warned of a resurgence of the virus if the authorities move too fast. The Fed chief said the economy would not fully recover until there was a ... ( read original story ...)
122 Countries Want an Investigation into How the Coronavirus Outbreak Happened, but China Says its ‘Premature’
Beijing has repeatedly pushed back against a proposed investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, which first appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December. ( read original story ...)
First Thing: China is under the spotlight at the World Health Assembly
Beijing faces pressure over Taiwan’s status and an investigation into the origins of Covid-19. Plus, how the lockdown could leave us with cleaner, greener cities ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi backs WHO-led review of covid-19 outbreak, proposes aid for developing world
In an address referencing China's support for multilateral institutions and developing countries, Xi appeared to be differentiating himself from Trump. ( read original story ...)