A chemical gas leaked from an industrial plant in southern India early Thursday, leaving people struggling to breathe and collapsing in the streets as they tried to flee. At least eight people were ... ( read original story ...)
India’s coronavirus infections jump past 50,000, fueled by Mumbai, Delhi
Coronavirus cases in India rose past 50,000, the health ministry said on Thursday, with the pace of new infections showing no signs of abating despite a strict weeks-long lockdown in the world's ... ( read original story ...)
Massive India Repatriation Set To Begin With Flights From UAE
The first wave of a massive exercise to bring home hundreds of thousands of Indians stuck abroad was due to begin Thursday with two flights from the United Arab Emirates. India banned all incoming ... ( read original story ...)
Gas Leak From Chemical Plant Kills 11 in India
Styrene gas, used for making plastic and rubber, leaked from a polymer plant owned by South Korean battery maker LG Chemical. ( read original story ...)
This venture firm in India is offering fast funding to early-stage startups in a time of uncertainty
As investors get cautious about dealmaking in India amid the coronavirus outbreak and their appetite to fund early stage startups begins to evaporate, one venture capital fund is stepping up to make ... ( read original story ...)
China’s EU Ambassador Urges Europe to Agree to New Economic Ties Despite Calls for Coronavirus Probe
China diplomatic and economic ties are even more important given the turmoil wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
China says it backs WHO in tracing COVID-19, denounces U.S. ‘lies’
China said on Thursday it supports the World Health Organization (WHO) in trying to pinpoint the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of telling one lie ... ( read original story ...)
Global shares mixed as China exports rise, outlook uncertain
European shares have opened higher after China reported its exports rose 3.5% in April from a year earlier as its factories and supply chains revived after pandemic shutdowns. France’s CAC 40 gained 0 ... ( read original story ...)
Absence makes the heart grow fonder as China goes back to school
Temperature checks, compulsory face masks and scrupulous hygiene - it's more like going to a hospital than a school, but the Shanghai students returning to class after three months of lockdown are ... ( read original story ...)
China says it’s open to cooperating with WHO on virus tracing
China is open to cooperating with the World Health Organization on a virus tracing investigation, Hua Chunying, a Ch ... ( read original story ...)