Styrene gas leaked from the LG Polymers plant, part of the Korean conglomerate LG, in Andra Pradesh state ... ( read original story ...)
India now has 52,952 cases of coronavirus, death toll 1783: health ministry
The number of coronavirus infections rose to 52,952 in India, up by 3,561 over the previous day, the health ministry said on Thursday, with no signs of abating despite a strict weeks-long lockdown in ... ( read original story ...)
5 dead, hundreds in hospital after gas leak at India chemical plant
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 ...)