India now has the third-highest caseload in the world according to its health ministry, overtaking Russia; India says it now has about 698,000 cases with more than 19,000 …
Fisherman In India Saves Endangered Dolphin Accidentally Caught In Net
He reportedly carried the dolphin away from the nets and returned it to the water A fisherman in India who accidentally captured an endangered dolphin in his net carried it back into the water to set …
TikTok ban in India undercuts ByteDance
The Indian government this week said it will ban TikTok and other well-known Chinese apps, including messaging platform WeChat and mobile browser UC Browser, saying they pose a “threat to sovereignty …
Coronavirus live news: record new cases in India as Australian state of Victoria closes border
Peru cases pass 300,000; Iran sees highest daily deaths; Spain puts part of Galicia back into lockdown. Follow the latest updates …
The Latest: India overtakes Russia, now 3rd in virus cases
India has overtaken Russia to become the third worst-affected nation by the coronavirus after reporting 24,248 new cases Monday. India has now confirmed 697,413 cases, including 19,693 deaths. Russia …
US-China tensions heat up in South China Sea
For the first time in six years, two US Navy aircraft carriers are in the South China Sea, the latest show of military might from Washington as it pushes back against China’s sweeping claim to much of …
Asia shares climb as China blue chips hit five-year peak
Asian shares scaled four-month peaks on Monday as investors counted on super-cheap liquidity and fiscal stimulus to sustain the global economic recovery, even as surging coronavirus cases delayed …
China needs a bull market to build strength: state media
In a world reshaped by coronavirus, China needs further share market gains to fund a rapidly developing digital economy and strengthen its hand in intensifying power rivalries, state media said on …
China still needs to curb King Coal
New approvals are partly explained by the power plants’ role in expanding local tax bases and consuming local coal resources. In April, as new cases of Covid-19 stabilised across China, Xi Jinping …
China issues bubonic plague warning for Inner Mongolia city
Authorities in a city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia issued a warning on Sunday, one day after a hospital reported a case of suspected bubonic plague.