New York: Oil futures fell on Tuesday, Brent fell below $ 40 a barrel for the first time since June and US crude fell more than 8%, after Saudi Arabia cut its October sales prices amid a outbreak of coronavirus cases around the world. Coronavirus infections are on the rise …
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The Indian economy is the hardest hit among the major economies, US brokerage Goldman Sachs said on Tuesday, slashing its 2020-21 GDP forecast to a 14.8 percent contraction. He had previously estimated that the country’s economy, which is now home to the second-highest number of Covid-19 infections, will contract by …
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NEW DELHI: India is considering Russia’s request to conduct a phase 3 clinical trial and the manufacture of its Covid-19 Sputnik V vaccine by Indian companies, officials said Tuesday, noting there has been “significant movement” on both fronts. and specific results are expected. soon. Dr VK Paul, Member (Health) Niti …
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NEW DELHI: Congress decided on Tuesday that the opposition should not allow Rajya Sabha’s vice president post to go unopposed and favored the presentation of a joint candidate for which it will approach other parties, sources said. The decision was made at the congressional parliamentary strategy group meeting chaired by …
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Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: Reuters) The nation’s propaganda machine has praised China’s Covid-19 response, reframing the public health crisis as an example of the agility and organization of the communist leadership. AFP Last update: September 8, 2020 12:04 PM IST FOLLOW US: China has passed “an extraordinary and historic …
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NEW DELHI: The sharp increase in Covid-19 cases in the national capital will “stabilize” after about ten days, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said, claiming that the home isolation policy has proven be a “game changer” to control the rise. , a strategy that the city government will continue to …
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As the government begins unlocking activities in stages in Unlocking 4, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday issued SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for the partial reopening of schools for Class 9 and Class 12 students of voluntary way to seek guidance from teachers. This would be allowed …
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As part of the first stage of gradual resumption of metro services, the Delhi Metro will resume operations on its Blue and Pink lines from tomorrow, DMRC said on Tuesday. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, these lines have been closed for the past 171 days. “As part of Stage I …
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Logging more than 90,000 new cases over two days in a row, India’s Covid-19 count increased by 75,809 in the past 24 hours to reach 42,80422 on Tuesday, while a record 1,133 deaths raised the death toll. to 72,775, data from the Union Ministry of Health. He showed. During the …
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Russia has released the first batch of the Sputnik V vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus disease, the ANI news agency reported on Tuesday. On the other hand, Chinese firm Sinovac Biotech Ltd said its CoronaVac vaccine candidate appeared to be safe for the elderly based on preliminary results from an …
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