Protesters against anti-government take part in a demonstration against the political elites and the government, in Beirut, Lebanon, on August 8, 2020 after the massive explosion in the port of Beirut. STR | NurPhoto by Getty Images Some Lebanese called on Sunday for an ongoing uprising to quell their leaders …
Read More »US tops 5 million cases as outbreak threatens America’s Midwest
Medics transport a patient on a stretcher of an ambulance outside Emergency at Coral Gables Hospital, where Coronavirus patients will be treated at Coral Gables near Miami, on July 30, 2020. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images The United States has surpassed 5 million Covid-19 cases, a horrific milestone …
Read More »Deaths by accident of Indian passenger plane increase to 18
KOZHIKODE, India (Reuters) – The death toll from an Indian passenger plane crash has risen to 18, while 16 people have been seriously injured, a senior government official said Saturday. The Air India Express plane, which repatriated Indians stranded in Dubai due to the coronavirus pandemic, overturned the runway of …
Read More »Saudi Aramco profit drops 50% for H1 2020 as pandemic bats oil price
An offshore drilling rig is located in shallow waters near the Manifa offshore oil field, operated by Saudi Aramco, in Manifa, Saudi Arabia. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil giant Saudi Aramco has reported a 50% drop in net income for the first half of its fiscal year, …
Read More »Exports and imports in July
China-dollar denomination exports rose 7.2% while imports fell 1.4% from a year ago Friday showed data from the general administration of customs of the country. Economists surveyed by Reuters had expected that China’s exports denominated by dollar would fall by 0.2% from a year ago, while the forecast of 1% …
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