BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called on Russia to investigate the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and hold criminals accountable after doctors found evidence of a toxic substance in his body. Navalny, a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, crashed on a plane …
Read More »China’s economy is bouncing back – and gaining ground in the US
BEIJING – While the rest of the world is struggling to contain the coronavirus, China’s recovery is gaining momentum, and it is positioning itself to close its gap with the US economy further. Throughout China, restaurants and gyms are busy again. Metro cars and lounges for departure from airports are …
Read More »German doctors say tests indicate Kremlin critic Navalny was poisoned
BERLIN (Reuters) – German doctors say on Monday that medical investigations indicate that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who is in a Berlin hospital after crashing into a plane in Russia last week, was poisoned. Medical specialists carry Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on a stretcher in an ambulance en …
Read More »New Covid-19 cases in the US fall to lowest level in more than two months
The number of new coronavirus infections in the US dropped from a day earlier, reached its lowest level in more than two months and recorded a ninth straight day with less than 50,000 new cases. The nation reported 34,567 new cases on Sunday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins …
Read More »Step down to Amazon, you could quickly order ‘everything’ with Tata’s super-app
India’s Tata Group is reportedly looking to roll out a ‘super-app’ that will pit it against rivals, including Amazon AMZN, + 0.09% and billionaire Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries, in one of the fastest growing e-commerce markets in the world. The new digital platform, which will launch in India in December …
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