MUMBAI (Reuters) – India became the third country in the world to register more than a million cases of the new coronavirus on Friday, behind only the United States and Brazil, as infections spread through the countryside and cities. smaller. A healthcare worker wearing protective gear takes a swab from …
Read More »More than 1 million: India joins the US and Brazil in the shady coronavirus club
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India became the third country in the world to register more than a million cases of the new coronavirus on Friday, behind only the United States and Brazil, as infections spread through the countryside and cities. smaller. A healthcare worker wearing protective gear takes a swab from …
Read More »7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea, tsunami risk fades
(Reuters) – A “dangerous tsunami wave” warning was briefly issued for coastal regions within 300 kms (186.41 miles) of Wau in northeast Papua New Guinea, after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the region. said the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. The earthquake occurred at approximately 12.50 pm local time, at …
Read More »China’s economy recovers after sharp decline, weak demand, US tensions increase risks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy grew again in the second quarter after a deep depression earlier in the year, but an unexpected weakness in domestic consumption underscored the need for more political support to boost recovery after the impact of the coronavirus crisis. Asian equity markets and the Chinese yuan …
Read More »Sudan says Ethiopia denies filling Renaissance dam reservoir
CAIRO (Reuters) – Ethiopia told Sudan that news reports that it had begun to fill the reservoir of Ethiopia’s Great Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile were incorrect, Sudan’s foreign ministry said Thursday in a release. FILE PHOTO: A sample satellite image shows a close-up view of the Ethiopian Renaissance …
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