Covid-19: Latest global developments
PARIS, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis. The coronavirus has killed…
Covid-19: Wall Street retreats as trade war fears compound virus woes
NEW YORK, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US stocks dropped on Friday as signs of deteriorating trade relations between the United…
Pakistan Cuts Interest Rate By 100 Bps To Support Businesses Against COVID-19 Impact
ISLAMABAD, May 16 (NNN-APP) – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced to cut the country’s policy rate by 100…
Andhra Pradesh, Odisha Coasts May Need To Watch Bay Storm Closely
ANDHRA PRADESH, May 16 (NNN-PTI) – The persisting low-pressure area over the South-East Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman…
Colombo Hit By Heavy Rain, Floods
COLOMBO, May 16 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Amid heavy rain and flooding, the Department of Meteorology said, the South Western parts of…
Bangladesh’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Break New Record as tally in India surpass 80,000
DHAKA, May 16 (NNN-BSS) – The number of new COVID-19 infections in Bangladesh rose by 1,202, as the total number…
India Announces 22-Billion-USD Package For Virus-Hit Farm Sector
by Pankaj Yadav NEW DELHI, May 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — Indian Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced 11 measures worth 163,343 crore…
Tokyo Sets Road-map For Easing Of COVID-19 Restrictions
TOKYO, May 16 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo Governor, Yuriko Koike, released a road-map for the easing of restrictions in the capital,…
US Senate approves bill to pressure China over Uighur rights
A vocational skills education center in Dabancheng, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region WASHINGTON, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate approved legislation…
Covid-19: New test kit developed in Singapore detects past infection within an hour
cPass, a rapid serology test for the coronavirus that can measure neutralising antibodies in an hour SINGAPORE, May 15 (NNN-CNA) — A…