The value of global trade is set to fall by 7per cent to 9per cent in 2020 from the previous year, despite signs of a fragile rebound led by China in the third quarter, a United Nations report said on Wednesday. GENEVA: The value of global trade is set to […]
Day: October 20, 2020
NEW DELHI: A fast and cheap paper-based coronavirus test will soon be available across India, with scientists hopeful it will help turn the tide on the pandemic in one of the world’s worst-hit nations. India has recorded more than 7.5 million infections, second only to the United States, and the […]
Snapchat saw its daily active user base jump to touch 249 million, from 238 million in last quarter, as the company registered a 52% increase in revenue at $679 million in its third quarter Snapchat saw its daily active user base jump to touch 249 million, from 238 million in […]
LONDON: The Football Supporters’ Association (FSA) said a report that Europe’s top teams are in talks to become founding members of a new competition shows “billionaire owners are out of control” and proves football cannot regulate itself. A Sky News report said more than 12 teams from the top five […]
US secretary of defence Mark Esper did not rule out the possibility that the two sides may sign a widely anticipated maritime information sharing agreement. India and the US will hold their third 2+2 ministerial meeting in New Delhi next week, US secretary of defence Mark Esper said on Tuesday. […]
Like Microsoft was 22 years ago, Google is in the crosshairs of a Justice Department lawsuit accusing it of wielding the immense power of its internet search engine as a weapon that has bludgeoned competition and thwarted innovation to the detriment of the billions of people using a stable of […]
The PLA had confirmed late on Monday one of its soldiers had gone “missing” along the LAC on Sunday night and had requested the Indian army to return him according to protocol. India on Wednesday handed over the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier detained after he had crossed the Line […]
MELBOURNE: Australia’s most heavily hit coronavirus state of Victoria logged a sixth consecutive day of low single digit new cases today, as the state government said it was on track to announce fresh easing measures at the weekend. “We do genuinely hope on Sunday to make some announcements in the […]
Trudeau, who insists he does not want an early election, said the mandate of the proposed committee showed the opposition had lost confidence in him. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday put the fate of his Liberal government on the line, saying an opposition push to probe how Ottawa […]
Human challenge studies were conducted for cholera, typhoid, malaria, influenza, tuberculosis, dengue etc., in the past After mulling over the idea for a few days, the UK government on October 20 has given a go-ahead to start ‘human challenge’ trial so that an effective vaccine can be produced at the […]