As India’s virus numbers swell and the economy stumbles, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has another crisis to deal with: Tens of thousands of angry farmers vowing to camp outside the Continue Reading
Before India’s farmers rose up in anger, presenting an increasingly difficult challenge to a government already grappling with the coronavirus outbreak and a devastating economic slump, Devinder Singh set his Continue Reading
The United States is winding up a particularly devastating week, one of the very worst since the coronavirus pandemic began nine months ago. On Friday, a national single-day record was set, Continue Reading
Over 1.5 million people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 with one death reported every nine seconds on a weekly average, as vaccinations are set to begin in December Continue Reading
Covid-19 vaccines that need to be deep-frozen during transport can be delivered to developing nations in sub-Saharan Africa, South America and South Asia, according to logistics group DHL. John Pearson, Continue Reading
China has published a draft law, seeking public comments, aimed at ensuring national food security and reforming the management of high grain reserves in the country, according to a report Continue Reading
China is set to allow a shipment of Australian coal into the country, according to a person familiar with the matter, despite a ban on such imports remaining in place Continue Reading
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell as the nation celebrated Thanksgiving last week to a still-high 712,000, the latest sign that the U.S. economy and job market Continue Reading
Various reports that Chinese oil giants, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) are ‘considering acquiring’ U.S. oil titan ExxonMobil’s 32.7 per cent stake in Continue Reading
India has announced its intention to resume oil imports from Iran and Venezuela, as part of its objective to diversify its oil suppliers. Imports from Iran and Venezuela were halted Continue Reading
