CHICAGO: Two of the world’s largest meatpackers said on Friday (Jul 17) they have installed ultraviolet air cleaning equipment in some US plants, as pressure mounts on food companies to protect workers amid growing concerns about airborne transmission of the coronavirus. JBS USA, owned by Brazil’s JBS SA and one […]
Month: July 2020
WASHINGTON: A battle in the U.S. Congress over a new coronavirus-aid bill began on Friday as Republicans were putting the finishing touches on provisions granting liability protections for a wide range of entities resuming operations amid the pandemic. A draft of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s plan, which was reviewed […]
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador: For Colon Ramirez, the agonising search for the body of his grandmother is finally over. After almost four months, he has finally found and buried the missing 83-year-old Emilia Villon, who died in Ecuador’s virus hotspot Guayaquil. The remains of his grandmother, together with more than 200 other […]
WASHINGTON: Tensions are mounting by the day between the United States and China, leading to talk of a new Cold War. Experts see important historical differences – but believe the two powers are entering dangerous territory. US President Donald Trump’s administration has increasingly gone global against China, pushing other nations […]
WASHINGTON: The United States marked a record number of coronavirus cases on Friday (Jul 17) for the third consecutive day, notching 77,638 new infections in 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The country also recorded 927 deaths in one day, according to the count by the […]
NEW YORK: Global coronavirus infections passed 14 million on Friday (Jul 17), according to a Reuters tally, marking the first time there has been a surge of 1 million cases in under 100 hours. The first case was reported in China in early January and it took three months to […]
WASHINGTON: The government of India has agreed to allow US air carriers to resume passenger services in the US-India market starting Jul 23, the US Transportation Department said on Friday (Jul 17). The Indian government, citing the coronavirus, had banned all scheduled services, prompting the US Transportation Department in June […]
GENEVA: Coronavirus infections in Brazil no longer appear to be rising exponentially but the country is “still in the middle of this fight” as new cases and deaths grow by thousands every day, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday (Jul 17). Brazil, at the epicentre of Latin America’s […]
Huawei is caught between pleasing increasingly nationalistic Chinese leaders while not alarming nervous governments in Western capitals, says an observer. ADELAIDE When the United Kingdom completed its telecom supply chain review last year, it gave a green light to Huawei by concluding that nationality-based bans did nothing to improve network […]
NEW YORK: The personal assistant to Fahim Saleh, founder of the Nigerian ride-sharing app Gokada, was arrested on Friday (Jul 17) in the grisly murder of the 33-year-old tech entrepreneur in his Manhattan apartment, New York news media reported. Saleh’s body was found dismembered and decapitated in his luxury condo […]