JAKARTA: Indonesia reported 4,465 new coronavirus cases today, the country’s biggest daily rise, taking the total number of infections to 257,388, data from the country’s health ministry showed. The data added 140 new deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities to 9,977, the biggest death toll in Southeast Asia.
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WASHINGTON: Amazon.com, the world’s biggest online retailer, announced the launch of a climate-friendly program on Wednesday (Sep 23) to help customers shop for sustainable products, as part of its commitment to be net carbon neutral by 2040. Customers will now see more than 25,000 products ranging from grocery, household, fashion, […]
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG: Investors in China are betting on a bumpy ride until the end of the US presidential election and seeking to protect their assets from a long chill in Sino-US ties. Global equity fund managers are shifting out of New York-listed shares in Chinese firms and into Hong Kong-listed […]
MELBOURNE: Australia’s coronavirus hot spot of Victoria is considering easing more curbs from Sep 26 than previously flagged, the state’s premier said on Wednesday (Sep 23), as the two-week average of new infections in the city of Melbourne fell below 30. Melbourne, Australia’s second most populous city, has been the […]
SEOUL: A vehicle that may be carrying a ballistic missile has been spotted at a parade training ground in North Korea amid signs it is preparing a big military display for an October 10 holiday, a US think-tank said. Commercial satellite imagery taken yesterday showed a “probable missile-related vehicle” at […]
OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil today what he says is a far-reaching plan to help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic while ensuring efforts to fight the outbreak do not falter. Trudeau, who has consistently vowed to do more to combat climate change, is paring down […]
SEOUL: South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in called yesterday for a regional infectious disease control and public health initiative involving China, Japan, Mongolia, and North Korea to tackle health crises and lay the foundation for peace with Pyongyang. In a video message to the United Nations General Assembly, Moon said collective […]
WASHINGTON: The Democratic-led US House of Representatives passed a stopgap funding Bill yesterday to keep the federal government operating through December 11, after striking a deal with Republicans on aid for farmers and nutritional assistance to children. With government funding running out on September 30, leaders of both parties have […]
BEIJING: China is forcing Tibetan farmers and herders into labour programmes similar to those used in troubled Xinjiang, a US research institute alleged today. The moves risk a “loss of cultural heritage” in the politically sensitive region, the group’s report warned. Authorities in Tibet, a predominantly Buddhist area in China’s […]
NEW YORK: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed yesterday that the next US leader must accept Tehran’s demands, ruling out compromise as Donald Trump vies for reelection. “We are not a bargaining chip in US elections and domestic policy,” Rouhani said in a virtual address to the UN General Assembly. “Any […]