Conte signed a decree that focuses especially on bars and restaurants, as the government seeks to avert a new national lockdown that the economy, ravaged by one of the strictest and longest in the continent earlier this year, could ill afford. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte imposed a series of […]
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SYDNEY: Australia’s most populous state said on Tuesday (Oct 13) it will ease restrictions despite reporting the biggest one-day jump in new COVID-19 cases in six weeks. New South Wales (NSW) said that from Oct 16 venues that offer outdoor dining will be allowed to have double the number of […]
BEIJING: China’s imports grew at their fastest pace this year in September, while exports extended their strong gains as more trading partners lifted coronavirus restrictions in a further boost to the world’s second-biggest economy. Exports in August rose 9.9 per cent from a year earlier, customs data showed on Tuesday […]
REUTERS: Johnson & Johnson said on Monday (Oct 12) it has temporarily paused its COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials due to an unexplained illness in a study participant. The participant’s illness is being reviewed and evaluated by an independent data and safety monitoring board, as well as the company’s clinical […]
MUMBAI: A grid failure caused a widespread power outage in India’s financial capital Mumbai and surrounding areas today, authorities said, a rare occurrence that disrupted train services in the city of 20 million. “Power cut across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region due to grid failure,” the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport […]
SYDNEY: The premier of Australia’s most populous state told a corruption inquiry today that she had had a secret “close personal relationship” with a politician under investigation for monetising his position through business dealings with China. New South Wales (NSW) Premier Gladys Berejiklian revealed the relationship to the NSW Independent […]
SHANGHAI: China’s Qingdao city said today it will conduct Covid-19 tests for the entire population of more than 9 million people over five days after new cases appeared linked to a hospital treating imported infections. The city reported six new Covid-19 cases and six asymptomatic cases as of late yesterday. […]
MONTREAL: One of the two Canadians that Ottawa says are held arbitrarily in China was “relieved” to get outside news via a virtual diplomatic visit and remains determined to come home, his wife said yesterday. Canada announced Saturday its first contact since January with Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who […]
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s count of COVID-19 deaths surpassed 150,000 on Saturday (Oct 10) night, despite signs the pandemic is slowly retreating in Latin America’s largest nation. The Brazilian Health Ministry reported that the death toll now stands at 150,198. The figure is the world’s second-highest behind the United States, […]
MELBOURNE: Australia is in talks with Japan, South Korea, Singapore and South Pacific nations on reopening travel as coronavirus infections ease, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday (Oct 11). Australia shut its borders in March to slow the spread of the coronavirus and is looking to revive tourism to […]