Covid-19 is commonly compared to the regular seasonal flu, but one has proven to be more dangerous than the other. WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib explains why the coronavirus is treated more seriously than the flu. Photo: Zuma Press
Based on a comparison of Abercrombie & Fitch’s (NYSE: ANF) stock trajectory over recent months with that around the 2008 recession, we believe that the stock can potentially gain 20%, to reach almost $12, once fears surrounding the coronavirus outbreak are put to rest...
Iraq's new prime minister Mustafa Kadhemi is a pragmatic operator and former spy chief whose ties to Washington and Tehran could help steer Baghdad through a laundry list of crises.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United Kingdom’s purchase of substandard personal protective equipment from Turkey amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is embarrassing for the government, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham said on Thursday.
The Centre on Wednesday said 11 people died and 1,000 others were exposed to the gas leak at a chemical factory in Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) S N Pradhan said leakage from the factory is now minimal but the NDRF personnel will be at the spot till it is totally plugged. As of now 11 people have lost their lives due to the gas leak, he said at a hurriedly convened press conference here. Member of the National Disaster Management Authority... Читать дальше...
The cabinet on Thursday approved revised schemes to support businesses including direct grants and state-backed loans and afforded incentives to property owners to cut rents. Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said the cabinet approved grants for stricken small businesses, with up to 10 staff, and the self-employed. These are expected to...
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The all-women 'Nirbhaya Squad' of the Jaipur police has been distributing sanitary pads in COVID-19 containment zones in the city during the ongoing lockdown. The Nirbhaya Squad, in collaboration with 'Jaipur Padman', assessed the problems of women living in curfew-hit areas due to the novel coronavirus and joined hands to distribute sanitary pads free of cost. The joint team has so far distributed 3,000 packets of sanitary pads to the needy women living in containment zones of the walled city area. Читать дальше...
More than half of parents surveyed say they expect to be in further debt when lockdown ends
Indian Navy's INA Jalashwa entered Male port in Maldives on Thursday morning for evacuating Indian nationals as part of Samudra Setu programme. The ship will leave for Kochi from Maldives on Friday carrying nearly 1,000 Indian nationals onboard who were left stranded due to lockdown imposed to contain the deadly coronavirus COVID-19.
This would reverse the growth trend of around 11 per cent per annum, which the industry has logged over the past ten years, making it one of the most adversely-affected sectors of the economy
Brazilian group alleges tycoon’s family-controlled mining arm fraudulently funnelled $500m into Manhattan real estate
ECZEMA could be treated by using creams, moisturisers or emollients. But you could also get rid of the dry skin condition at home during the coronavirus lockdown by using this natural oil. Coconut oil may help to relieve the itchy and sore signs of eczema.
FRANCE abolished the bank holiday for Victory in Europe Day temporarily in favour of another day to celebrate the EU, unearthed reports reveal.
(Telecompaper) Ooredoo Qatar has launched On-Premise Collaboration, combining every business telephone service in one simple one, to increase employee productivity...
Chairman of parliamentary committee on Information Technology Shashi Tharoor has reiterated his demand to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for urgently allowing parliamentary panels to make use of video conferencing for their meetings, citing UK's example. In a letter to Birla, the senior Congress leader said the number of COVID-19 cases in the country has increased in a dramatic manner over the past few days which has raised serious questions about the health and safety of not just frontline healthcare workers but of all citizens. Читать дальше...
The POGO industry is gearing up to go back to work, but not without the scrutiny of the police, and one congressman who hates them.
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A convict, suffering from a serious mental illness, has been directed to be released from jail for 45 days by the Delhi High Court which observed he would be more vulnerable to infection in prison during the COVID-19 pandemic as he would not be able to take precautions and maintain the required hygiene. The court, which was informed that the convict is not in a position to find his way back home, asked the jail superintendent to call his sister when the man is scheduled to be released and she will take him home safely. Читать дальше...
Government officials in Estonia are discussing amendments to traffic regulations today that are slated to pave the way for regulating e-scooters on the nation’s streets, EER reports. [Read: Global e-scooter numbers could quadruple once lockdown measures lift, analysts say] E-scooters arrived in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, at the start of last summer. According to various reports, they proved popular, but some remained skeptical citing safety concerns for users and pedestrians. The new amendments... Читать дальше...
Is it worth changing the composition of your portfolio? Vivek Paul, senior portfolio strategist at BlackRock Investment Institute, the research arm of fund-manager BlackRock, argues yes.
Sara Ali Khan, who has been staying home all the rest of us, says she has been busy cooking, cleaning, binge watching TV and also missing her work. See her latest post.
Detectives investigating an incident on Kerry Drive in Upminster have charged a further two men