mi Liquor shop looted in Ulhasnagar amid lockdown By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 21:23:42 IST Full Article
mi Migrants on roads are no longer just the poor By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:41:04 IST Full Article
mi Dutch Restaurant Trials Glass Booths for Dining Amid Coronavirus Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:06:30 +0530 Organisers call the project 'Serres Séparées' (Separate Greenhouses) because they say it sounds better in French. Full Article
mi Pandemic Woes: Unemployment Rate in April May Be At Its Highest Level Since Great Depression in US By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:41:04 +0530 “As I watch the numbers, it’s like OK, are we going to make it back by the end of May?" Egert asked. "Is it going to be the first of June? Is it going to be mid-June?” Full Article
mi Bill Introduced in US Congress to Stop Predatory Acquisitions by China During Covid-19 Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:17:32 +0530 The bill proposes to increase the scope of cases the CFIUS reviews and sends to the president prior to a financial transaction. Full Article
mi Former Iraqi Intelligence Chief Approved as New Prime Minister of Iraq By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:16:45 +0530 Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, who gave up the intelligence post when he became the prime minister-designate, assumes the premiership as Iraq faces unprecedented crises due to Covid-19. Full Article
mi Explained: The Stages and Classification of Covid-19 Transmission By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:17:50 +0530 The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has continuously denied that India has entered the community transmission phase. To each question put to the government on community transmission, during government briefings, it has maintained that contact tracing is being carried out at state levels and the cases can only be classified as local and cluster transmissions. Full Article
mi Trump Admin Urges US Court Not to Block Work Permits to Spouses of H1B Visa-holders By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:19:06 +0530 An H-4 visa is issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to the immediate family members of the H-1B visa-holders, most of whom are Indian IT professionals. Full Article
mi IMF Approves $214 Million to Nepal to Address Covid-19 Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:31:51 +0530 The IMF on Wednesday approved a disbursement to Nepal of about USD 214 million to help the Himalayan nation cover the urgent balance of payments and fiscal needs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Article
mi How Lax Rules, Missed Warnings Led to Japan's Second Coronavirus Cruise-ship Hotspot By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 11:44:11 +0530 The Costa Atlantica now hosts one of Japan's biggest clusters of the coronavirus, which infected one-fourth of the more than 600 people then on board. Full Article
mi Amid Poor Access, Covid-19 Pandemic Poses a Special Threat to Indigenous People's Health & Culture By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 01:23:22 +0530 The United Nations estimates that the life expectancy of indigenous people can be up to 20 years lower than that of their counterparts. Full Article
mi Pakistan Goes Ahead with CPEC Amid Mounting Debts, Further Economic Fallout Due to Covid-19 By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 02:51:33 +0530 India has objected to the CPEC — a planned network of roads, railways and energy projects linking China's Xinjiang province with Pakistan's Gwadar Port — as it is being laid through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Full Article
mi Covid-19 Transmission Risk Via Sewage 'Must Not be Neglected', Scientists Say By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 03:30:04 +0530 Scientists said the structural makeup of SARS-CoV-2 suggests that it will behave differently in aqueous environments, compared to other viruses typically found in the intestine. Full Article
mi Israeli Parliament Passes Bills for Formation of Benjamin Netanyahu-Benny Gantz Unity Govt By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 05:02:50 +0530 The Knesset or Parliament voted by 71 votes to 37 to back the power-sharing deal between Netanyahu's Likud and his main rival former military chief Benny Gantz's Blue and White parties. Full Article
mi Bank of England Sees Worst Slump in 300 Years amid Coronavirus Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 05:15:29 +0530 The BoE kept its benchmark interest rate at an all-time low of 0.1% and left its target for bond-buying, most of it British government debt, at 645 billion pounds. Full Article
mi Trump's Admin Shelves CDC's Guide to Reopening Country After Coronavirus Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:05:31 +0530 The guidance contained detailed advice for making site-specific decisions related to reopening schools, restaurants, summer camps, churches, day care centers and other institutions. Full Article
mi Thousands of Migrants Stranded Worldwide by Pandemic: United Nations By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:38:09 +0530 Migrant camps were "very prone" to spreading the disease, IOM Director General Antonio Vitorino told reporters in an online briefing. Full Article
mi More Than Three Million New People in US Filed Jobless Claims Last Week By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:49:46 +0530 The data bring the total claims filed since mid-March when the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses to close their doors to stop the virus's spread, to 33.5 million. Full Article
mi Donald Trump Tests Negative for Coronavirus after White House Military Aide Reports Infection By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:05:38 +0530 US Vice-President Mike Pence has also tested negative. Full Article
mi Moderna Expects Mid-stage Trials for Covid-19 Vaccine to Begin Shortly By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 09:06:36 +0530 The drug developer had previously said it expected mid-stage trials to begin in the current quarter, with the aim to start late-stage studies in the fall. Full Article
mi Donald Trump Talks China, Russia and US Arms Control in Vladimir Putin Call: White House By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:14:03 +0530 Trump and Putin spoke by phone, also discussing the global coronavirus pandemic, the White House said. Full Article
mi We Need to Know Where Patient Zero of Coronavirus Came From: Mike Pompeo By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 11:11:18 +0530 The US needs it for all of the epidemiological work that needs to be done to protect Americans today and tomorrow, Pompeo asserted. Full Article
mi US Justice Department Drops Case Against ex-Trump Aide and Former NSA Michael Flynn By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:22:47 +0530 The decision by close Trump ally Attorney General Bill Barr effectively reversed 18 months of work by the department and FBI under Barr's predecessors. Full Article
mi China Either Made a Terrible Mistake on Covid-19 or Was Incompetent: Trump By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:52:58 +0530 More than 2,64,000 people have died of COVID-19 globally and 37 lakh tested positive for the disease. Full Article
mi President Trump, Mike Pence Test Negative for Covid-19 After White House Valet Contracts Virus By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:05:46 +0530 During a meeting with the governor of Texas in the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump told reporters he had little contact with the man and would be tested daily going forward. Neither Trump nor Pence wore masks during the meeting. Full Article
mi 'Enemies Remain Enemies': North Korea Lashes South as Kim Jong Un Praises China's Xi Jinping By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:14:39 +0530 Kim sent Chinese leader Xi Jinping a diplomatic communication congratulating him for China's "success" in controlling the novel coronavirus epidemic. Full Article
mi China, US Commit to 'Creating Favourable Conditions' for Trade Deal Implementation Despite Coronavirus Row: Official By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:22:01 +0530 Last week, US President Trump threatened new tariffs against China after claiming there was evidence linking Covid-19 to a top-security lab in Wuhan. Full Article
mi World Thalassaemia Day 2020: Date, Theme and Significance By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:27:08 +0530 The World Thalassaemia Day 2020 theme is '’the dawning of a new era for thalassaemia: Time for a global effort to make novel therapies accessible and affordable to patients'. Full Article
mi Hotter, Humid Weather May Not Halt Spread of Covid-19: Study By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 12:32:58 +0530 Temperature and latitude are not associated with the spread of COVID-19 disease, according to a global study that found school closures and other public health measures are having a positive effect on containing the novel coronavirus. Full Article
mi Singapore Coronavirus Infections Touch 21,707 with 20 deaths: Health Ministry By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 02:45:31 +0530 Singapore on Friday reported 768 new cases of coronavirus, mostly among the foreign nationals living in dormitories, taking the total number of infections in the country to 21,707 with 20 deaths, the health ministry said. Full Article
mi To Mask or Not to Mask? World Leaders Scrutinised Over Covering Face Amid Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:04:05 +0530 As a consensus has emerged that masks, even homemade ones, do help -- though levels of protection vary -- political leaders have had to adjust their messaging. Full Article
mi China Says It Supports Who-led Review Of Global Pandemic Response By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 03:44:14 +0530 Countries like France, Germany and Britain have urged greater transparency from China over its handling of coronavirus, while the US and Australia have called for international inquiry. Full Article
mi Afghanistan Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz Tests Positive for Coronavirus By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 03:58:33 +0530 Afghanistan has recorded more than 100 deaths from the virus out of more than 3,700 confirmed cases. Full Article
mi Milan a Ticking Coronavirus 'Bomb', Viroligist Warns By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 05:21:19 +0530 Lombardy region, which has recorded more than 80,000 infections, is the epicentre of Italy's outbreak, one of the worst in Europe in terms of deaths and infections. Full Article
mi COVID-19: Indian-American Senator Appointed Member Of Committee to Address Washington's Economic Recovery By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 05:55:59 +0530 Senator Manka Dhingra is an Indian-American attorney and the first Sikh elected to any state legislature in the United States. Full Article
mi Coronavirus Pandemic Destroys 20.5 Million US Jobs in April in Historic Collapse By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 06:23:52 +0530 The job loss according to the US Labor Department destroyed nearly all the positions created in the prior decade Full Article
mi 'No Surprise': Trump Plays Down New Unemployment Record as US Loses 20.5 Million Jobs in April By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:14:48 +0530 The unprecedented collapse in April driven by the coronavirus fallout sent the unemployment rate to 14.7%, well beyond the peak hit in late 2009 during the global financial crisis. Full Article
mi Melinda Gates Slams Trump Administration's Handling of Covid-19, Gives it 'D-minus' By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:04:20 +0530 She asserted that more money is required for testing and vaccine development in the US and across the world. Full Article
mi Canada Loses Record 2.0 Million Jobs in April, Unemployment Rate Surges to 13.0% By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 06:55:40 +0530 Most non-essential businesses have been shut since mid-March as officials urge people to stay at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but in recent weeks, some of the 10 Canadian provinces have started to gradually reopen their economies. Full Article
mi Trump Praises Attorney General William Barr for Dropping Michael Flynn's Case By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:04:47 +0530 The action on Thursday was a stunning reversal for one of the signature cases brought by special counsel Robert Mueller. It comes even though prosecutors for the past three years have maintained that Flynn lied to the FBI in a January 2017 interview about his conversations with the Russian ambassador. Full Article
mi Still Hiring! Walmart, Other Superstores Buck US Employment Trend amid Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:47:05 +0530 Almost across the board, sectors reported precipitous drops in overall employment in April, even though some major players - from online sales to grocery shopping and pharmacies - have seen surges in demand. Full Article
mi Aide to US Vice President Mike Pence Tests Positive for Coronavirus By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:31:45 +0530 On Thursday, White House officials confirmed that a member of the military serving as one of President Donald Trump's valets tested positive for the coronavirus. Full Article
mi US Prevents UN Security Council Vote on Covid-19 Pandemic Resolution, Say Diplomats By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:07:36 +0530 The text, under negotiation since March, called for a worldwide cessation of hostilities in conflict zones so governments can address the pandemic. Full Article
mi Family of US Meat Plant Worker Who Died of Covid-19 Sues Company For Negligence By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:16:04 +0530 Enock Benjamin died on April 3 of the respiratory disease after becoming infected by the new coronavirus while working at the JBS plant in Souderton, Pennsylvania, according to a lawsuit filed on Thursday. Full Article
mi US, China Trade Officials Press Ahead with 'Phase 1' Deal as Donald Trump Mulls Termination By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:22:10 +0530 US President Donald Trump, critical of China's early handling of the coronavirus outbreak, said on Friday that he was "very torn" about whether to end the trade deal. Full Article
mi Amid Covid-19 Pandemic, Mike Pompeo to Visit Israel for Annexation Talks By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:28:55 +0530 Pompeo will discuss U.S. and Israeli efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as regional security issues related to Iran's malign influence, spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement. Full Article
mi US Tightens Visa Rules for Chinese Journalists amid Coronavirus Tensions By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 07:58:09 +0530 In issuing the new regulation on Friday, the Department of Homeland Security cited what it called China's "suppression of independent journalism." Full Article
mi Live Animal Markets Shouldn't be Shut Despite Virus as They Provide Food, Livelihoods for Millions: WHO By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 07:59:06 +0530 The WHO said reducing the risk of disease transmission from animals to humans in these often overcrowded markets could be addressed in many cases by improving hygiene and food safety standards, including separating live animals from humans. Full Article
mi Anti-viral Drug Trio Found to Shorten Covid-19 Illness in Patients with Mild Symptoms: Study By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 08:01:03 +0530 Scientists are racing to identify effective medicines to use against the new coronavirus, but there is currently no treatment, cure or vaccine. Full Article
mi 'It’s Just Unfair': Job Market Meltdown Hits America's Most Vulnerable Workers Hardest Amid Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 08:08:48 +0530 The 20.5 million jobs lost in April fell disproportionately on African Americans, Latinos, low-wage workers and people with no college education. Full Article