The application aims to provide updated information on the availability of beds and fans. New Delhi: The recent Delhi government launch of “Corona App”, intended to help users learn about the status of total hospital beds and ventilators, had an impact that the government did not expect. Users, health minister Satyendra Jain said, were making “windows” for hospitals and asymptomatic …
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Hong Kongers defies police ban to remember Tiananmen Square
Held every year since the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in China, the rally had been banned for fear of coronaviruses, a move many considered political in a city where infections are reduced to a handful per month. However, early Thursday night hundreds and then thousands of people defied the order, as well as the signs and fences around Victoria …
Read More »Simon Property sues Gap for not paying rent during coronavirus crisis
The nation’s largest mall operator is suing its largest tenant for not paying rent during the pandemic in what could be the start of a stream of litigation over rent payments. Simon Property is suing the owner of Banana Republic, Old Navy and The Gap for $ 66 million in back rent and other charges related to their 412 stores …
Read More »Rajeev Topno, private secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, moves to the World Bank
The Prime Minister’s private secretary, Rajeev Topno, was appointed Senior Advisor to the Executive Director of the World Bank (FILE) New Delhi: Senior bureaucrat Rajeev Topno, the prime minister’s private secretary, has been appointed senior adviser to the Executive Director (DE), World Bank, according to a personnel ministry order issued on Thursday. In addition to him, Brajendra Navnit, who served …
Read More »Putin declares emergency over large Arctic oil spill
An environmental group described the damage as “catastrophic,” and the concentration of pollutants in nearby waters has already exceeded allowable levels tens of thousands of times, according to Russia’s Rosprirodnadzor environmental agency. Originally, the plant’s employees tried to contain the spill on their own and did not report the incident to the emergency services for two days, the head of …
Read More »US workers file another 1.9 million jobless claims amid coronavirus
Nearly 1.9 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, as the coronavirus crisis left 42 million people out of work in less than three months, new data shows. The weekly figure reported by the United States Department of Labor continued its steady decline to drop below 2 million for the first time since mid-March. However, the latest seasonally adjusted …
Read More »Pilgrim’s Pride CEO and three other poultry industry executives were indicted for an alleged pricing conspiracy
the accusation, returned Wednesday by a federal grand jury at the United States District Court in Denver, Colorado, marks the first charges brought as part of a ongoing Justice Department investigation of anti-competitive behavior in the chicken industry. “Particularly in times of global crisis, the division remains committed to prosecuting crimes aimed at raising the prices Americans pay for food,” …
Read More »BeyoncĂ© urges fans to stay ‘focused’ on fight for justice for George Floyd
Floyd, an unarmed black man, died in police custody after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee to his neck for nearly nine minutes during his arrest. His death has sparked protests in the United States and around the world. The Grammy-winning artist shared a heartwarming message on Instagram Wednesday, featuring an aerial photo of thousands of Black …
Read More »LVMH Evaluates Coronavirus Impact on $ 16.2 Billion Tiffany Settlement
Luxury giant LVMH is examining the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its $ 16.2 billion acquisition of Tiffany amid reports that it wants to renegotiate the deal. The Paris-based conglomerate’s board of directors discussed this week how the virus crisis could affect Tiffany’s “results and prospects” regarding the companies’ November acquisition deal, LVMH said Thursday. The Louis Vuitton owner …
Read More »Premarket Actions: The S&P 500 just had its best 50 days
The index has just reached its best 50-day rally of all time, as investors choose to look beyond the risks associated with mounting tensions between the United States and China and widespread civil unrest in the United States. What happens: Since March 23, when the index hit its most recent low, the S&P 500 gained 39.6%. That’s the strongest increase …
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