Trump threatens to pull out of WHO over subservience to China
Washington, May 19 (IANS) Accusing the World Health Organization (WHO) of “alarming lack of independence from” China, US President Donald Trump has threatened to pull out...
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Disney’s streaming chief appointed as TikTok CEO
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San Francisco, May 19 (IANS) Long-time Disneys head of streaming Kevin Mayer is going to be the CEO of short-video making platform TikTok and chief operating...
Japan’s GDP shrinks 2% year-on-year
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Tokyo, May 18 (IANS) Japans GDP fell in the first quarter by 2 per cent year-on-year, according to preliminary data published on Monday by the government,...
We could cut off whole relationship: Trump on China
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Washington, May 15 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that he “could cut off the whole relationship” with China, in one of his strongest comments...
Nobel winning scientist claims COVID-19 virus originated in lab : Report
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London, April 19 (IANS) French Nobel prize winning scientist Luc Montagnier has sparked a fresh controversy by claiming that the SARS-CoV-2 virus came from a lab,...
Chinese investment under scanner, as Govt tweaks law post Covid
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New Delhi, April 18 In a move presumably aimed at blocking China and its companies from opportunistic takeovers of Indian companies due to the Covid...
US exceeds China with most COVID-19 cases worldwide
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New York, March 27 (IANS) The US has reported 82,404 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of 6 p.m., US Eastern Time on Thursday, according to the Center...
Microsoft to miss sales forecast due to COVID-19 outbreak
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San Francisco, Feb 27 (IANS) After Apple, Microsoft has revised its revenue guidelines for its January-March quarter owing to Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, saying the supply-chain has...
India sends special flight with medical relief to China
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New Delhi, Feb 26 China on Wednesday permitted India to send its special flight with around 15 tonnes of medical relief to Wuhan, the epicentre...
Coronavirus not pandemic yet, but world should be ready: WHO
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London, Feb 25 The World Health Organisation has said it is too early now to call the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic yet, but the world...
China, ASEAN FMs hold special meeting on coronavirus
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Vientiane, Feb 20 (IANS) China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) kicked off a Special Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Coronavirus Disease here on Thursday...
IAF flight to China delayed due to technical reasons
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New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Indian Air Force’s largest plane C-17 Globemaster’s scheduled flight on Thursday to coronavirus affected city Wuhan in China to evacuate Indians...
Byju’s backer Tencent leads Series A funding in ed-tech startup DoubtNut
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Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has struck its second bet in the educational technology segment in India by leading a Series A round of funding...
Coronavirus scare forces shutdown of global brands like Hilton in China
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Hong Kong, Feb 14 (IANS) The novel Coronavirus epidemic is threatening a meltdown in the Chinese economy for sure with global brands bolting for the door...
Japanese Embassy in India organises “An Evening with Japanese Food 2020” to promote Japanese food in India
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New Delhi, Feb 05 Japanese Ambassador to India, Suzuki hosted “An Evening with Japanese Food 2020” at his residence, to promote Japanese food in India....
Russian Helicopters signs an events roadmap for Ka-226T localization in India
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Moscow / February 6, 2020 Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) has signed a roadmap at the Defexpo 2020 exhibition with the Russian-Indian company Indo-Russian...
21 countries donate medical supplies to China: spokesperson
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Beijing, Feb 6 (IANS) A total of 21 countries and the United Nations Children’s Fund have donated epidemic prevention and control supplies to China, a...
Chinese delegation cancel their visit to DefExpo over NCoV scare
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New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Chinese delegation has cancelled their visit to the 11th edition of the biennial mega defence exhibition, DefExpo 2020, due to...
Air India brings back 324 Indians stranded in nCoV struck Wuhan
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New Delhi, Feb 1 National carrier Air India’s special flight operated to the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, to...
China coronavirus: WHO declares global health emergency
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Beijing, Jan 31 The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the new coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency after the death toll in China increased...
Coronavirus: WHO confident in China’s epidemic prevention
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Beijing, Jan 28 Visiting WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday said that the global health body was confident in China’s epidemic prevention and control...