U.S. stock index futures were little changed early Wednesday, after the major averages finished Tuesday’s session slightly in the red. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 40 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures traded near the flatline. Shares of reopening plays airlines and cruiseContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has refuted reports claiming that it has issued a warning on 50,000 fatalities due to Covid-19 in India by April 15. Taking to Twitter, the world health body said the video claiming that the WHO has warned of 50,000 deaths in India isContinue Reading
The appeal comes more than eight months after a high court found Najib guilty of abuse of power. A Malaysian court on Monday began hearing an appeal by ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak to overturn his conviction and 12-year jail sentence linked to the massive looting of the 1MDB state investmentContinue Reading
Google, one of the first major U.S. companies to send employees home last year because of the coronavirus, is setting new remote work guidelines as it speeds up plans to get staffers back to the office. As millions more Americans get vaccinated by the day, Google is accelerating reopening plansContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday confirmed it would take part in a meeting in Vienna next week on the Iran nuclear deal and offered to sit down directly with Tehran. “These remain early days, and we don’t anticipate an immediate breakthrough as there will be difficult discussions ahead. ButContinue Reading
Rt. Rev. Rayappu Joseph was a vocal critic of the state, periodically taking up allegations of war-time killings and disappearances in the Northern Province Former Roman Catholic Bishop of Mannar Rt. Rev. Rayappu Joseph, an untiring advocate of Tamil rights and justice during Sri Lanka’s civil war and post-war years,Continue Reading
U.S. stock futures were modestly higher early Wednesday as investors weighed the potential impact from President Joe Biden’s infrastructure spending plan. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were flat. S&P 500 futures rose 0.2% while Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.8%. Biden will unveil a more than $2 trillion package inContinue Reading
KATHMANDU: Nepal has ordered schools to close for four days after air pollution climbed to hazardous levels, forcing millions of students to stay home across the country. Nepal, with a population of 30 million people, is located in the Himalayas between China and India, two of the world’s biggest polluters.Continue Reading
The ship was successfully re-floated at 4.30 a.m. local time on March 29. The stranded container ship blocking the Suez Canal for almost a week was re-floated on Monday and is currently being secured, Inchcape Shipping Services said, raising expectations the vital waterway will soon be reopened. The shipContinue Reading
A demonstrator, wearing a mask, holds a US flag during a protest against Chinas human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province, calling on U.S. government to take action against Beijing, on April 06, 2019 in Washington, United States. Yasin Ozturk | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images China hasContinue Reading
