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More economic safeguards on the cards as West Asia conflict persists: ReportIndia is preparing new measures to protect its economy from the West Asia conflict. The government will introduce these steps gradually as ...
Hantavirus outbreak: How an African lab identified the deadly Andes strainA hantavirus scare aboard a cruise ship off Cape Verde prompted a rapid scientific response, with researchers in Senegal quickly identifyin...
Fishermen are being pushed to the brink by fuel costs in Southeast AsiaRising energy, freight, and supply chain expenses are escalating seafood prices globally. Governments offer aid, but it's stretched thin, i...
Jio revamps mega IPO; DailyObjects lines up fresh capitalReliance Industries is revamping Jio Platforms’ IPO plans amid investor disagreements over valuation. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
How Asia-Pacific is fighting a fuel shock that could get worseAsian nations are grappling with prolonged energy supply strains due to the Middle East conflict, prompting governments to implement costly...
Japan proposes record stimulus package to fix ailing economyJapan has never had a full lockdown during the pandemic and infections remained relatively low, with deaths related to COVID-19 at about 18...
Rs 40,000 crore approved to deal with COVID-19 pandemic, to ramp up of health infraRai said as informed by the health ministry, the central government has been providing required technical and financial assistance to all s...
TresVista rolls out financial aid package for employees affected by Covid-19The company will be offering financial aid to its employees through an assistance programme to help them navigate these challenging times
Joe Biden wants infrastructure package approved over summerThe president will announce parts of his "Build Back Better" package Wednesday in Pittsburgh. Sweeping in scope, the ambitious plan aims to...
U.S. Senate passes budget plan to advance Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID aid packageAt the end of approximately 15 hours of debate and back-to-back votes on dozens of amendments, the Senate found itself in a 50-50 partisan ...
Australia shares rise on US stimulus cheer; NZ ends at record highThe S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 0.53 per cent at 6,700.3, just 16.2 points higher than where it started at the beginning of the year.
Congress averts shutdown, buys time for more COVID-19 talksThe talks are stalled but there is universal agreement that Congress won't adjourn for the year without passing a long-delayed round of pan...
New White House offer adds $600 checks to COVID-19 reliefTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made the offer to Pelosi late Tuesday afternoon, he said in a statement. He offered few details, though H...
Malaysia plans extra $4.8 bln for special COVID-19 fund'The move will increase the size of the COVID-19 fund to 65 billion ringgit, to fund aid packages and the needs of frontline workers and fu...
Trump's payments to farmers hit all-time high ahead of 2020 US electionThe aid programs could be key to Trump's chances of success in swing states such as Wisconsin, Ohio, Iowa and Minnesota. Such states are ho...
US Elections 2020: New coronavirus relief slipping past electionTrump's GOP allies are reconvening the Senate this week to vote on a virus proposal, but it's a bill that failed once before, and that Trum...
White House ups virus aid offer, resumes talks with House Speaker Nancy PelosiTrump on Friday took to Twitter to declare: "Covid Relief Negotiations are moving along. Go Big!" A top economic adviser said the Trump tea...
In 25th Amendment bid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi mulls Trump's fitness to serve“The public needs to know the health condition of the president,” Pelosi said, later invoking the 25th Amendment, which allows a president'...
Centre releases Rs 890 crore as 2nd tranche of package for Covid health system preparednessThose who received financial assistance in the second installment include Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telan...
Government approves alternative bags made of polymer to package foodgrainsThe COVID-19 related lockdown has affected the working in the jute mills thereby disrupting the production of jute bags. Textiles ministry ...