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Pricier oil adds to Beijing's EV pushAs China grapples with the impacts of rising oil prices due to the ongoing conflict in Iran, the country's gasoline demand is projected to ...- Iran vows 'decisive response' if US continues its 'blockade, piracy, maritime robbery' in GulfIran on Saturday issued a strong warning to the United States, vowing a "decisive response" if Washington continues what it described as "b...
- China won't seek negative Covid-19 test report for incoming travellersBeijing ended its tough domestic "zero Covid" policy only in December, after years of draconian curbs that at times included full-city lock...
- Beijing city relaxes Covid-19 test norms following widespread protestsAs per the new announcement, negative nucleic acid test results are no longer required to enter shopping malls, supermarkets, commercial bu...
- Cheaper study destination? Indian students prefer East Europe to ChinaThis is primarily because many students enrolled in China have their studies delayed by over two years due to prolonged closures amid Beiji...
- China locks down city of 300,000 over single Covid caseChina is the last major economy glued to a zero-Covid policy, crushing new outbreaks with snap lockdowns, forced quarantines and onerous tr...
- Xi Jinping warns people for questioning China's zero-COVID policyAs severe, regular lockdowns stoke public anger and hit the Chinese economy, China's top leader Xi Jinping has issued the harshest warning ...
- Shanghai residents turn to NFTs to record Covid lockdown, combat censorshipWhile some people have defiantly continued reposting such content, others are turning to NFT marketplaces like the world's largest, OpenSea...
- Shanghai residents scream from windows as China's COVID lockdown prevents them from leaving home for foodIn a clip posted online by a Twitter user that he said was taken by the father of his close friend who reported that "people (are) screamin...
- Half of Australia back under lockdown as Delta cases surgeResidents must stay within 2.5 kilometers of their homes and comply with a 6p.m. curfew as part of the draconian measures introduced to hal...
- Unemployment rate could touch double-digit mark in May: CMIE“We still have a week to go before the month closes. May 2021 will end with a double-digit unemployment rate, falling employment rate and s...
- J&K administration imposes stricter Covid-19 restrictions ahead of EidThe Jammu and Kashmir administration imposed stricter restrictions ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the month of Ramzan, by reitera...
- Focus on awareness rather than lockdown to beat Covid Second WaveThe cost of a lockdown in terms of income with human costs, the loss of schooling and human capital, all these are tremendous.
- Spain economy bounces back after easing of lockdownSpain's gross domestic product expanded by 16.7 percent in the three months to September from the preceding quarter, but was still down 8.7...
- Government should loosen purse strings for swift recovery: Brickwork RatingsIn a report on 'COVID-19 and Growth Challenges', it said a sharp downturn was witnessed in the economy even before the pandemic, and the co...
- Lockdowns may have averted 3 million deaths in Europe by curbing COVID-19: StudyIn a modelling study of lockdown impact in 11 nations, Imperial College London scientists said the draconian steps, imposed mostly in March...
- Govt didn't take expert advice before imposing lockdown?Top public health experts, in a letter to the PM, call the two-month lockdown as “draconian.”
- Trade unions to go on strike on May 22 to protest against labour laws suspensionWhile Uttar Pradesh has suspended major labour laws, Madhya Pradesh has tweaked some rules amid the lockdown. As per media reports, Gujarat...
- British PM Johnson: Too risky to relax coronavirus lockdown yetBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson has returned to Downing Street, a month after being diagnosed with the deadly coronavirus, to take cha...
- Lockdown right time to reset India's financial reforms agenda: Mark MatthewsAccording to Matthews, India’s real economic problem remains its financial system.
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