Categories Business British economy posts worst quarter since 2008 financial crisis & that’s before full impact of coronavirus is known Posted on Posted onMay 13, 2020May 13, 2020By Editor UK gross domestic product (GDP) fell two percent in the first three month of the year, according to data from the Office for National Statistics, signaling the first direct impact of Covid-19 on the economy. … Read More >British economy posts worst quarter since 2008 financial crisis & that’s before full impact of coronavirus is known
Categories Russia ‘Example of infodemic’: Moscow slams FT & NYT reports that put Russian Covid-19 death toll 70 percent higher than official data Posted on Posted onMay 13, 2020May 13, 2020By Editor Russia’s Foreign Ministry will send letters to the Financial Times and New York Times demanding they retract reports which claim the actual death toll from Covid-19 in the country is much higher than the official figures. … Read More >‘Example of infodemic’: Moscow slams FT & NYT reports that put Russian Covid-19 death toll 70 percent higher than official data
Categories Russia Russia BANS usage of ventilators suspected of causing deadly fires killing six Covid-19 patients Posted on Posted onMay 13, 2020May 13, 2020By Editor Russia has indefinitely suspended the usage of Aventa-M artificial lung ventilation machines. The recently produced ventilators are suspected of causing two deadly fires in the past week, killing six people. … Read More >Russia BANS usage of ventilators suspected of causing deadly fires killing six Covid-19 patients
Categories World Pity they don’t work against Covid-19: US drives RECORD global spending on atomic weapons, report shows Posted on Posted onMay 13, 2020May 13, 2020By Editor The world’s nuclear powers are increasingly pouring money into their atomic arsenals, a new report shows, with Washington leading the way. The US has also exited a major arms control treaty and deployed a new tactical weapon. … Read More >Pity they don’t work against Covid-19: US drives RECORD global spending on atomic weapons, report shows
Categories Asia & Pacific Beijing denounces ‘immoral’ US Senate bill threatening China with sanctions over Covid-19 Posted on Posted onMay 13, 2020May 13, 2020By Editor Beijing has lashed out at US legislation which seeks to impose sanctions on China if it fails to cooperate with Washington’s investigation into the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More >Beijing denounces ‘immoral’ US Senate bill threatening China with sanctions over Covid-19
Categories Business US Runs Record $738 Billion Deficit in April Amid Coronavirus Pandemic Posted on Posted onMay 12, 2020May 12, 2020By Editor The United States accumulated a record $738 billion deficit in the month of April amid the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Treasury Department revealed in a report on Tuesday. … Read More >US Runs Record $738 Billion Deficit in April Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Categories Health How US COVID-19 fatalities compare to worst flu seasons Posted on Posted onMay 12, 2020By Editor Deaths in the United States from the novel coronavirus topped more than 62,000 Thursday, making it deadlier than any flu season since 1967, according to data compiled by Reuters. … Read More >How US COVID-19 fatalities compare to worst flu seasons
Categories Russia Fire erupts at Saint Petersburg Covid-19 hospital after ventilator malfunctions, 5 dead Posted on Posted onMay 12, 2020By Editor Five patients perished in a major fire at a Saint Petersburg hospital on Tuesday morning with 150 people evacuated to safety. The facility has been designated to treat patients with coronavirus. … Read More >Fire erupts at Saint Petersburg Covid-19 hospital after ventilator malfunctions, 5 dead
Categories Russia Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov hospitalized in Moscow with Covid-19 Posted on Posted onMay 12, 2020May 12, 2020By Editor Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has confirmed that he has tested positive for coronavirus and is now in hospital. Peskov, a household name in Russia, has worked with President Vladimir Putin for twenty years. … Read More >Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov hospitalized in Moscow with Covid-19
Categories Business Norway dipping into its massive piggy bank to battle Covid-19 crisis Posted on Posted onMay 12, 2020May 12, 2020By Editor Norway is set to withdraw $41 billion from its sovereign wealth fund to cushion the blow to the economy from the coronavirus crisis that has resulted in falling oil prices and the highest unemployment in the country in 75 years. … Read More >Norway dipping into its massive piggy bank to battle Covid-19 crisis
