Lancashire [UK], April 17 (ANI): England cricket county club Lancashire on Friday confirmed that it has terminated the contracts of three overseas players namely BJ Watling, Glenn Maxwell and James Faulkner due to the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Johannesburg [South Africa], April 17 (ANI): The Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday extended Graeme Smith's contract as its director of cricket for two years.
Beijing [China], April 17 (ANI): China's economy contracted 6.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 compared to a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.
Washington [US], April 17 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of people who have contracted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States has topped 650,000, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 16 (ANI): Seven new COVID-19 cases were reported in Kerala on Wednesday out of which five new cases have recent foreign travel history and two cases contracted the disease locally, said Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): South Delhi District Magistrate Brij Mohan Mishra on Thursday said that the administration is investigating how the pizza delivery boy contracted the coronavirus.
Washington DC [USA], April 16 (ANI): Economic growth in the Asia Pacific this year will come to a halt for the first time in 60 years as coronavirus crisis takes an unprecedented toll on the region, the International Monetary Fund has said.
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 15 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pakistan's economy may contract sharply by 1.5 per cent during the current financial year.
Washington D.C. [USA], April 15 (ANI): Google's operating system for smartwatches and wearables, Wear OS, now sends periodic reminders to wash your hands. Frequent washing of hands is one of the best defenses against contracting the coronavirus.
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) said on Wednesday it has bagged a contract to supply 12,000 tonnes of special grade rail blooms to France Rail Hayange.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 15 (ANI): The heavy civil infrastructure business of L&T Construction has secured two contracts to build a regional rapid transit system (RRTS) infrastructure from the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) in Uttar Pradesh.