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Xi's zero covid policy shatters confidence of US firms in China: Report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 31 (ANI): Beijing's zero covid policy has become a top concern for US firms as strict lockdowns had forced US companies to shut down for months, creating significant uncertainties for businesses in the country, according to an annual survey released US-China business
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Aziz-ul Rehman: Kashmir's Bone Carving Artist
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kashmir (Jammu & Kashmir) [India], August 31 (ANI): 22-year-old Aziz-ul Rehman from the Gulab Bagh area of Srinagar is the first youth in Jammu and Kashmir who has mastered the art of making various decorative items by carving animal bones. Aziz's handmade bone ornaments are getting a lo
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Slowing economy, crippled by Covid lockdowns leave China's jobless youth i
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 28 (ANI): China's slowing economy crippled by COVID-19 lockdowns has left millions of young people fiercely competing for an ever-slimming raft of jobs and facing an increasingly uncertain future.
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Lot of queries increased by transgenders for gender affirmation surgeries:
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): The AIIMS Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Burns block has received many queries related to gender affirmation surgeries after full-fledged medical services available for the non-COVID patients at the hospitals after COVID lockdown, said Dr (Prof)
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Artistic protests erupt in Beijing against Covid policy
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 26 (ANI): It has been more than two years since Chinese people are facing the strictest COVID protocols along with repeated compulsory testing, travel restrictions and lockdowns.
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Stringent zero-COVID policy crushing mental well-being of Chinese citizens
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 25 (ANI): Beijing's unwillingness to mitigate the problems of its citizens suggests a dark future for the mental health of the country.
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Twitter data indicates unemployment higher in lower-to-mid income countrie
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], August 25 (ANI): In contrast to higher-income nations like Canada, lower-to-middle-income countries still experience high unemployment rates in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns and economic restrictions, according to a recent study conducted by York University in collaboratio
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Spectrum Talent Management plans to go public in the next couple of years,
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI/PNN): Spectrum Talent Management, a one-stop solution for global-local human talent management needs, aims to go public in the next couple of years, backed by the growth in the hiring segment. The company closed FY21-22 at 465 crores, which is 55 per cent hi
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New Delhi: Mushroom farmer who sent workers back home during migrant crisi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): The mushroom farmer who sent his workers home to Bihar during the migrant crisis in May 2020, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in a Shiv temple in the Alipur police station area in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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Financial majors slash China's GDP outlook
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 22 (ANI): Two of the world's biggest investment banks Goldman Sachs and Nomura have cut China's economic growth forecast, media reports said.
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China's arbitrary border closure causes crippling losses to Nepal's busine
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 22 (ANI): Ahead of the festive season in Nepal, businesses have been badly hit by China's arbitrary closure of borders and imposition of lockdowns in several cities following a surge in Covid-19 cases.
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Lockdown in Chinese city continues to cause disruption in trade flows
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 21 (ANI): Amid concerns over the Chinese economy, Yiwu city in Zhejiang province is continued to cause disruptions to trade flows after thousands of e-commerce merchants reportedly suspended deliveries when the city went into a COVID-19 lockdown.
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