Washington [US], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The Federal Reserve raised US interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since the 2020 outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and said there could be another six hikes this year if inflation remains high.
Beijing [China], March 16 (ANI): China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth could decrease by 1-2 per cent if Beijing, in order to fight the COVID-19 outbreak which is highest in the last two years, continues to impose lockdown in large portions of the country.
Beijing [China], March 15 (ANI): China will redirect some international flights from the country's biggest city of Shanghai to other cities from March 21 amid a new COVID-19 outbreak, the country's aviation authorities said on Tuesday.
Beijing [China], March 15 (ANI): China reported two times more new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday from the previous day as the country faces, by far, the biggest outbreak since the pandemic began.
Beijing [China], March 15 (ANI): Ukraine-Russia war proves to be additional trouble for China, which is already facing disruptions in logistics, supply chain, and manufacturing operations due to multiple outbreaks of COVID-19.
Beijing [China], March 14 (ANI): Chinese province of Jilin, with a population of 24 million has been put under complete lockdown due to the increased number of COVID cases in the region.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 33,406 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, the highest daily spike since the outbreak, bringing the national total to 3,595,172, according to the health ministry.
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 1 (ANI): The recent killing of polio vaccinators in Afghanistan is a cause for concern, especially in a country where lack of a vaccination drive may lead to an outbreak of polio cases, a media report said on Tuesday.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 27 (ANI): The I-League 2021-22 season is set to resume on March 3 after being temporarily suspended due to a Covid-outbreak. The CEO of I-League Mr Sunando Dhar explained the reasons to halt proceedings in January and looked ahead to the restart.
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned sine die the plea challenging the legality and constitutional validity of a Delhi government's decision to exclude private doctors from its compensation policy related to the kin of doctors who died due to COVID-1
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): A plea has been filed in Delhi High Court challenging the legality and Constitutional validity of a Delhi government's decision to exclude private doctors from its compensation policy related to the kin of doctors who died due to COVID-19 while performin
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 21 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh BJP on Monday demanded compensation from the state government for damages to the chilli crop due to a pest outbreak.