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Suez Canal blockage exposes vulnerabilities of global trade flows

More than 1 billion tons of cargo passed through the Egyptian waterway in 2019, according to the canal authority, which…

4 years ago

Earth Hour to unite people, businesses and leaders around globe tomorrow

On March 27 Earth Hour will unite individuals, businesses and leaders from all over the world to shine a spotlight…

4 years ago

Pfizer starts early-stage trial of oral COVID-19 therapy

Pfizer has started an early-stage US trial of an oral COVID-19 antiviral therapy that could be prescribed to patients at…

4 years ago

China sanctions UK businesses, MPs and lawyers in Xinjiang row

China has sanctioned organisations and individuals in the United Kingdom over what it called “lies and disinformation” about Xinjiang, after…

4 years ago

Ship stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal disrupts global shipping

A skyscraper-sized cargo ship wedged across Egypt’s Suez Canal further imperilled global shipping on Thursday as at least 150 other…

4 years ago

Global COVID-19 cases surpass124.6 million

The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has surpassed 124.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.74…

4 years ago

Gandhi Prize awarded posthumously to Sultan Qaboos and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Our Correspondent India on March 23 named Oman’s longest-serving former ruler Sultan Qaboos and Bangladesh’s Father of the Nation, Sheikh…

4 years ago

Delhi to conduct random tests for COVID in airport, railway and bus stations

Random testing of coronavirus will be held across Delhi's airports, railway and bus stations, the Delhi government declared on Tuesday…

4 years ago

Germany to enter strict shutdown for five days

Germany will enter a strict shutdown for five days over Easter as it fights soaring infection rates fuelled by variants…

4 years ago

US urges court to certify India’s request to extradite Tahawwur Rana

The Biden administration has urged a federal court to certify India's request to extradite Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is…

4 years ago

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