Europe

Putin cautions West about harsh response if it crosses its “red lines”

Editorial Bureau April 21, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – President Vladimir Putin cautions the West on Wednesday not to cross Russia’s “red lines”. Moscow would show response swiftly and harshly to any provocations and those responsible would regret it. At a time of acute crisis in ties with the United States

Business

China market regulator calls for Tesla to ensure product quality in China

Editorial Bureau April 21, 2021

BEIJING (CHINA) – China’s market regulator said on Wednesday that it has calls for US electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc to ensure its product quality in China. This has come in the wake of an incident at the Shanghai auto show that drew wide attention in social media. An unhappy customer at the show clambered […]

Sport

Rabat to take the place of injured Martin at Pramac for Spanish GP

Editorial Bureau April 21, 2021

Spain’s Tito Rabat will replace injured compatriot Jorge Martin at the May 2 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix. Pramac Ducati rider had fractured his right hand and ankle in a big crash in Portugal last weekend. The team said in a statement that MotoGP rookie Martin, who crashed in practice in Portimao, would undergo surgery in […]

Finance

Dollar steady as COVID-19 resurgence affects risk appetite

Editorial Bureau April 21, 2021

NEW YORK (US) – The US dollar saw a rebound on Wednesday from a seven-week low hit overnight, as broad weakness in stock markets triggered by a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in India. Moreover, Japan encouraged a retreat to the safe-haven appeal of the greenback. The safety bid also supported the Swiss franc and the […]

UK

UK undermines criticism of Australian minister before trade talks

Editorial Bureau April 21, 2021

LONDON (UK) -Britain on Wednesday downplayed a newspaper report in which an unnamed government source expressed remarks about Australian trade minister Dan Tehan as inexperienced, with British counterpart Liz Truss vowing that he would get a warm welcome in London for talks. Tehan is due to arrive this week for talks on a trade deal […]

UK

UK: COVID price hit begins to ease, inflation picks up

Editorial Bureau April 21, 2021

LONDON (UK): With rising global oil prices and after COVID-driven discounts on clothing were lifted, British inflation picked up in March. It is expected to carry on climbing as the economy re-opens from lockdown. Consumer price inflation rose to 0.7% in March from 0.4% in February, just below the average forecast of 0.8% in a […]

USA

George Floyd murder: Chauvin convicted in landmark US racial justice case

Editorial Bureau April 21, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (US): Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer was convicted on Tuesday of murdering George Floyd. This is seen as a milestone in the fraught racial history of the United States and a rebuke of law enforcement’s treatment of Black Americans. A 12-member jury found Chauvin, 45, guilty of all three charges of second-degree […]

Asia

Japanese PM postpones his visit to India and Philippines

Editorial Bureau April 21, 2021

TOKYO (JAPAN): Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga to postpone plans to visit India and the Philippines on a trip originally set for the end of the month. Suga will instead focus on handling a recent surge in coronavirus cases, broadcaster FNN and other media said.

Asia

China administers 198.97 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine by Tuesday

Editorial Bureau April 21, 2021

BEIJING (CHINA) – China’s National Health Commission data shows that the country has carried out about 3.94 million vaccinations against COVID-19 on April 20, taking to 198.97 million its total doses injected.

Asia

India grapples with coronavirus ‘storm’, oxygen supplies run low

Editorial Bureau April 21, 2021

NEW DELHI (INDIA): India, the world’s second most populous country, is reporting the world’s highest number of new daily cases and approaching a peak of about 297,000 cases in one day that the United States hit in January. As a fast-spreading second wave of COVID-19 stretched medical infrastructure to breaking point, Indian authorities scrambled to […]