Category: World News

Asian stocks sink for 2nd day after Wall Street slide

BEIJING — Asian stocks fell further Friday after Wall Street slid on recession fears, putting markets in Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney on track to end 2018 down more than 10 percent. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index fell 1.9 percent and the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.9 percent. The Chinese […]

State audit slams San Diego response to hepatitis A outbreak

SAN DIEGO — The city and county of San Diego failed to quickly recognize and control a Hepatitis A outbreak that grew into one of the largest in recent history, killing 20 and sending nearly 400 to hospitals, according to a state audit released Thursday. The county lacked […]

Stem cell shots linked to bacterial infection outbreak

 NEW YORK — Health officials on Thursday reported an outbreak of bacterial infections in people who got injections of stems cells derived from umbilical cord blood. At least 12 patients in three states — Florida, Texas and Arizona — became infected after getting injections for problems like joint […]

Alternative Fuel

open view web desk NITI Aayog has set up an Apex Committee and five Task Forces under it for carrying out R&D activities and developing roadmap for implementing Methanol Economy in India. Task Force on Production of Methanol using High Ash Coal is one of them.  The Government has […]

Prime Minister to release the commemorative coin and postage stamp in memory of Paika Rebellion and also inaugurate the Lalitgiri Archaeological Museum on 24th of December 2018

open view web desk The Minister of State for Culture(I/c) Dr. Mahesh Sharma and Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today held a Joint Press conference to brief about the upcoming visit by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi to Bhubaneswar on 24th December 2018 and […]

Key Initiatives for Industrial Development Post GST and Demonetisation

open view web desk Government is continuously taking steps to facilitate industrial development in the country though no specific year-wise targets for industrial development are assigned. Key initiatives include Make in India under which thrust sectors have been identified to provide a push to manufacturing and Start-up India […]

Fast-Tracking Clearance of FDI Proposals

open view web desk The Foreign Investment Facilitation Portal (FIFP) is the online single point interface of the Government of India with investors to facilitate Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)after abolition of the erstwhile Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). This portal is administered by Department of Industrial Policy & […]

AP FACT CHECK: Trump prematurely declares victory over IS

BAGHDAD — President Donald Trump is declaring victory over the Islamic State group in Syria, but the militants remain a deadly force, and U.S. partners warn a premature U.S. withdrawal will allow them to storm back. The U.S. commander-in-chief made the announcement in a tweet Wednesday, using the […]

Sweden raises interest rates for first time in 7 years

Sweden’s central bank hiked Thursday interest rates for the first time in seven years, raising the main repo rate by a quarter of a point to -0.25 percent. “As inflation and inflation expectations have become established at around 2 percent, the need for a highly expansionary monetary policy […]

Kim shoots Trump dead in S. Korea art satire

Kim Jong Un, a smoking pistol in his hand, looks down at the dead body of Donald Trump, sprawled on a red carpet next to a metal bag overflowing with US dollars. Behind the North Korean leader glows a neon slogan saying “The show must go on!” The […]

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