by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 22, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi The government on Thursday decided to restore with immediate effect all existing visas, except electronic, tourist and medical categories, almost eight months after their suspension following the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent imposition of a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 22, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
SEOUL: At least 13 South Koreans have died after receiving flu shots in recent days, according to official and local media reports, ramping up fears about vaccine safety even as authorities rule out a link.Health authorities said on Wednesday they had no plans to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 22, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: The number of coronavirus infections reported in a span of 24 hours remained below 60,000 for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday as India's caseload went past 77 lakh, while recoveries have crossed 68 lakh, according to data updated by the Union...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 22, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
LONDON: Six insurers have decided not to appeal against a London High Court ruling that they were wrong to reject claims from holders of three business interruption insurance policies who have been pushed to the brink of collapse by the COVID-19 pandemic.RSA,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: Delhi's pollution levels worsened on Wednesday even as the air quality index remained in the 'poor' category, with a government agency forecasting improvement in the situation on Thursday with cleaner easterly wind coming in. According to the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
Mumbai: Even as Reserve Bank of India(RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said that the Indian economy India is “at the doorstep of the revival process” from the coronavirus pandemic, economsts have cautioned that Indian economy will suffer its...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
Self-driving car maker Cruise said on Wednesday it and majority shareholder General Motors Co GM.N would seek U.S. regulatory approval in coming months to deploy a limited number of Cruise Origin vehicles without steering wheels or pedals. At the same time, it...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Life, Non-Life
ROME: Pope Francis has said that same-sex couples should be protected by civil union laws in the clearest language he has used on the rights of gay people, prompting praise from liberals and calls for urgent clarification from conservatives.He made his comments in a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
TOKYO : The International Monetary Fund slashed this year’s economic forecast for Asia, reflecting a sharper-than-expected contraction in countries like India, a sign the coronavirus pandemic continues to take a heavy toll on the region.While the IMF upgraded...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Pandemic
AMSTERDAM/MADRID: Europe’s hospital systems are at risk of buckling under the strain of soaring numbers of COVID-19 infections that have put the continent once again at the centre of the global pandemic. With case numbers that were brought largely...