Hungry Kids Seen Eating Grass in Modi’s Constituency
DESPARDES -- Some children eating grass in India were photographed on the the third day of 21-day countrywide lockdown amid...
Month: March 2020
Coronavirus Pandemic: ‘This Cure is Worse Than the Problem’, Says President Trump
DESPARDES -- President Donald Trump wants the country to get back to work, saying "it's like the cure (lockdown) is...
Khan Announces Financial Stimulus, Calls For Debt Relief For Developing Nations
IMF has announced it would consider Islamabad’s request for financial assistance DESPARDES -- Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced a...
These Countries Miraculously Are Still Coronavirus Free
DESPARDES -- The world is in the grips of an insidious pandemic that’s wreaking havoc everywhere. Globally, more than 550,000...
Coronavirus Pandemic: China, Iran and SIX Other Countries Facing US Sanctions Push UN For Relief
Xi's speech at the Extraordinary G20 Leaders' Summit via video link in Beijing on Thursday, stressed on cutting tariffs, removing...
Fine Print in Corporate-friendly Coronavirus Bill Passed By Senate Could Benefit Trump and Kushner
IGOR DERYSH -- The Senate unanimously approved a corporate-friendly $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill on Wednesday that also provides loans...
‘India Headed for 10Pct Contraction’ in GDP in 2020
SoDATA – Twice as much as it had contracted four decades back – in 1980 India’s economy contracted 5.2%, the...
Coronavirus: Pakistan Launches Online and Distance Learning For Pakistanis Staying at Home and Abroad
The initiative would harness social-responsibility driven opportunities in the crisis, experts say. DESPARDES -- Pakistan has launched an online online...
Coronavirus Hit China’s Exports and Imports Plummet
It may take up to six months for China's economy to recover, says a report on leaked notes of a...
Russia Invokes ‘Fake News’ Law ‘to Censor Reports About Coronavirus Pandemic’
DESPARDES -- Russian media outlets faced penalties Friday after federal regulators invoked the nation’s newly enacted law against "fake news"...
