The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has slashed its growth forecast for this financial year and warned of inflation uncertainties as the country's economy suffers due to the Covid-19 pandemic. While the country's GDP growth is set to “remain in the negative territory with some pick up in second half” of the 2020-21 fiscal year,...
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has said he will sign off on a federal assistance program for states and cities hit by the coronavirus outbreak “as soon as possible,” but asked governors for support freezing public sector pay increases. The bill to distribute 60 billion reais ($10.72 billion) in federal money to states and municipalities was...
Crypto-enthusiasts hail bitcoin as an alternative to fiat currency. However, it is not doing what it is designed to do, as nothing can be purchased with bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency, says crypto-skeptic Peter Schiff. Schiff was replying to a follower on Twitter who commented that bitcoin was a way out of the current crisis...
Pro-democracy legislators in Hong Kong have sharply criticised China's move to take over long-stalled efforts to enact national security legislation in the semi-autonomous territory.
Republicans on Friday were advancing a big package in the GOP-controlled Kansas Legislature that would shield businesses and health care providers from coronavirus-related lawsuits while also taking control of the … Click to Continue »
A 13-year-old young carer has made hundreds of face shields with a 3D printer he bought using holiday money.
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated across Latin America, Russia and the Indian subcontinent even as curves flattened and reopening was under way in much of Europe, Asia and the US.
