Daily Archives: July 11, 2020

Bamboo to play key role in India’s post-COVID-19 economy: Jitendra Singh 

Soon after the Modi government took over in 2014, the prime minister had stated that every effort would be made to bring the northeastern region on par with the more developed regions of the country, he said.

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ROCE Insights For Workhorse Group 

Workhorse Group (NASDAQ: WKHS) posted a 119.28% decrease in earnings from Q4. Sales, however, increased by 3124.94% over the previous quarter to $84,300. Despite the increase in sales this quarter, the decrease in earnings may suggest Workhorse Group is not utilizing its capital as effectively as possible. read more

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WTA Finals in doubt as China cancels 2020 international events 

General Administration of Sports cites ‘science and order’ in bid to reduce Covid-19 cases.

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How Putin pushed aside the oligarchs and made Russia his own 

An alliance between security services and the mob aided his rise, Catherine Belton writes.

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AP: After lobbying, Catholic Church won $1.4B in virus aid 

The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid

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Already in financial meltdown, Lebanon endures blackouts of around 20 hours a day 

Lebanon’s electricity shortage has caused the main hospital in Beirut to close operating rooms and delay surgeries.

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California, After Riding a Boom, Braces for Hard Times 

Early hopes for a quick rebound from the pandemic have yielded to worries about its long-term impact on state finances and the governor’s ambitious agenda.

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Technology Has Changed Landscape Of Broadcasting Sector Including Distribution, Production Side And Entire Value Chain 

R S Sharma, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has said that the technology has changed the landscape of broadcasting sector including the distribution, production side, and entire value chain. Addressing a webinar ‘Regulating Creativity: Overcoming Legacy Challenges to Shape the Future of M&E’, organized during ‘FICCI […]

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Precious gems go under the microscope in Hong Kong exhibition 

Alice Leung picks up a blue sapphire with a pair of tweezers and holds it under a micro­scope, the enhanced image popping up on a computer screen next to her. “See those marks in the corner, the ones that look like needles? They are what we call ‘inclusions’ and they tell us that this gem has not been processed.”Leung, education manager at L’École, School of […]

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Six Months on a Planet in Crisis: Greta Thunberg’s Travel Diary from the U.S. to Davos 

This essay is adapted from the transcript of a radio program produced for Swedish Radio and broadcast in June. This is the first time the text has been published in its entirety. Chapter 1: UN speech and New York The first thing I see when I enter the United Nations Headquarters building in New York…

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US Supreme Court rules half of Oklahoma is Native American land 

The justices decide an eastern swathe of the state should be recognised as part of a reservation.

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Perez fastest in 1st practice for F1 Styrian GP in Austria 

Racing Point driver Sergio Perez has posted the fastest time in the first practice session for the Styrian Grand Prix

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UK economy to slump over 10%, debts to surge: Moody’s 

Moody#39;s said the UK government#39;s latest 30 billion pound ($37.9 billion) stimulus package, announced this week, would aid a gradual economic recovery but add further pressure to the UK#39;s fiscal position.

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Stock futures head lower to end the week 

Forecasters warn the recent rise in stocks might be too big and too fast

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Stocks fight for gains as coronavirus treatment shows promise 

A study found Gilead Science’s drug remdesivir reduced the risk of death for COVID-19 patients by 62 percent.

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