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In Pictures: China faces worst floods in 30 years
As many as 33 rivers rise to record highs as regions across the country brace for another ‘grim’ week of rains.
UK economy shrinks by one-fifth during lockdown
GDP grew much slower than forecast in May as output remained 24.5 per cent below pre-pandemic levels
WPI inflation falls 1.81 per cent in June, but food prices rise
“The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI (Wholesale Price Index), stood at (-1.81 per cent) (provisional) for the month of June, 2020, as compared to 2.02 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year,” the Commerce and Industry Ministry said in a statement.
Domestic Passenger Vehicle Sales Tank By 78.4% In Q1FY21
The domestic Passenger vehicle sales fell to 1.05 lakh in June, dropping by 49.6% from 2.09 lakh units in the year-ago period, data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) showed on Tuesday, according to media reports. Passenger car sales were down 58% at 55,497 units while three-wheeler sales fell 80% to 10,300 units. Two-wheeler s […]
The ten cheapest cars to insure revealed
The model in question is the Mazda MX-5 – the best-selling affordable sports car of all time. Admiral says the average premium paid by motorists over the age of 25 is less than any other car.
Small businesses worldwide fight for survival amid pandemic
As economies around the world reopen, legions of small businesses that help to define and sustain neighborhoods are struggling
‘And The Monkey Flips The Switch’ – Are Pilots At Risk Of Becoming ‘De-Professionalised’?
Is the status and prestige of the professional pilot about to be challenged like never before?
UAE’s Mars orbiter launch from Japan delayed by weather
The liftoff of the United Arab Emirates’ Mars orbiter has been postponed until Friday due to bad weather at the Japanese launch site
Mythbusters host Grant Imahara dies at 49
Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images Grant Imahara, the engineer who co-hosted Mythbusters for Discovery and White Rabbit Project on Netflix, has suddenly died at the age of 49. “We are heartbroken to hear this sad news about Grant,” Discovery said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. “He was an important part of our Discovery family and a […]
China hits back at ‘troublemaker’ US as tension grows over South China Sea
China’s embassy in Washington hit back hours after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned that ‘the world will not allow Beijing to treat the South China Sea as its maritime empire’,
France celebrates virus heroes on redesigned Bastille Day
Ambulance drivers, supermarket cashiers, postal workers. Medics who died fighting COVID-19. France is honoring them all on its biggest national holiday Tuesday, recalibrating Bastille Day’s usual grandiose military parade to celebrate heroes of the coronavirus pandemic instead.
Family suffers double heartbreak as daughter dies in hospital weeks before mother, 47, passes away
Mother Maria Gatt, a former residential home manager from New Waltham, Lincolnshire, died unexpectedly on July 4 – shortly after her daughter Gemma passed away on April 7.
Difficulties compound for embattled fashion retailer Quiz
The firm stated it was ‘very grateful to the press for highlighting the alleged breaches’ and was committed to conducting a ‘full review’ of its auditing processes.
Masks slowly being embraced in hard-hit England, with PM’s backing
“The U.K. government has a history of doing things rather late in the day,” said a professor of health psychology. “It seems to be part of a pattern.”