German industrial production dropped more than expected in March, data released on Friday by the country’s statistics office shows. According to Destatis, Covid-related supply chain issues have been exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine. Production slid by 3.9% last month following a 0.1% increase in February, far outstripping expectations of …
Read More »China taunts Taiwan as America reels from Afghan defeat: ‘Once war comes, the island will collapse and the US won’t come to help’
With Washington in a state of panic and disarray following the outcome in Afghanistan, China has moved fast to exploit what it perceives as America’s humiliation in order to reassert its position on Taiwan. On Monday night, the Global Times unleashed a scathing editorial, taunting Taipei that it would collapse swiftly, …
Read More »5.8-magnitude tremor rocks Haiti as it reels from devastating quake that killed over 300
The new tremor hit some 31km (19 miles) north of the city of Jeremie in Haiti’s westernmost Grand’Anse department on Sunday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The USGS put the quake’s depth at 12km. While the USGS predicted that some casualties may result from the new quake, …
Read More »India’s cinemas get greenlight to go back to 100% capacity as Bollywood reels from Covid-19 restrictions
The new guidelines, released by India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Saturday, pertain to “cinemas, theaters and multiplexes,” allowing them to operate at full capacity from Monday provided they abide by a set of rules aimed at preventing the spread of the disease. These include physical distancing of “at …
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