Asia stocks slide as coronavirus fears return
Global

Global stocks rally on treatment hopes, currencies await ECB

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Asian stocks rose to a fresh seven-week high on Thursday, lifted by encouraging early results from a COVID-19 treatment trial, though bonds and currencies held cautious ranges ahead of a European Central Bank meeting later in the day. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease official, said Gilead’s antiviral remdesivir will […]

Saudi G20 presidency urges more donations to fund pandemic response
G20

Saudi G20 presidency urges more donations to fund pandemic response

By Administrator_India Capital Sands The Saudi presidency of the Group of 20 major economies on Thursday called for further immediate donations to fund the emergency response to the coronavirus pandemic and develop needed vaccines. The G20 secretariat said $1.9 billion had been donated by countries, philanthropic organizations and the private sector toward an $8 billion […]

South Asia coronavirus cases top 37000
Lockdown

South Asia coronavirus cases top 37,000, headache for governments eyeing lockdown end

By Administrator_India Capital Sands South Asia’s coronavirus infections have crossed 37,000, with more than half in India, official data showed on Thursday, complicating the task of governments looking to scale back lockdowns that have destroyed the livelihoods of millions. Authorities in India sought this week to ease a stringent 40-day lockdown of the population of […]

India battles supply snags in race to build affordable ventilators
India

India battles supply snags in race to build affordable ventilators

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Indian medical device makers, racing to churn out ventilators as domestic COVID-19 cases spike, have been beset by supply bottlenecks, cost overruns and labour shortages that are delaying their efforts to produce an affordable device. Ventilators help patients breathe and are seen as critical given severe COVID-19 can lead to pneumonia […]

Facebook invests $5.7 billion in Reliance Jio
Reliance Jio

Facebook invests $5.7 billion in Reliance Jio

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Facebook Inc announced a $5.7 billion investment in Reliance Industries Ltd’s telecom unit on Wednesday, making it the largest minority shareholder in Jio Platforms Limited. The social media giant said it would focus on collaborating its messaging platform WhatsApp with Reliance’s e-commerce venture JioMart to enable people to connect with small […]