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Covid-19 origins mirror SARS's genesis in animals, study finds

It gives a detailed explanation for SARS-CoV-2's genetic signatures, early epidemiology and research undertaken at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Cairn says it has won court order to freeze India state assets in Paris

Company says French development is 'necessary preparatory step' to take over Indian's state assets, calls for 'amicable settlement'.

Pandemic chaos kills 1,800 cows on ship, fuels calls for animal ban

Coronavirus has worsened conditions for the roughly 2 billion animals exported each year, prompting demands for reform.

Kim Jong Un lost 44 pounds but has no health issues: South Korea spies

North Korean leader was out of the public eye for much of May, and when he reappeared in a June video showing him chairing a government meeting, he looked slimmer.

Global Covid-19 deaths reach 4 mn as India's numbers eclipse US, UK

Even as rapid vaccine rollouts allow life to start to return to normal in countries like the U.K. and U.S., it's taken just 82 days for the latest million deaths

Tokyo's Covid-19 emergency pushes Japan toward no-spectator Olympics

Virus policy czar Yasutoshi Nishimura told reporters that an advisory panel had approved an emergency in the capital from July 12 to Aug. 22

Covid undoes gains India made after supercharging economy 30 years ago

Many Indians who had clawed their way out of poverty face grim job prospects and carry heavy debt loads.

Job markets have recovered half of Covid pandemic damage, says OECD

Says pandemic pushed 22 million out of a job in advanced economies

Didi Global shares fall further below IPO price after China's rule changes

Didi's offering was the second-largest US-listing for a Chinese firm on record.

Iran hosts talks between Taliban and Afghan officials ahead of US exit

The Taliban said its delegation was led by Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, deputy head of the movement's political office in Qatar

Adani Group to raise over $1.5 bn to refinance Mumbai airport debt

MIAL has a debt of about Rs 9,000 crore, including project term loan of about Rs 5,470 crore

Digital-dollar fad: The Fed isn't obliged to issue electronic currency

The Fed isn't obliged to join China and other central banks in the craze to issue an official electronic currency. Private equivalents may do the job better

Gautam Adani seeks Rs 7,500 cr to refinance Mumbai airport debt

Barclays Plc and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are among banks in discussions to provide the funds to Adani Airport Holdings Ltd, say people familiar with the matter

EU growth forecast for 2021 raised to 4.8%, but with inflation warning

The European Commission increased its growth forecast for the currency bloc to 4.8% from 4.3% previously, while predicting better performance in 2022 too

Price shock has ICICI Prudential Life's exec expecting hawkish RBI in Aug

India's retail inflation crossed outside the central bank's 2%-6% comfort zone recently, pushing yields higher on fears the Reserve Bank of India's policy tone will change as early as August in the di

Inflation seen rising in India, China, other big Asian nations in 2022

Surging costs of imported commodities have driven China's factory inflation to the highest level since 2008, while selling prices to consumers are holding fairly steady.

Global chip crisis deepens with Daimler, Jaguar warnings on sales

A shortage of automotive chips that began late last year as consumer demand for personal devices soared amid pandemic lockdowns has persisted through 2021

Inflation seen rising in China, other big Asian nations in 2022

China's consumer prices will climb an estimated 80 basis points next year, the most in Asia, followed by Indonesia seen observing an increase of three quarters of percentage point

E-commerce boom to double India warehouse deals, says Knight Frank

Annual warehousing transactions in the top eight Indian cities will grow to 76.2 million square feet by March 2026 from 31.7 million square feet in 2021

Asia's highest default risk puts spotlight on Sri Lanka debt worry

The first test comes July 27, when the South Asian nation must repay a $1 billion bond to investors.