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Covid: Real death toll could be 3 times higher than reported, says WHO

Death tolls likely a 'significant undercount', says WHO; at least 6-8 mn people may have died, says WHO expert

Oil to stay below $70 per barrel if Iran sanctions lifted, says HPCL

India, the world's third largest oil consumer and importer, halted oil imports from Tehran in 2019 as a temporary waiver granted to some countries expired

Amid volatility, US investors look to Europe for next leg of stock gains

The focus on Europe comes as the region's benchmarks have kept pace with their US counterparts after years of underperformance

Oil set for weekly loss on possible Iran supply after nuclear talks

Iran and world powers have been in talks since April on reviving the 2015 deal

Bitcoin rebound loses steam due to increasing regulatory concerns

Bitcoin was little changed on the day at $40,256 on the Bitstamp exchange.

Huawei-Changan smart car partnership expands to include chips: Report

China's Huawei Technologies is expanding its smart car partnership with state-owned Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd to include the design and development of auto-use semiconductors

China says ByteDance, Baidu, Microsoft improperly collected user data

China's internet watchdog said on Friday that companies including ByteDance, Baidu and Kuaishou had improperly collected user data.

Tesla cars barred from some Chinese govt compounds over security concerns

Staff at some Chinese government offices have been told not to park their Tesla Inc cars inside government compounds due to security concerns over cameras installed on the vehicles

Gold eases, set for third weekly gain on weak dollar, inflation jitters

Gold edged lower on Friday, as optimism around a swift economic recovery lifted appeal for riskier assets

India's crude imports stall in April as coronavirus stifles demand

Crude oil imports in April were at 18.26 million tonnes, although on a yearly basis they rose about 10.3%, data on the website of the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) showed on Thursday

Hindustan Petroleum Corp to fully start revamped Mumbai refinery by July

Hindustan Petroleum Corp.'s Mumbai refinery will start full scale operation at a higher capacity of 190,000 barrels per day (bpd) by end-June or in July, its chairman M K Surana said on Thursday

Oil nudges up, set for biggest weekly loss since March on Iran supplies

Brent crude futures for July rose 10 cents, or 0.2%, to $65.21 a barrel by 0032 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate for July was at $62.16 a barrel, up 22 cents, or 0.4

Wall Street on track to snap 3-day losing streak as technology stocks rise

Wall Street's main indexes rebounded on Thursday after a three-day slide, buoyed by gains in technology stocks as the smallest weekly jobless claims lifted the mood

Pfizer vaccine can be stored in fridge for a month, says US regulator

Unopened, thawed vials of the vaccine can be stored in a refrigerator at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius for up to a month, up from a previous maximum limit of five days

Gold slips as US Federal Reserve officials hint at possible 'taper' talks

Fed minutes published on Wednesday showed "a number" of officials thought that if the recovery holds up, it might be appropriate to "begin discussing a plan for adjusting the pace of asset purchases"

Wall Street opens higher after data signals improving labour market

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Thursday after weekly jobless claims hit their lowest level since the start of a pandemic-led recession

AirAsia posts record quarterly loss as pandemic devastation continues

The loss was primarily attributable to the impairment of assets; revenue for the quarter fell 11.2%

Bitcoin's star backers, dip buyers help cryptocurrencies recover

Analysts said the upheaval was far from over.

European stocks edge higher despite tapering talk; cryptos bounce back

Bitcoin was up 9.5% at $40,265 having nearly slid though $30,000 on Wednesday and been almost at $65,000 just over a month ago

India's largest vial maker expects sales to triple on vaccine ramp up

Schott Kaisha is also in talks with Indian manufacturers of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine to supply millions of vials, but is yet to receive bulk orders