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Residents of San Francisco, Oakland and the greater Bay Area are sharing images of the apocalyptic morning light as a record heatwave fuels local fires. Though concerning, meteorologists explain that the air quality isn’t as bad as it looks. Residents of San Francisco, Oakland and the greater Bay Area are sharing images of the apocalyptic…

Protesters hurled pieces of bricks, bottles and other objects at Secret Service and US Park Police officers who were in riot gear behind barricades around the White House. Hundreds of people gathered outside the White House late Friday to protest the police killing of a black man in Minneapolis – and President Donald Trump’s response….

Officials had abruptly erected the high, black metal fence last week to block demonstrators outside the White House. People rallied in Washington and around the country to protest the killing of George Floyd in police custody, and other deaths of African Americans at the hands of police. HIGHLIGHTS Trump admin had said it will remove…

Chinese President Xi Jinping appoints rising star among new army generals to head troops at Sino-India border China’s new army commander Lt Gen Xu Qiling, who will head the Western Theatre Command ground forces responsible for the Sino-India border, is a rising star in the PLA specially handpicked by President Xi Jinping to handle troops…

A wave of anti-racism protests sweeping across the United States and Europe has reignited a debate about monuments glorifying Britain’s imperialist past, which many people see as offensive in today’s multi-ethnic society. More than 1,000 protesters converged on a college at Oxford University on Tuesday, chanting “take it down” and “shame on you” to demand…

Under the new National Park Service rule, effective July 9, hunting on natural preserves in Alaska will be controlled by the state, which allows baiting of brown and black bears. The Trump administration on Tuesday overturned an Obama-era rule that barred hunters in Alaska national preserves from baiting bear traps or killing denning bear cubs…

The British government has retreated on further opening of primary schools while retail and zoos are expected to open from June 15. The aim was to open all cases of primary schools for at least four weeks before the start of summer holidays in July, but England has now decided against it. Making the announcement,…

With news of schools reopening in Delhi worrying parents, the Government School Teachers Association has demanded that the year 2019-20 be declared a zero academic year. With news of schools reopening in Delhi worrying parents, the Government School Teachers Association has demanded that the year 2019-20 be declared a zero academic year. (Photo: PTI) HIGHLIGHTS…

The scramble to research the novel coronavirus has exposed weaknesses in the vetting of healthcare data being supplied by a growing number of U.S. firms, a flaw that forced two of the most respected medical journals to pull studies last week. The Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) retracted COVID-19 studies over…

Desheh has been appointed chairman of MigVax, which is developing a vaccine based on research at the Migal Galilee Research Institute. Israeli company MigVax, which is developing an oral vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus, has announced the appointment of Eyal Desheh as chairman of its board of directors. Desheh has been chairman of credit card…

Lawyers representing IKEA claim their client was not a party to the hearing and has not been handed the decision. The battle over furniture store IKEA’s alleged building violates at its newly opened store in Eshtaol near Beit Shemesh is heating up. The Eshtaol Commercial and Industry Park company on whose land the store stands…

HIGHLIGHTS Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap talks about his upcoming film Choked, demonetisation, the pandemic, and the politics of the country. Kashyap says he was also one of those people who were happy when demonetisation was announced, but got a perspective on it later. Choked, which drops on Netflix on June 5, stars Saiyami Kher and Roshan…

The Israeli company has developed a breakthrough tumor pattern recognition approach for liquid biopsy. Israeli cancer recurrence monitoring company C2i Genomics today announced that it has raised $12 million in its Series A financing led by Casdin Capital with the participation of new investors NFX Capital, The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research and others. This…

The $20.5 million acquisition will consolidate the Israeli company’s position in the headsets market. Israeli wireless chipset solutions for converged communications company DSP Group Inc. (Nasdaq: DSPG) today announced the acquisition of SoundChip SA, which supplies active noise cancellation (ANC) technology, engineering services, design tools, and production-line test systems for headsets. DSP Group has agreed…

The company, which has filed for a US IPO, is worth nearly as much as Israel’s two largest insurance companies Harel and Phoenix combined. “Globes” examines why. Insurtech company Lemonade yesterday filed for an IPO on the NYSE. Although no financial details about the offering were disclosed in the prospectus, reports suggest Lemonade will raise…

The Israeli insurance software solutions company issued a non-convertible debenture at annual interest of 3.37%. Israeli insurance software solutions company Sapiens International NV (Nasdaq: SPNS; TASE: SPNS) saw its share price rise 9% on Nasdaq yesterday and is currently up a further 3% at $28.86, giving an all-time record market cap of $1.576 billion. The…

Ruben Krupik has been appointed acting chairman while Eran takes leave for an indefinite period. Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) chairman Oded Eran is taking sick leave for an indefinite period, the bank has announced. The board of directors has decided that he will be replaced by Ruben Krupik who serves on the board of directors…

Mumbai became the first city in India to confirm over 50,000 coronavirus cases New coronavirus cases had their biggest daily increase ever as the pandemic worsens globally, said WHO The number of fresh cases held steady at over 9,000 for the sixth day running as India’s COVID-19 count crossed 2.66 lakh. The states saw the…

India is not allowing the border confrontation with China to hinder strategic road projects in forward areas, including the Ladakh sector, an official familiar with the developments said. India is working on two key roads near the China border in eastern Ladakh — the site of a tense weeks-long border stand-off with its northern neighbour…

India recorded the deadliest day due to Covid-19 outbreak, when the fatality count rose by 342, taking the total number of deaths due to the illness to 7,476. Health workers conducting Covid-19 testing drive inside Mumbai’s Dharavi slum on Monday.(Satyabrata Tripathy/HT Photo) India may be the fifth worst-affected country by the coronavirus disease, it has…

With tears in her eyes, the kid’s mother said that she would always pray for me; that was the greatest reward I could ever get, says the former cop. With the country locked down to contain coronavirus, a little girl, Noor in Alappuzha, Kerala, was in extreme distress in the last week of March. Her…

Fifty-eight lakh migrant workers stranded across the country have been ferried to their native places amid the Covid-19 lockdown, Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman Railway Board told reporters on Saturday. Indian Railways has conducted the operation by running 4,286 Shramik special trains till now, Yadav said. He also said that the demand for these trains has…

The Aam Aadmi Party government has been known for its delivery. And if it requires Mr Kejriwal and his Cabinet to get on to the street, visit hospitals, and get the system in place, do it(ANI) Delhi is witnessing a surge of cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). For close to 10 days, it has…

When researchers fully mapped the Great Wall’s 740-kilometre (460-mile) Northern Line for the first time, their findings challenged previous assumptions. Jerusalem: The northern segment of the Great Wall of China was built not to block invading armies but rather to monitor civilian movement, an Israeli archaeologist said Tuesday. When researchers fully mapped the Great Wall’s…

Israeli firms doing business with China need to examine their legal remedies for costly disruptions. With the number of globally-reported cases surpassing 80,000, the coronavirus outbreak has sparked major global concern for public health. Despite China’s efforts to contain the virus, the impact of this potential pandemic on the health of global businesses is likely…

As Covid-19 spreads worldwide, here are ten practical measures that employers can take immediately. As the coronavirus spreads worldwide, here are 10 practical steps that employers should consider to combat the WHO-defined global pandemic. These steps are not based on the laws of any one jurisdiction but are designed to provide a global employer with…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Finance Yisrael Katz decided to retain Moshe Kahlon’s “Family Net” program cuts. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Finance Yisrael Katz have decided to abolish a series of duties and purchase taxes on certain products, at an annual budget cost of NIS 1.45 billion. In effect, the…

Cellcom seeks to buy Golan Telecom at a valuation of NIS 737 million. The Competition Authority has yet to rule on the merger. The Ministry of Finance has given the green light to the merger between Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE:CEL; TASE:CEL) and Golan Telecom. Cellcom’s share price is up by more than 5% on the…

Lari, currently the bank’s VP CFO, will replace outgoing CEO Eldad Fresher. The Board of Directors of Mizrahi Tefahot Bank (TASE:MZTF) has appointed Moshe Lari as the new CEO. Lari, currently VP CFO, will replace outgoing CEO Eldad Fresher. In the tradition of the bank, an internal promotion has been made to fill the appointment…

Israel Population and Immigration Authority director general Prof. Shlomo Mor-Yosef is circumspect about when the country’s skies are likely to reopen. Israel Population and Immigration Authority director general Prof. Shlomo Mor-Yosef is circumspect when asked about the reopening of Israel’s borders to non-Israeli passport holders. “It’s easier to close borders than to open them,” he…

The airline’s employees have had their unpaid leave extended until the end of July, making it unlikely that there will be any passenger flights next month either. El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. (TASE: ELAL) has notified the Tel Aviv Stock exchange that it is extending the suspension of passenger flights until June 30. The carrier…

srael Aerospace’s miniaturized sensors, AI and machine learning capabilities allow business jets to be adapted for intelligence missions. Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) (TASE: ARSP.B1) has received a $350 million Special Mission Aircraft related contract for intyelligence operations from a major European country. The contract will be executed by IAI’s ELTA Systems, which has major…

Overall sales rose 21% in May 2020 compared with May 2019, according to data from RIS – Retail Information Systems, May, the first month after lockdown, was an excellent month for those stores in shopping centers and malls that reopened in Israel after the coronavirus pandemic lockdown was relaxed. Overall sales rose 21% in May…

Coronavirus (Covid-19) Vaccine: In the hunt for a virus, over 20,000 people worldwide have volunteered to infect themselves with coronavirus. How frequent are such trials, what is the objective, and what precautions are taken? Currently there are over a 100 vaccine molecules under various stages of development across the world. (AP/File) At a time when…

As migrants pour in to their villages from urban Covid hotspots, they pose a growing challenge to states fighting to keep the viral load down: how to quarantine them, in large numbers, for at least 14 days and how to maintain social distancing during that quarantine given that most of them are asymptomatic. Read | With migrants headed…

Much as one would like life to be about “letting one’s hair down”, it tends to turn out just the opposite — the hair letting you down. The lockdown is just the latest; my hair has survived its share of seasons. With my sister and I separated by just about a year-and-a-half, our mother’s nightmare…

There is no sure way of knowing how much the government will spend at the end of this financial year, but most calculations suggest that far from the promised 10% of GDP, the actual government expenditure in the Atmanirbhar package is just 1%. Dear Readers, On the face of it, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in…

Japan’s Cabinet Secretariat, the US National Security Council and the US Commerce Department are expected to participate and could hold their first meeting by the end of the year, the Yomiuri said, citing unnamed sources. Japan and the United States will set up a dialogue on economic security that will discuss 5G mobile-phone networks and the export…

Trump announced late Friday that he was firing the inspector general, Steve Linick, an Obama administration appointee whose office was critical of what it saw as political bias in the State Department’s management.   Democrats demanded on Saturday that the White House hand over all records related to President Donald Trump’s latest firing of a…

The ambassador’s death comes just two days after he condemned comments by visiting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who denounced Chinese investments in Israel and accused China of hiding information about the coronavirus outbreak.   Police officers stand outside the house of the Chinese ambassador In the central Israeli city of Herzliya. (Photo: AP)…

The global economy is expected to suffer USD 5.8-8.8 trillion in losses due to the coronavirus pandemic, Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Friday. Of this, the impact on south Asian gross domestic product (GDP) will be to the tune of USD 142-218 billion. “The global economy could suffer between USD 5.8 trillion and USD 8.8 trillion…

According to the deal, Ghani will stay as the President while Abdullah will helm the High Council of National Reconciliation with executive authority, and his team will have a 50 per cent share in the cabinet. India on Sunday welcomed the power-sharing deal announced by Afghanistan between President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah,…

The extent of the damage that the coronavirus pandemic had inflicted on the oil industry came into focus on April 20, when the U.S. benchmark WTI contract plunged to minus $38 a barrel. A month after sellers had to pay nearly $40 a barrel to get rid of U.S. oil futures, the next watershed moment…

A number of small and large restaurants have shut shop and the remaining await announcements on the lifting of the lockdown. (PTI) THE IMPACT of Covid19-led lockdown on the restaurant industry has started taking its toll on other stakeholders in the food chain, with Gurgaon-based online platform Zomato saying it does not “foresee having enough…

Privacy is one of the main unknowns and sensitive aspects raised by the IoT. The Internet of Things (IoT) is expanding more and more, and this means that consumers need better security, which translates into privacy. All this, in the face of the vulnerability, that corporate surveillance and data breaches represent. Consumers gradually inadvertently expose…

Mukesh Ambani extended his fund-raising streak for Jio Platforms Ltd. by selling an $873 million stake to General Atlantic. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani extended his fund-raising streak for Jio Platforms Ltd. by selling an $873 million stake to General Atlantic, an early investor in Airbnb Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. The U.S.-based private equity fund’s agreement…

Several Zoom users are reportedly facing issues regarding audio and video while conducting meetings over the video conferencing tool Zoom users have reportedly been facing issues regarding both audio and video while conducting meetings. Several users took to Twitter to state the problem. A large number of tweets say that people using the video conferencing…

Lockdown extended to 31 May 2020 by the Government of India although a few more relaxations have been allowed to ensure business continuity in Lockdown 4.0 Lockdown extended in the country for two more weeks, which is 31 May 2020 by the Government of India. However, a few relaxations have been allowed by the Ministry…

E-commerce companies such as Flipkart and Amazon are waiting for more guidelines from the Government of India on resumption of full services The lockdown in India stands extended once again until 31 May 2020, and the country has now officially entered Lockdown 4.0. The Government of India has issued a list of activities that continue…

Long term reforms more important than economic package to revive auto sector demand: Vipin Sondhi New Delhi: The auto industry is still awaiting long-term measured reforms and policy interventions by the government to revive the demand in the sector which is currently reeling under pressure from prolonged slowdown and an unprecedented pandemic, said a top industry executive.Speaking…

The United Kingdom may likely never find a successful coronavirus vaccine, according to Business Secretary Alok Sharma. “In spite of the tireless efforts of our scientist, it is possible that we may never find a successful coronavirus vaccine,” Sharma is believed to have said, as per a Mint report quoting news agency ANI. Coronavirus India News LIVE “Two…

The Trump’s reaction came after Obama on Saturday criticised the US authorities’ response to the coronavirus outbreak.PTI @moneycontrolcom   Barack Obama US President Donald Trump on Sunday called his predecessor Barack Obama a ‘grossly incompetent president’. The Trump’s reaction came after Obama on Saturday criticised the US authorities’ response to the coronavirus outbreak. “He (Obama) was an incompetent…

Coronavirus India: Of the total cases in the country, Maharashtra accounts for the highest number of cases, followed by Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Delhi.  India has recorded the biggest single-day jump of 5,242 new coronavirus cases, with the total cases hitting 96,169, including 3, 029 deaths, Union Health Ministry figures this morning show. The jump…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced the third tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore economic stimulus package focussing on agriculture, dairy, animal husbandry and allied activities. The Centre will immediately create a Rs 1 lakh crore Agri-Infrastructure Fund for farm- gate infrastructure for small and medium farmers, most of whom are marginalised. “Financing facility of…

down 4.0 begins with more relaxations: All you need to know The fourth phase of the natiowide lockdown begins from Monday. The Centre issued a notification in this regard on Sunday, extending the curbs for two more …Hindustan Times1 hour agobookmark_bordersharemore_vert Lockdown 4.0 Guidelines Highlights: Plan to ease restrictions in Delhi to be announced tomorrow,…

Thousands of people in Southern California swarmed the beaches Friday to cool off from springtime heat amid the coronavirus pandemic. Temperatures in the region have soared heading into the weekend, nearly reaching 100 degrees in some parts of Los Angeles County, but beaches there and in San Diego County are still closed due to stay-at-home orders. But that didn’t…

Asia’s first 50-year bond • large cloud data centers in Japan • Cambodia’s largest financial services deal • a rejected application that’s now this year’s largest IPO in Hong Kong. coronavirus molecule Asia Deal Digest, published periodically, is a compilation of some of the largest deals carried out in Asia and Australia.

Latham & Watkins’ European head of restructuring and special situations has withdrawn an age discrimination claim against the firm, U.K. tribunal documents show.

Editor’s note: This column, written in early April, appears in the May issue of The American Lawyer magazine.  Workers build an emergency field hospital in Central Park in New York on March 30. Photo: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg.  

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has added an M&A and private equity partner in Paris, reinforcing the firm’s team and anticipating renewed demand in France once the new coronavirus crisis is past, the firm said.  

Stuart Fuller, the global head of the legal services arm of Big Four accounting firm KPMG, expects the COVID-19 crisis to ultimately change the way law around the world is practiced. Fuller has been dealing with the impacts of the coronavirus crisis longer than many law firm leaders, as KPMG has offices across Asia and in addition…

Facing heavy fines, the company said it would keep its French warehouses closed through April 28 while it evaluates “the best way to operate in light of the decision.” By Anne Bagamery | April 24, 2020 at 04:27 PMPhoto: Mike Scarcella/ALM Amazon France on Friday lost its appeal of a court order to stop delivering nonessential items while…

More from theUnited Nations Featured stories from across the United Nations and our world-wide family of agencies, funds, and programmes. World Immunization Week: #VaccinesWork for All The aim of World Immunization Week (24-30 April) is to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. Every year, millions of lives are…

Learn more Climate Change Climate change is the defining issue of our time and now is the defining moment to do something about it. There is still time to tackle climate change, but it will require an unprecedented effort from all sectors of society. Gender Equalit y   Women and girls represent half of the world’s population…

MARCH 26 2020, GENEVA – Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidance to help countries protect critical immunization services during the COVID-19 pandemic, so that ground is not lost in the fight against vaccine-preventable diseases. “WHO is working constantly with partners and scientists to accelerate vaccine development for COVID-19, but we must also ensure…

Notwithstanding the “dire” situation, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, assured the Council via video tele-conferencing that the UN is “fully mobilized” to continue supporting the Sudanese people. Rosemary A. DiCarlo✔@DicarloRosemary Just told Security Council members that we’re driven by sense of urgency and collective responsibility to enable the success of the truly historic transition in Sudan….

The coronavirus pandemic is not only a critical public health danger, it is also a human, economic and social emergency that is “fast becoming a human rights crisis”, the UN chief said on Thursday, releasing a new policy brief on shaping an effective, inclusive response to the COVID-19 pandemic. United Nations✔@UN People — and their rights —…

Delegates bring the United Nations to life. Without them, this Organization would not be what it is. They negotiate agreements and coordinate with their home countries. Some form alliances, others struggle for compromises. In that way, they embody the multilateralism, which the UN stands for. The delegates represent their countries in meetings at the United…

Regulator genes and proteins have been identified on circulating tumour cells in mice which allow them to target other organs in the body. Researchers have revealed the mechanisms behind hematogenous metastasis of circulating tumour cells (CTCs). According to the team, their findings could be used to develop treatments to halt the spread of cancer. The study, conducted…

Research into age-related chronic inflammatory disorders has identified an ‘off switch’ on the NLRP3 inflammasome that could be targeted in new therapies. Researchers have identified that deacetylation of a section of the NLRP3 inflammasome acts as an ‘off switch’ for inflammation. The team suggest that therapeutics targeting this switch could be used to improve or…

Researchers in the United States have used particles from the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) to produce a new much-needed malaria vaccine. Scientists from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research have demonstrated that this novel, second-generation TMV malaria vaccine candidate may offer protection against Plasmodium falciparum malaria – one of the four different species of Plasmodium parasite…

A study has shown that T cells are driven to attack tumours by IL-2 and Blimp-1 in mice, which researchers say could form the basis of cancer therapies. Researchers have discovered how a subset of immune cells are activated to kill cancerous cells in mice. According to the scientists, their finding could lead to powerful new therapies…

A new study has presented a potential strategy for a universal human cancer vaccine. This article delves into the researchers’ findings, exploring their methodologies and results. Researchers globally are investigating treatments for cancer, some with ambitious goals. One such group of scientists at Arizona State University, US, aim to develop a universal vaccine to prevent cancer….

Researchers have created a new combination vaccine therapy that can induce strong immune responses against tau and Aβ pathologies seen in Alzheimer’s in bigenic mice. Through international collaboration, researchers have created a preventative combination vaccine therapy for Alzheimer’s disease that has shown success in a bigenic mouse model. The group is looking to create an…

Collaborators have shown that the broad spectrum oral antiviral EIDD-2801 could be a potential prophylactic or therapeutic for COVID-19 and other coronaviruses. Researchers have demonstrated that EIDD-2801, an oral antiviral drug, can be used as either a prophylactic or a therapeutic for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic. The drug also showed efficacy against…

Indian-origin doctor in US honoured in front of her house Photo: Twitter The novel coronavirus outbreak has wreaked havoc all around the world. To stop the further spread of the virus, governments have suggested their citizens to stay at home. While all of us are staying at home, doctors are on the frontline to fight…

The total number of global cases has surpassed 2.5 million, including more than 170,000 fatalities. More than 650,000 patients are reported to have recovered. FDA approves first at-home test for COVID-19 German states require masks on public transportation UK death toll tops 17,000 India reports highest single-day recovery Running of the bulls and Oktoberfest have…

Have you checked the newest “Forbes 400: The Full List of The Richest People in America” yet? Surprise, Bill Gates, with a net worth of $81 billion, is ranked No. 1 for the 23rd year running. Meanwhile, his friend Warren Buffett fell to third place for the first time in 15 years with a net…

Aditya Birla Group’s Grasim Industries has reportedly put its Rs 3,880 crore capital expenditure plan on hold forecasting poor demand. Due to the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, the company’s plants are operating at a very low utilisation level. According to The Hindu BusinessLine, only one of the four Grasim viscose staple fibre (VSF) plants and two out of the…

  Beijing/Singapore: China’s daily crude oil throughput in March sank to a 15-month low with state refiners maintaining deep output cuts as the coronavirus pandemic erodes demand, but there are some signs of recovery as the country begins to ease virus-related curbs. The steep drop in runs at the world’s top energy consumer highlights not only…

Mumbai:  The Reserve Bank of India unexpectedly cut its key deposit rate for the second time in three weeks on Friday to discourage banks for parking idle funds with it and push them toward lending to revive the flagging economy amid the coronavirus lockdown. The RBI cut its reverse repo rate by 25 basis points…