Business
634,000 Ford vehicles are being recalled worldwide because of fire risks
On Thursday, Ford Motor Co announced that it was recalling 634,000 sport utility vehicles (SUVs) worldwide over the possibility that their fuel injectors may be cracked and that owners should have their cars inspected. A recall has been…
Tesla stock plummets, leaving Wall Street analysts in the dust
In the wake of Tesla Inc.'s rapid selloff, most Wall Street analysts' price targets have become obsolete. Tesla shares must rally 80% to reach the median analyst target price, the second-biggest gap on the Nasdaq 100 Index behind Baidu Inc.…
Indian economy to grow by 6.1 to 6.3 percent in Q2 – RBI
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its monthly bulletin that high frequency indicators and economic prediction models predict 6.1%-6.23% growth in the second quarter of the current financial year. "In 2022-23, India will grow at about 7%…
Bangkok hosts Asia-Pacific leaders for a conference on trade and sustainability
There will be a Pacific-Rim summit taking place in the capital of Thailand this week that will focus on competition between great powers in Asia, inflation, food and energy shortages. Two closed-door sessions will be held Friday and…
Africa is primed to become a global leader in green hydrogen
In a landmark report released by Masdar and Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in 2022, the continent could capture as much as ten percent of the global green hydrogen market,…
Health
Rise in COVID cases in China prompts Beijing to shut down parks and museums
Parks, shopping malls, and museums were closed in Beijing and more Chinese cities resumed mass testing for COVID-19…
City testing cuts lead to COVID numbers rising in China
After authorities announced measures last week aimed at easing the impact of the country's heavy Coronavirus curbs,…
Bird flu outbreak reported on a small farm in South Africa
An outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N2 bird flu has been reported on a farm in the eastern part of South Africa, the…
Chinese capital closes parks due to 10,000 new COVID-19 cases
Beijing closed city parks and imposed other restrictions Friday amid a new wave of COVID-19 cases, even as millions…
Global COVID-19 deaths have dropped by 90 percent since February
Globally, COVID-19 deaths dropped nearly 90% from nine months ago, but the World Health Organization chief urged…
COVID outbreak escalating in Guangzhou, China, as more lockdowns loom
Guangzhou saw its most severe flare-up ever as COVID-19 cases escalated, official data show, as the global…
COVID-19 count reaches six-month high in China
The number of new COVID-19 infections in China has reached its highest level in six months a day after health…
WHO reports that tuberculosis cases are on the rise for the first time in years
According to a report released Thursday by the World Health Organization, the global number of tuberculosis cases…