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Australian citizens stranded in India amid Covid surge allowed to return from May 15 onwards

Australian citizens stranded in Covid-ravaged India will be able to return home from May 15, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, as Sydney remains on high alert for a potential outbreak. Morrison stood by his decision to impose a biosecurity order barring flights to and from India, a ban that was backed by potential […]

Business

Banks Were Allowed to Give People More Access to Savings in the Pandemic

Mike Schenk, chief economist for the Credit Union National Association, said he didn’t have comprehensive data on what credit unions were doing. But, he said, his calls to several credit unions found that “most don’t charge those fees anymore.” The association has long supported an elimination of the transaction cap as best for depositors, he […]

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India allowed the use of Sputnik-V vaccine in an emergency | स्पुतनिक-वी वैक्सीन को मिली मंजूरी, रूसी वैक्सीन को मंजूरी देने वाला दुनिया का 60 वां देश बना भारत

डिजिटल डेस्क, नई दिल्ली। कोरोनावायरस से निपटने के लिए भारत को तीसरी वैक्सीन मिल गई है। कोविशिल्ड और कोवैक्सीन के बाद अब भारत ने मंगलवार को आपातकालीन स्थितियों में स्पुतनिक-वी नामक तीसरी कोरोना वैक्सीन को भी मंजूरी दे दी है। रूस की स्पुतनिक-वी को आपात इस्तेमाल के लिए मंजूरी देने वाला भारत 60वां देश बन गया है। […]

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Saudi Says Only Immunised People To Be Allowed In Mecca During Ramadan

Saudi Arabia has reported more than 393,000 coronavirus infections. (File) Saudi authorities said Monday only people immunised against Covid-19 will be allowed to perform the year-round umrah pilgrimage from the start of Ramadan, the holy fasting month for Muslims. The hajj and umrah ministry said in a statement that three categories of people would be […]

Politics

Covid-19: Care home residents in England allowed two visitors from 12 April

From 12 April, two people – as well as babies and young children – will be allowed for indoor visits Source link

Sports

Larry Brown hopes Roy Williams allowed to choose next North Carolina coach

Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown expressed his desire for one person to decide North Carolina‘s next men’s basketball coach: Roy Williams, who retired from the position Thursday. Brown, a North Carolina alumnus, told ACC Network’s Packer and Durham on Friday that he believes Williams deserves the chance to choose his successor and that the […]

Politics

Should airports be allowed to expand?

By Roger HarrabinBBC environment analyst image copyrightGetty Images Airports around the UK want to expand and increase flights, despite a government commitment to cut emissions. Are their plans bad for the environment, and will they interfere with the UK’s ambition to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050? Why do airports want to expand? Airports are […]

Politics

Coronavirus: Protests should be allowed during lockdown, say 60 MPs and peers in letter.

It comes as more protests are planned for Saturday, including by people campaigning against the lockdown. Source link

Economy

The Fed will not extend a pandemic-crisis rule that had allowed banks to relax capital levels

The Federal Reserve on Friday declined to extend a pandemic-era rule that relaxed the amount of capital banks had to maintain against Treasurys and other holdings, in a move that could upset Wall Street and the bond market. In a brief announcement, the Fed said it would allow a change to the supplementary leverage ratio […]

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Trump to be Allowed Back on YouTube When ‘Risk of Violence’ Falls

Former US president Donald Trump will be allowed back on YouTube but only when the threat of his inciting violence abates, the head of the popular online video sharing platform said Thursday. YouTube in late January suspended Trump’s channel, joining other social media platforms in banning his accounts following the deadly January 6 Capitol riot. […]