BREAKING NEWS: Dele Alli is BANNED for Tottenham’s first match back in the Premier League against Manchester United over the ‘racist’ social media video he posted mocking an Asian man over spreading coronavirus Dele Alli appeared to mock an Asian man over coronavirus in February Alli posted a video showing a man of Asian descent … Read more
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, it was pretty obvious that President Trump was not a great fan of Chinese president Xi Jinping. Covid-19 has intensified those tensions and prompted many companies across the world to question their reliance on China for supplies. But cut-price clothes and component parts have to come from somewhere so big … Read more
Invasion of the giant Asian moths! Exotic pests which lay up to 500 eggs and could be detrimental to agricultural industries are spotted in the US for the first time Washington state is preparing for an infestation of giant Asian moths Hokkaido gypsy moth was spotted for the first time in the US outside of Seattle … Read more
FTSE 100 climbs 0.5 per cent or 32 points to 5,881 after China’s central bank fixed the yuan in bid to ease US trade-war tensions and oil price slipped again amid oversupply fears Broadcaster ITV, fell 0.8% after saying ad revenue plunged 42 per cent in April BP and Royal Dutch Shell tracked a slide … Read more
A horrifying video shows the moment a man becomes unhinged while riding a New York City subway train and pummels an innocent bystander, whom the attacker blamed for starting the coronavirus outbreak. The footage of the April 23 incident shows the attack taking place on a Bronx-bound, No 4. train as it approaches the 125th … Read more
Britain’s most senior doctors have demanded immediate Government action to tackle soaring fatalities from Covid-19 in black and Asian communities. Many fear Ministers have seriously misjudged the scale of the coronavirus crisis affecting ethnic minorities, and say it is ‘a matter of life and death’ that health chiefs tackle the issue head-on. In an unprecedented … Read more
The Prince of Wales has praised the contribution of British Asians to the national coronavirus pandemic effort as he helped launch a Covid-19 fundraising appeal for families struggling in South Asia. Speaking from his Aberdeenshire home of Birkhall, Prince Charles, 71, said whether working in the NHS or running ‘wonderful’ local projects, the UK’s Asian communities were … Read more
Mystery over high risk to black and Asian Britons as BAME people disproportionately affected by Covid-19 Figures show 28 per cent of those needing Covid-19 treatment are black or Asian Concerns have been raised over the number of bus drivers contracting the virus In the US, similar trends have been established over ethnic differences Experts … Read more
Coronavirus could cost the global economy $4.1 trillion – five per cent of worldwide output – Asian Development Bank warns Asian Development Bank says coronavirus could cost economy $4.1 trillion The estimated impact is equivalent to nearly five percent of worldwide output Crisis has sent equity markets spinning as traders fret over the long-term impact … Read more
Shares in London’s biggest companies were dragged lower today after banks slashed their dividends and the US warned hundreds of thousands of Americans might die in the pandemic. The FTSE 100 dropped as much as 4.5 per cent or 257 points to 5,414 in early trading, before settling about 3.5 per cent or 200 points … Read more