India’s merchandise exports contracted 10.3% year-on-year in May to $34.98 billion from $39 billion a year ago, data released on Thursday showed. Imports also shrank 6.6% on-year to $57.1 billion from $61.13 billion, leaving a trade deficit of $22.12 billion in May from $22.13 billion a year ago. Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal said headwinds still … Read more
CNN — A farmers’ protest party in the Netherlands has caused a shock after winning provincial elections this week just four years after their founding. Could their rise have wider implications? The Farmer-Citizen Movement or BoerburgerBeweging (BBB) grew out of mass demonstrations against the Dutch government’s environmental policies, protests that saw farmers using their tractors … Read more
CNN — Hundreds of climate activists breached a runway Saturday at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport to try to stop private jets from taking off, in the latest demonstration by protesters aimed at drawing attention to the climate crisis. Greenpeace Netherlands said “more than 500” Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion activists were at the airport, one of Europe’s … Read more
Editor’s Note: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. For information about how the series is funded and more, check out our FAQs. Amsterdam, the Netherlands CNN — It’s early evening in an affluent neighborhood in the Dutch city of Haarlem and bed and breakfast owners Arnoud and Marika … Read more
Marielle Wunderink at Mamallapuram | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Marielle Wunderink and her van have been drawing attention from locals and tourists alike in Mamallapuram since her arrival here over a month go. Fishermen, tourists, police and kids gather around trying to steal a peek inside. The Maruti Suzuki Omni van is painted with mermaids, … Read more
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If the pandemic taught the world nothing else, it’s that viruses can mutate, potentially giving rise to new and more harmful variants. Now, new research reveals that’s exactly what has happened with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Called VB (for virulent subtype … Read more
Indian arms of companies from France, Netherlands would now not be eligible for low tax rate of 5% while remitting dividends to their overseas parents. India’s apex direct taxes body Thursday said taxpayers from these countries cannot apply the benefits available under tax treaties with entered into by India with Columbia, Slovenia making use of … Read more
The prevalence of Covid in the UK has fallen overall in recent weeks, but has risen in school-age children say researchers who have warned the uptick could pose a risk to adults. The latest data from the React-1 study, which is based on more than 100,000 swabs from randomly selected individuals in England collected between … Read more
The new Covid-19 variant is found in Dutch samples taken before it was reported by South Africa. Source link
Singapore and Malaysia have re-opened one of the world’s busiest land borders, allowing vaccinated travellers to make the crossing after nearly two years of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Reuters reports. The sudden closure of the border in March 2020 left tens of thousands people stranded on both sides, separated from families and fearing … Read more