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The conflict between India and China erupted last night as Chinese and Indian forces clashed at the border where India lost 20 soldiers. It has now been reported that the Chinese side also suffered casualties in the Galwan Valley. “Based on what I know, the Chinese side also suffered casualties in the Galwan Valley physical clash. I want to tell the Indian side, don’t be arrogant and misread China’s restraint as being weak. China doesn’t want to have a clash with India, but we don’t fear it,” he tweeted. China suffers casualties Tensions between India and China have been mounting…

20 Indian soldiers killed in ‘violent face-off’ with Chinese army at Ladakh 32 captured and 4 missing A total of 20 Indian soldiers died on Tuesday as a result of border clashes with Chinese troops in the northern Himalayan region of Ladakh, according to a statement by the Indian military. “Indian and Chinese troops have disengaged at the Galwan area where they had earlier clashed on the night of 15/16 June 2020,” said the Army’s statement. 32 Indian soldiers captured, 4 missing According to local Indian army sources, WTX News learned that four soldiers are currently missing and a further 32…

The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing has issued a circular to allow the reopening of water parks in the emirate of DUBAIas of Thursday, June 18. Showers and locker rooms will also reopen. https://twitter.com/tirsa_zel/status/1272829544320270337 The circular was also issued to hotels and recreational facilities. It stated that eight other types of activities will also reopen according to the revised regulations, including desert safari trips, dune bashing, dhow sailing, kayaking, helicopter rides and jet skiing. The guidelines further stated that water parks will operate at 50 percent capacity, and stressed that staff requires to follow safety guidelines, including temperature checks, masks…

There could be as many as 1.2 million foreign workers leaving the Saudi Arabian labour market in 2020, a report from Jadwa Investment Company found. Hospitality, food services, administrative and support activities, which include rent and lease activities, travel agencies, security and building services, will be the most affected and will see the highest exit of foreigners, Jadwa said. However, despite the expat exodus, the unemployment rate among Saudi nationals will remain unchanged by the end of 2020, at 12 percent, it added. https://twitter.com/Zuby215/status/1272840748476633089 Expectations show that these conditions will hard-hit travel, hotels, restaurants, tourism and environment sectors, with a…

The number of workers on UK payrolls dived more than 600,000 between March and May, official figures suggest. Meanwhile, the number of people claiming work-related benefits – which includes the unemployed – was up 126% to 2.8 million. The early estimates reflect the impact of around six weeks of lockdown in which large parts of the UK were shut. But economists say the full effect on employment will not be felt until wage support schemes end in October. https://twitter.com/philipproudfoot/status/1272828650946269184 “The slowdown in the economy is now visibly hitting the labour market, especially in terms of hours worked,” said Jonathan Athow,…

An estimated 1.7 billion people — more than 20% of the world’s population — risk becoming severely infected with the new CORONAVIRUSdue to underlying health problems such as obesity and heart disease, a study showed on Tuesday. The novel coronavirus, which has killed more than 420,000 people globally during the first wave of the pandemic, adversely affects patients suffering from co-morbidities. People with health problems, 350 million will likely get sick A team of experts from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine analysed global data sets of illnesses including diabetes, lung disease and HIV used these to estimate how…

Indian experts hospitalized Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday with high fever and tested him for CORONAVIRUS as the pandemic cases continue to rise in  INDIA. India has opened up businesses, public transport and shopping malls to revive a battered economy but the ending of the nearly 70-day lockdown has come just as cases are rising at their fastest daily levels. https://twitter.com/TimesNow/status/1272747528077709312 The total number of infections stood at 343,091, the world’s fourth most after the United States, Brazil and Russia, the health ministry data showed. At least 9,900 people have died, far fewer than the United States and Brazil, but…

It’s been 15 years since The Dark Knight trilogy kicked off, a trilogy that would ultimately give life to a dead genre Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy gave life to a dead genre that went on to change cinema. It’s hard to believe it’s been 15 years since film director Christopher Nolan released Batman Begins – the first instalment in The Dark Knight trilogy. The trilogy would go on to produce arguably the best interpretation of the Joker and reinvent comic book films, breathing new life into a genre that had laid dormant since the 1990s.  https://twitter.com/Mister_BatfIeck/status/1272706344047579137 Batman Begins…

Tuesday 16 June coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING Tuesday 16 June 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers. Global COVID-19 UPDATE Coronavirus Cases: 8,118,671 Deaths: 439,198 Recovered: 4,216,319 Dr Fauci says normal life might not return until next year as US coronavirus cases spike Oscars pushed back by two months New Zealand reports two new coronavirus cases, the first cases in three weeks Covid-19 can damage lungs beyond recognition, expert says Previous Next Headlines: What the papers…

Chaos in London as Oxford Street reopens and thousands ignore social distancing rules Oxford Street has demonstrated chaos this morning as thousands gathered for the reopening of non-essential shops.  The high street is back in business today but with strict rules in place to prevent a second wave of Covid-19. However, scenes on Oxford Street suggest the high street may not be able to implement such measures, and customers appear to ignore the rules.  Social media has been flooded with concerning images of crowds of people defying the two-metre rule outside big stores such as Nike – despite the fact…