coronavirus infections
India's active COVID-19 cases lowest in 152 days
The death toll has climbed to 4,34,367 with 403 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am
India reports lowest COVID-19 cases in 44 days
The active cases have further reduced to 23,43,152 comprising 8.50 per cent of the total infections
Oil prices inch higher after sharp drop in US crude inventories
Inventories of crude oil in the US dropped by 6.8 million barrels last week to 531 million barrels
Oil falls as worsening pandemic threatens recovery
In the US, energy drillers cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating to a record for an 11th week in a row
Japan holds sumo despite rise in virus infections
The tournament runs through August 2 at Ryogoku Kokugikan, the primary sumo arena at the heart of the Japanese capital
6,00,000 people succumb to COVID-19 globally
While the U.S. leads global infections, South Africa now ranks as the fifth worst-hit country in the pandemic with 350,879 cases
Oil prices drop on demand recovery fears, OPEC+ easing expectations
The market will be watching next move from OPEC+ whose Joint Monitoring Committee will meet on Wednesday to recommend next level of cuts
'No excuse' for countries that fail in contact tracing, says WHO chief Tedros
“Although many countries have made some progress, globally the pandemic is actually speeding up,” Tedros Adhanom said
Oil prices rise on demand recovery, despite surge in virus cases
The prospect of increased US crude production also kept a lid on gains on Friday
FDA revokes emergency HCQ use, says drug not effective in COVID-19 treatment
According to AP, FDA, citing reports of heart complications, said the drugs pose a greater risk to patients than any potential benefits