The country has seen days of rioting, with food shortages and citizens forming vigilante groups. Source link
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Severe flooding has hit western Germany, leading to collapsed buildings and submerged cars. Several people have died, and dozens more are missing. Police and the army have been deployed to some areas to help residents, and hundreds of people have been evacuated. Source link
Dozens of people are reported missing and others have been left stranded in the west of the country. Source link
The decision by Victoria means about 40% of Australia’s population is under a stay-at-home order. Source link
Australia, a fossil fuel exporting giant, says the EU’s plan to impose carbon trade fees is “protectionist”. Source link
“We knew about cases like that happening in Korea, in Hong Kong, nightlife – people coming very close together, some with hostesses, and leading to big clusters. So we have never allowed such activities for the past more than one year,” Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said. Source link
They were also heavily skewed, and less indicative of strong growth, as they are compared to last year’s huge economic contraction – China’s economy shrank 6.8% in the first quarter of 2020 due to nationwide lockdowns at the peak of its Covid-19 outbreak. Source link
India’s central bank says Mastercard violated an order directing payments data to be stored locally. Source link
The report found “evidence beyond reasonable doubt” that Korindo’s palm oil operation destroyed 30,000 hectares of high conservation forest in breach of FSC regulations and that the company was, “on the balance of probability … supporting the violation of traditional and human rights for its own benefit.” Source link
Following recent protests, import duties on food and medicine are lifted for travellers to Cuba. Source link