URUMQI, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The number of China-Europe freight trains entering and leaving via Horgos Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region exceeded 4,722 in 2020, a record high despite the impact of COVID-19, according to customs authorities. … [Read more...] about China-Europe freight trains via Xinjiang’s border port hit record high in 2020
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67 new cases and no death recorded in the central region
Perambalur district reported no fresh cases for the second consecutive day. Thanjavur district reported 22 fresh cases, while in Tiruchi, 17 patients tested positive. Most patients who tested positive were local index cases, asymptomatic patients and their contacts. … [Read more...] about 67 new cases and no death recorded in the central region
Excise duty collection jump 48 % this fiscal on record hike in taxes on petrol, diesel
The government had cut excise duty by ₹ 2 in October 2017, and by ₹ 1.50 a year later. But it raised excise duty by ₹ 2 per litre in July 2019. It again raised excise duty on March 2020, by ₹ 3 per litre each. In May that year, the government hiked excise duty on petrol by ₹ 10 per litre and that on diesel by ₹ 13 a litre. … [Read more...] about Excise duty collection jump 48 % this fiscal on record hike in taxes on petrol, diesel
Cuba reports record number of daily COVID-19 cases
HAVANA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Cuban Ministry of Public Health reported four deaths and 650 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Sunday, a daily record since the pandemic first hit the country. … [Read more...] about Cuba reports record number of daily COVID-19 cases
UK records another 38,598 coronavirus cases
England is currently under the third national lockdown since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country. Similar restriction measures are also in place in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. … [Read more...] about UK records another 38,598 coronavirus cases