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France rules out 'total lockdown' in case of coronavirus surge 08 Jul 2020 - 09:46 pm

Paris - The French government said Wednesday it was girding for a possible surge in coronavirus cases in coming months but ruled out...

US tops three million COVID-19 cases as Trump pushes schools to reopen 08 Jul 2020 - 09:38 pm

Washington - The United States on Wednesday passed another grim coronavirus milestone with three million confirmed cases, as President Donald Trump downplayed the...

One dead and four injured in London crane collapse 08 Jul 2020 - 08:54 pm

LONDON - A person was killed and four others injured when a crane collapsed at a building site in Bow, east London, on...

Russian region near Mongolia testing rodents for plague 08 Jul 2020 - 07:59 pm

Moscow - Russia said Wednesday that a remote Far Eastern region near Mongolia had begun testing rodents for Bubonic plague after cases of...

Spain's Catalonia makes masks compulsory in public at all times 08 Jul 2020 - 07:53 pm

BARCELONA - Catalonia on Wednesday ordered all residents and visitors to wear face masks in public at all times, becoming the first Spanish...

Canada handled the coronavirus outbreak better than United States -PM Trudeau 08 Jul 2020 - 07:35 pm

OTTAWA - Canada handled the coronavirus outbreak better than many of its allies, including the United States, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on...

UK tech firm Smiths to aid COVID-19 antibody test production 08 Jul 2020 - 02:41 pm

Technology firm Smiths Group said on Wednesday it would help produce a blood-based COVID-19 antibody test approved by the British healthcare regulator, another...

EU secures potential COVID-19 drugs from Roche, Germany's Merck: Source 08 Jul 2020 - 02:31 pm

Brussels: The European Commission has struck deals with drugmakers Roche and Merck KGaA to secure supplies of experimental treatments for COVID-19, a Commission...

China coerces hundreds of Chinese-born critics in US to return home, FBI chief says 08 Jul 2020 - 01:57 pm

Washington: The head of the FBI said on Tuesday Chinese President Xi Jinping was spearheading a program aimed at strong-arming Chinese-born people in...

Bali hosts first centre to return captive dolphins to the wild 08 Jul 2020 - 01:55 pm

BANYUWEDANG BAY, Indonesia: Just a year ago, Rambo was confined to a shallow, chlorinated pool in an Indonesian hotel on the island of...

Kanye West breaks ranks with Trump, vows to win presidential race 08 Jul 2020 - 11:14 am

Rapper Kanye West signaled he no longer supports U.S. President Donald Trump and said he had entered the presidential race to win it,...

Thailand expects to delay plans for 'travel bubble' on virus worries 08 Jul 2020 - 10:55 am

Bangkok: Thailand expects to delay plans for so-called travel bubbles given a resurgence in coronavirus infections in countries that had managed to contain...

Hong Kong bans protest anthem in schools as fears over freedoms intensify 08 Jul 2020 - 09:19 am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday banned school students from singing of "Glory to Hong Kong", the unofficial anthem of the pro-democracy...

New Zealand reviews hotel quarantine security after Covid escape 08 Jul 2020 - 08:13 am

New Zealand officials are reviewing security at mandatory quarantine hotels after a man who tested positive for Covid-19 escaped and spent an hour...

Indian police arrest 12 officials of LG Polymers over blast 08 Jul 2020 - 07:47 am

CHENNAI: Indian police have arrested 12 LG Polymers officials, including its chief executive and two directors, an officer said on Wednesday, two months...

Texas reports more COVID-19 cases in single day than any EU country as cases rise by 10,000 08 Jul 2020 - 12:15 am

Texas shattered records on Tuesday when it reported over 10,000 new coronavirus cases, the biggest one-day increase in the state since the pandemic...