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Fresh virus outbreak hinders Beijing's return to normal 18 Jun 2020 - 09:03 am

Beijing: A fresh coronavirus outbreak in Beijing has hampered the Chinese capital's hesitant return to normality, rekindling fears for the economy as some...

Fitch cuts India's sovereign rating outlook to 'negative' 18 Jun 2020 - 08:44 am

MUMBAI/BENGALURU: Fitch cut its outlook on India's sovereign rating to "negative" from "stable" on Thursday and forecast a 5% contraction in growth for...

Volunteers are lining up to be infected with the coronavirus 18 Jun 2020 - 08:25 am

When Gavriel Kleinwaks was a child, she was captivated by the story of Jonas Salk, the vaccine pioneer who tested a potential polio...

Atlanta policeman to face murder charges for shooting black man 18 Jun 2020 - 12:22 am

Atlanta - An Atlanta police officer will be charged with murder for shooting a 27-year-old man in the back, justice officials announced Wednesday...

S.Africa set to re-open sit-down eateries, cinemas, hair salons 18 Jun 2020 - 12:12 am

Johannesburg - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday announced further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions, allowing sit-down dining for restaurants and for personal...

Rhodes will go - Oxford college backs statue removal 18 Jun 2020 - 12:00 am

London - An Oxford University college on Wednesday voted in favour of removing a statue of colonialist Cecil Rhodes, less than a fortnight...

Trump sought China's Xi's help to win re-election, Bolton alleges 17 Jun 2020 - 11:24 pm

WASHINGTON - In a series of bombshell allegations, U.S. President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, John Bolton, said on Wednesday that Trump...

Fists, stones and clubs: China and India's brutal high altitude, low-tech battle 17 Jun 2020 - 10:28 pm

New Delhi - India and China's militaries have some of the world's most sophisticated modern weaponry, but their deadliest scrap in over 50...

Pakistan is understating virus infections and deaths, official says 17 Jun 2020 - 10:21 pm

Pakistan is understating its rate of infections and the death toll from the coronavirus, the head of a government task force said, as...

Honduran president hospitalized for COVID-19, treated for pneumonia 17 Jun 2020 - 10:01 pm

TEGUCIGALPA - Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been hospitalized for COVID-19 and is being treated for pneumonia, a health official said on...

Hydroxychloroquine halted in WHO sponsored Covid-19 trials 17 Jun 2020 - 09:06 pm

Tests of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug touted by U.S. President Donald Trump, were halted in a World Health Organization trial of potential Covid-19...

Ahead of Trump rally in Tulsa, new coronavirus cases set records in Oklahoma 17 Jun 2020 - 08:43 pm

New coronavirus cases in Oklahoma increased by a record amount just days ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa, the...

Boris Johnson in minor car crash as protester halts convoy in London 17 Jun 2020 - 07:40 pm

U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson was involved in a minor accident outside the gates of Parliament in London, when the car he was...

Spain to trial coronavirus tracing app on holiday island 17 Jun 2020 - 07:30 pm

MADRID - Spain will trial a new smartphone app aimed at helping to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus on one of...

US brands Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's to change amid protests 17 Jun 2020 - 07:18 pm

Washington - Amid nationwide protests against racism, major US food companies on Wednesday said they change the Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's brands,...

Sweden's virus death toll tops 5,000: health officials 17 Jun 2020 - 04:02 pm

Stockholm: Sweden, which has gained international attention for its softer approach to curbing the spread of the new coronavirus, said Wednesday its death...

US hits Syria with toughest sanctions yet to push Assad to end war 17 Jun 2020 - 03:53 pm

Washington: The United States on Wednesday imposed its toughest sanctions ever targeting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to choke off revenue for his government...