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Fuel-short Venezuelans turn to two wheels in boom for bike mechanics 02 Jun 2020 - 05:02 pm

CARACAS: With fuel for decades the cheapest in the world and gas-guzzling vehicles a sign of status, few Venezuelans could be bothered to...

Man arrested for bringing bombs to Minneapolis riots 02 Jun 2020 - 04:54 pm

Washington: A man who allegedly brought explosive materials to the demonstrations in Minneapolis from Illinois has been charged with inciting riot, in the...

UN sends over 100 truckloads of aid to Idlib, Syria 02 Jun 2020 - 04:47 pm

HATAY, Turkey: Transiting through Turkey, the UN on Tuesday sent 106 truckloads of humanitarian aid to northwestern Syria, where millions of people are...

Trump can't change G7 format: EU 02 Jun 2020 - 04:34 pm

Brussels: The EU's chief diplomat on Tuesday warned President Donald Trump he did not have the power to change the format of G7...

Russia to spend over $70 billion on virus recovery plan 02 Jun 2020 - 04:31 pm

Moscow: Russia plans to spend about $72 billion (65 billion euro) on a plan to restore the economy following the coronavirus shutdown, Prime...

Louis Vuitton designer apologises for comments on U.S. protests 02 Jun 2020 - 01:20 pm

MILAN - Virgil Abloh, the designer for Louis Vuitton's menswear collections and founder of streetwear label Off-White, has apologised after being criticised for...

UK COVID-19 death toll rises to nearly 50,000, Reuters tally shows 02 Jun 2020 - 12:45 pm

LONDON - The United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll neared 50,000 on Tuesday, confirming its place as one of the worst hit countries in...

China's Wuhan finds no new COVID-19 cases in city-wide testing 02 Jun 2020 - 12:25 pm

BEIJING - The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the novel coronavirus outbreak first emerged, found no new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused...

Pompeo says U.S. considers welcoming Hong Kong people, entrepreneurs 02 Jun 2020 - 11:43 am

WASHINGTON: The United States is considering the option of welcoming people from Hong Kong in response to China's push to impose national security...

Senegal postpones school restart after teachers test positive for COVID-19 02 Jun 2020 - 11:15 am

Dakar: Senegal has postponed the restart of schools until further notice after several teachers tested positive for the new coronavirus, the education ministry...

India approves emergency use of remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients 02 Jun 2020 - 10:52 am

BENGALURU - India's government has approved Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir for emergency use for five doses in treating COVID-19 patients. Remdesivir,...

Four police shot in violent protests after Trump vows to bring in U.S. military 02 Jun 2020 - 10:43 am

WASHINGTON/MINNEAPOLIS - Four St Louis police officers were hit by gunfire late on Monday during violent protests over the death of a black...

Rare cyclone to disrupt business in India’s financial hub 02 Jun 2020 - 10:42 am

Mumbai, the financial capital of Asia’s third-largest economy, is likely to be affected by a cyclonic storm Wednesday, potentially causing widespread disruption in...

Japan allows saliva-based tests to boost coronavirus detection 02 Jun 2020 - 10:16 am

TOKYO - Japan's government said on Tuesday it has approved saliva-based tests for the new coronavirus, offering a safer, simpler way to diagnose...

S.Korea expects human trials of Celltrion's potential COVID-19 treatment in Europe 02 Jun 2020 - 10:04 am

Seoul: South Korea expects clinical trials of Celltrion Inc's experimental COVID-19 treatment to begin in Europe next month and aims to secure sizable...

New coronavirus cases in Hong Kong raise concerns of local cluster 02 Jun 2020 - 09:20 am

HONG KONG - A cluster of nine coronavirus cases raised concerns in Hong Kong over renewed local transmission in a city that has...

Wuhan doctor at whistleblower's hospital dies from coronavirus 02 Jun 2020 - 09:17 am

Beijing: A Wuhan doctor who worked with coronavirus whistleblower Li Wenliang died of the virus last week, state media reported Tuesday, becoming China's...