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Protesters stay in a line during a protest after the Belarusian presidential election in Minsk, Belarus. (AP)

Clashes in Belarus as president claims a big election win

Thousands of opposition supporters quickly took to the streets of the capital to protest what they saw as official manipulation of the vote

10 Aug 2020 10:00 AM

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko casts his ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus. (AP)

Belarus' strongman president faces a tough election

Incumbent Alexander Lukashenko has made it clear he won’t hesitate to quash any protests against the results of Sunday’s election

09 Aug 2020 2:17 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India in October this year for the Annual Bilateral Summit between the two countries. (AFP)

Russia’s Putin expected to visit India in October

India has time-tested strategic ties with Russia especially in the defence sector but Russia also has close ties with China

07 Aug 2020 5:36 PM

"Free parties" have sprung up around the capital, drawing new followers in young people unfamiliar with the underground techno dance scene, but desperate for a chance to let their hair down. (AFP)

Rave parties find fan base in Paris as virus shuts nightclubs

Licensed nightclubs have been closed in France since March under measures to contain the coronavirus epidemic

07 Aug 2020 12:11 PM

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) visits the devastated site of the explosion at the port of Beirut, on August 6, 2020 two days after a massive explosion devastated the Lebanese capital in a disaster that has sparked grief and fury.(AFP)

Macron says France doesn’t want to run Lebanon

He said he was asked by people in the street to 'return to the mandate' when Lebanon was a French protectorate a century ago

07 Aug 2020 11:40 AM

Nirav Modi had been following the court proceedings from a room at Wandsworth Prison and could be seen taking notes during the course of the trial. (PTI)

Nirav Modi's remand extended to August 27, trial to start in September

He was told the next hearing in the case will be a case management hearing ahead of a trial set for five days from September 7

06 Aug 2020 4:19 PM

A picture taken on August 4, 2020 shows three Canadair bomber planes of the French Securite Civile flying past a column of smoke, as wild fires broke out in La Couronne, near Marseille. (AFP)

Thousands evacuated as forest fire rages on in Southern France

Some 1,800 firefighters are battling the blazes, which broke out on Tuesday afternoon, fanned by strong winds

05 Aug 2020 2:17 PM

Asked about the developments in Russia, the WHO stressed that all vaccine candidates should go through the full stages of testing before being rolled out. (Representational Image: AFP)

WHO urge Russia to follow vaccine guidelines

Russia had announced that it will launch vaccine mass production by September and turn out 'several million' doses per month by next year

05 Aug 2020 12:16 PM

Former pope Benedict XVI posing for a picture at the airport in Munich, southern Germany in June 2020, after visiting his brother and before his departure.

Former pope Benedict XVI is 'extremely frail'

The former pontiff largely stayed out of the public eye since he became the first pope in 600 years to resign, citing health reasons

03 Aug 2020 11:13 AM

Coronavirus outbreaks at mink farms in Spain and the Netherlands have scientists digging into how the animals got infected and if they can spread it to people. (AP)

Scientist dig into COVID outbreak in Europe’s mink farms

Officials say it is ‘plausible’ that some workers in the farms could have contracted the coronavirus from the minks, though not proven

02 Aug 2020 1:03 PM

Mahatma Gandhi. (Image by: Margaret Bourke)

Britain considering a coin to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi

As part of a global reassessment of history triggered by the death of George Floyd, UK also seems to be re-examining their past

02 Aug 2020 9:23 AM

The speed at which Russia is moving to roll it out has prompted some Western media to question whether Moscow is putting national prestige before science and safety. (Representational Image: AFP)

Russia to roll out mass vaccination campaign against coronavirus by October

Russian health minister says Moscow’s research facility has completed clinical trials and paperwork is being prepared to register it

01 Aug 2020 3:24 PM

Former 21st Century Fox chief executive James Murdoch, son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, has resigned from News Corp's board, according to a document released July 31 by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

James Murdoch cut ties with News Corp board

James was seen as the successor to the family media empire, built to success by his father and media giant Rupert Murdoch

01 Aug 2020 1:48 PM

A couple of tourists, one wearing a mask, walk towards the fountains in Trafalgar Square in Trafalgar Square in London. (AP)

UK halts on easing curbs as virus resurgence indicate a second wave

The reopening of high-risk activities was meant to happen on Saturday, but now it will all be delayed until at least August 15

31 Jul 2020 6:48 PM

Leon McFarlane, a research technician, uses a centrifuge on blood samples from volunteers in the laboratory at Imperial College in London. (AP)

UK to immunize citizen with experimental COVID-19 vaccine

The vaccine is still in early stages of trial, but scientists hope to have enough safety data to start inoculating people in October

31 Jul 2020 8:54 AM

Pope Francis waves to faithful as he arrives at his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square. (AP)

Chinese hackers target Vatican: US cybersecurity firm

The Vatican and Beijing are expected to engage in talks over the renewal of a deal that stabilised relations between China and the Church

29 Jul 2020 2:50 PM

Border closures and travel restrictions remain an important part of many countries' strategy to combat the novel coronavirus. (AP)

Closing borders not a 'sustainable strategy' against virus: WHO

The organization urged countries to adopt comprehensive strategies based on local knowledge of where coronavirus is spreading

27 Jul 2020 8:20 PM

Some of the measures announced by the government are bans on "buy one get one free" deals on unhealthy items, junk food television adverts being aired before 9pm and a "consultation" on placing calorie labels on alcohol. (ANI)

UK announces to fight obesity to tackle future COVID-like health crises

Reports show that nearly eight percent of critically-ill patients in intensive care units with the virus were categorised as morbidly obese

27 Jul 2020 4:30 PM

Protesters with a banner reading "Women's Strike" taking part in a rally against Polish government plans to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention on prevention and combatting of home violence,in Warsaw, Poland. (AP)

Poland to withdraw from treaty on violence against women

Poland’s right-wing cabinet says the treaty violates parents’ rights by requiring schools to teach children about gender

26 Jul 2020 11:07 AM

Shoppers wear face masks in Covent Garden, central London on July 24, 2020, as lockdown restrictions continue to be eased during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - Face coverings are now compulsory for customers in shops in England, as new coronavirus rules came into force on Friday. (AFP)

Rules tighten across Europe as WHO warns of virus spike

Europe accounts for a fifth of the world's more than 15 million infections and remains the hardest-hit region in terms of deaths

25 Jul 2020 10:22 AM

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