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A Sri Lankan Telugu man Masannage Raja bathes his monkey Raju in Kalawewa, Sri Lanka. (AP)

Sri Lanka Telugu community fears decline of traditional ways

The pause in livelihoods due to COVID-19 has only accelerated the decline of their traditional arts, say community...

27 Jun 2020 10:55 AM IST

Residents wearing masks to curb the spread of the coronavirus past by lanterns and neon lights promoting a restaurant in Beijing. (AP)

China, South Korea report new cases in double digits

A recent report said testing found only a few cases without a link to Beijing market and the steps taken mean the risk...

27 Jun 2020 10:35 AM IST

Indian Ambassador to China Vikram Misri.

China's attept to change status quo to have -"ripples and...

The Indian Army remains on alert at the LAC following reports that the Chinese Army is trying to engage it at multiple...

27 Jun 2020 10:26 AM IST

A man reads a newspaper next to the Pacific Ocean on the coast of Lima, Peru. (AP)

Even before virus, communities in US feel loss of newspapers

Digital outlets also have limitations, since many people in poor and rural areas are unable to count on reliable...

27 Jun 2020 9:58 AM IST

The Simpsons. (via AP)

'The Simpsons' will no longer have white actors voicing characters of...

The decision includes the character of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, a grocer of Indian origin given voice by white actor Hank...

27 Jun 2020 9:33 AM IST

Metropolitan Police Department bicycle division officers stand guard after police closed the area around Lafayette Park near the White House after protesters tried to topple a statue of Andrew Jackson in the park in Washington. (AP)

Trump signs 'strong' executive order to protect monuments

Federal law authorises a penalty of up to 10 years in prison on any person or group that vandalises a monument

27 Jun 2020 8:59 AM IST

Representational Image. (AFP)

France confirms it will read black boxes of Ukrainian jet shot by Iran

The Ukraine International Airlines flight was shot down on January by an Iranian ground-to-air missile, killing 176...

27 Jun 2020 8:45 AM IST

I want storytelling that celebrates women: Anushka Sharma

The actress-producer is elated by the positive response to her latest OTT offering titled Bulbbul

26 Jun 2020 8:56 PM IST

A technology analyst said Zoox has one of the better autonomous driving offerings but is currently suffering from its inability to forecast market readiness and demand for its product. (Photo | Zoox)

Amazon enters ride-hailing space with purchase of self-driving taxi...

Amazon and Zoox will compete with robotaxi offerings from Waymo, Cruise, Uber and Mobileye.

26 Jun 2020 8:40 PM IST

With a profusion of cameras and identity-matching, it raises the question how far is big data from Big Brother? (Photo | Flickr - Yeong-Nam)

Israel depends on its tech startups to stave off coronavirus second...

They hope to use the best technological tools to monitor the state of health of the population" but it raises...

26 Jun 2020 8:03 PM IST

Facebooks research has found that the timeliness of an article is an important piece of context that helps people decide what to read, trust and share and that some news organizations have complained that sharing of older stories purported to be current news can misconstrue the state of current events. (Photo | AP)

Coronavirus posts on Facebook will come with a notification on its...

Our goal is to make it easier for people to identify content that's timely, reliable and most valuable to them, a...

26 Jun 2020 7:25 PM IST

As a non-contact sport, tennis should lend itself more readily to a near normal comeback provided proper precautions are in place. AFP Photo

AA Edit | Don't Djoke' with COVID-19

The all-time great may personally nurse arcane beliefs like being an anti-vaxxer, as people who shun the science of...

26 Jun 2020 6:49 PM IST