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Xu Lin, Vice head of the Publicity Department of Communist Party shows a copy of the white paper on fighting COVID-19 China in action during a press conference at the State Council Information Office in Beijing. (AP)

China defends COVID-19 response in new report

The report lauds China's success in reducing the daily increase in new cases to single digits within about two months

7 Jun 2020 1:43 PM IST

Health workers arrive to collect at a drive-through testing and screening facility for the coronavirus, in Islamabad. (AP)

Pakistan's virus deaths cross 2,000 mark

Prime Minister Imran Khan says the country is too poor to go into a full lockdown, which he warned would devastate a...

7 Jun 2020 1:16 PM IST

US offers help in cleaning huge Russian oil spill. (AFP Photo)

Despite disagreements, US offers help in cleaning huge Russian oil...

President Vladimir Putin declared an emergency and said he expects the company to pay for the clean up, which could take...

7 Jun 2020 12:34 PM IST

US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan (C) poses with US soldiers at Vnukovo International Airport outside Moscow, on June 4, 2020, upon the landing of a shipment carrying medical aid donated by the United States, including ventilators, in order to help Russia tackle the coronavirus outbreak. (AFP)

'It's complicated': says Germanys of its ties with US

US President Donald Trump had recently ordered the US military to remove 9,500 troops from Germany

7 Jun 2020 12:31 PM IST

Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy. (PTI Photo)

Former Sunrisers star Darren Sammy: They called me Kalu in Hyderabad

Sammy has urged the ICC to take serious note of racism which exists in the gentleman's game

7 Jun 2020 12:30 PM IST

Mumbais Juhu Beach was deserted for much of March and April due to the coronavirus lockdown. look as red alert is issued due to the possibility of Cyclone Nisarga, in Mumbai, Tuesday, June 2, 2020. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), deep depression over East-central Arabian Sea is very likely to move nearly northwards during the next few hours, recurve north-northeastwards thereafter and cross north Maharashtra and adjoining south Gujarat coast. (PTI)

Significant drop in serious crime during lockdown in Maharashtra

There was an average 13 per cent fall between March and April in serious offences

7 Jun 2020 12:18 PM IST

People chant during a rally against Israel plans to annex parts of the West Bank, in Tel Aviv. (AP)

Israelis protest Netanyahu's plan to extend sovereignty over West Bank

Palestinians want an independent state in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, territories Israel captured in...

7 Jun 2020 11:46 AM IST

A man wearing a face mask has his temperature checked upon his arrival to attend at Memorial Day ceremony at the national cemetery in Daejeon, South Korea. (AP)

South Korea's coronavirus cases surpass 50 for second day

The country could be moving towards another wave of virus spread as authorities have now loosened strict social...

7 Jun 2020 10:36 AM IST

A nurse works at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward where patients infected with the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, are being treated at the Doctor Ernesto Che Guevara Public Hospital in Marica city, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazi. (AFP)

Brazil government halts daily virus updates as data befuddles experts

Critics call the move an attempt to hide the true toll of the disease in Latin America's largest nation

7 Jun 2020 10:24 AM IST

People wearing face masks to protect against the new coronavirus walk outside of a shopping mall at a pedestran shopping street in Beijing. (AP)

China has 1st non-imported infection in 2 weeks

China says it has largely stopped the spread of the virus at home, though it continues to have occasional localized...

7 Jun 2020 9:55 AM IST

Chinas exports in May fell a less-than-expected 3.3% compared with a year earlier. (AFP Photo)

China exports fall 3.3% in May, imports shrink 16.7%

Imports were estimated to have contracted 9.7%, recovering from a slide of 14.2% in April.

7 Jun 2020 9:46 AM IST

Healthcare workers and others march to Seattle City Hall during the Doctors For Justice event on June 6, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (AFP)

Medical workers lead Seattle's protests against police brutality

Police violence and racism are a public health emergency', read the signs as thousands of doctors, nurses marched on

7 Jun 2020 9:25 AM IST