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    A malaria drug President Donald Trump took to try to prevent COVID-19 proved ineffective. (AP Photo)Science
    Hydroxychloroquine can't prevent COVID-19, says new study

    Hydroxychloroquine and a similar drug, chloroquine, have been the subject of much debate since Trump started promoting...

    4 Jun 2020 11:02 AM IST

    Representational Image. (AP)World
    Australia to restart flights to New Zealand

    New Zealand is on the verge of eradicating the virus after it notched a 13th straight day with no reported new...

    4 Jun 2020 10:13 AM IST

    US job losses in May could raise 3-month total to 30 million. (AP Photo)Business
    US job losses in May could raise 3-month total to 30 million

    Since mid-March, more than 40 million Americans have applied for unemployment benefits

    4 Jun 2020 10:10 AM IST

    Reliance Industries announces closure of rights issue of Rs 53,124.20 crore, subscribed 1.59 times. (ANI Photo)Business
    Reliance Industries Rs 53,124 crore rights issue subscribed 1.59 times

    The Rights Issue Committee of the Board of Directors of the company will meet on June 10 to approve the basis of...

    4 Jun 2020 9:53 AM IST

    Chinese police officers stand guard in front of Tiananmen Gate near Tiananmen Square in Beijing. (AP)World
    Candles to light up Hong Kong on fraught Tiananmen anniversary

    The anniversary strikes a sensitive nerve this year as Beijing moves to impose national security law that could crush...

    4 Jun 2020 9:46 AM IST

    George Floyd. (AP)World
    Autopsy report shows Floyd had tested positive for Covid-19

    The 20-page report revealed that Floyd had a heart attack while being restrained by officers, and classified his May 25...

    4 Jun 2020 9:07 AM IST

    Asian shares hit two-month high as economic optimism spreads. (AFP Photo)Business
    Asian shares hit two-month high as stimulus fans recovery hopes

    Oil prices fell, reversing gains made the previous session, due to uncertainty about supply cuts by major producers

    4 Jun 2020 8:59 AM IST

    Farmers sort tomatoes near a field for their transportation to various markets during the nationwide lockdown. India is to allow farmers to sell produce directly to bulk buyers. (PTI Photo)Business
    India to let farmers sell produce directly to traders, retailers

    The act was aimed at protecting farmers from exploitation by institutional buyers such as large retailers and food...

    4 Jun 2020 8:50 AM IST

    A protester holds a sign reading I Cant Breathe outside the District Attorneys office during a peaceful demonstration over George Floyds death. (AFP)World
    All four Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd death

    Officer who held Floyd in chokehold now charged with more serious count of second-degree murder

    4 Jun 2020 8:30 AM IST

    A tree fell on a house after rains and strong winds triggered by Cyclone Nisarga, in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. PTI photoIndia
    Cyclone Nisarga claims four lives in Maharashtra

    75,940 people living near the seashore and landslide prone areas were shifted to safer places

    4 Jun 2020 1:53 AM IST

    A police constable checks e-passes of commuters at Delhi-Noida border, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in New Delhi. PTI photoIndia
    Defence secretary Ajay Kumar tests positive for covid19

    At least 35 officials working at the ministry's headquarters in South Block were sent into home quarantine after Kumar...

    4 Jun 2020 1:26 AM IST

    US tech giants like Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Netflix are being singled out, says the US Trade Representative office.Business
    Trump administration says won't let India, others tax US tech firms...

    The US Trade Representative office has announced investigations into nations, including India, with digital services...

    3 Jun 2020 10:40 PM IST

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