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    People carry the casket of a victim of Fridays plane crash, for funeral prayers in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, May 23, 2020. (AP)World
    Turbulence, warnings before Pakistan plane crash killed 97

    The plane crashed at 2:39 p.m. near Jinnah International Airport, in the poor and congested residential area known as...

    24 May 2020 12:38 PM IST

    Hong Kong riot police fire tear gas as hundreds of protesters march along a downtown street during a pro-democracy protest against Beijings national security legislation in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 24, 2020. (AP)World
    Hong Kong police fire volleys of tear gas at protesters

    Hundreds took to the streets on Sunday to march against China's proposed tough national security legislation for the...

    24 May 2020 12:03 PM IST

    Protesters gesture with five fingers, signifying the \Five demands - not one less\ as they march along a downtown street during a pro-democracy protest against Beijings national security legislation in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 24, 2020. (AP)World
    Leaders around the world issue joint statement against China's new...

    186 law and policy leaders said the laws are a flagrant breach of Sino-British Joint Declaration that returned Hong...

    24 May 2020 11:52 AM IST

    Protesters march on a road during a pro-democracy rally against a proposed new security law in Hong Kong on May 24, 2020. (AFP)World
    Hong Kong witnesses more protests over Chinese security law

    The newly imposed national security laws could provide a litmus test of public opposition to China's tightening grip...

    24 May 2020 11:31 AM IST

    Visitors wearing mask to curb the spread of the coronavirus takes shelter from a sudden rainstorm in Beijing. (AP)World
    China reports 39 new coronavirus cases

    All except three are asymptomatic cases, of which 30 arereported from Hubei province and Wuhan

    24 May 2020 10:37 AM IST

    West Bengal governor Jagdeep DhankarIndia
    West Bengal governor hits out at Mamata government over delay in...

    The governor has directed all authorities to attend to Raj Bhawan, only after normalcy is restored in the city.

    24 May 2020 10:32 AM IST

    Volunteers wearing protective suits check identity of a resident at the entrance of a residental area in Jilin, in Chinas northeastern Jilin province. (AFP)World
    Wuhan lab had three live bat coronaviruses

    Lab authorities assert none of the strains obtained from bats are a match for the new contagion wreaking chaos across...

    24 May 2020 10:05 AM IST

    Thermal screening of visitors being conducted in the wake of deadly coronavirus, at the entrance of Parliament House, in New Delhi on Monda. PTI photoIndia
    With 6,767 corona cases on Sunday, India records highest single-day...

    The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country now is 1,31,868 with 3,867 deaths.

    24 May 2020 9:45 AM IST

    A handout picture released by the Israeli Knesset (parliament) spokespersons office on May 17, 2020, shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attending a parliamentary session in Jerusalem ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new government. (Via AFP)World
    Netanyahu first sitting prime minister to face criminal charges in...

    Charges include illegally trading favours in exchange for positive coverage for himself in Israel's top-selling...

    24 May 2020 9:09 AM IST

    Pedestrian (lower left) fills out a job application, Saturday, May 16, 2020, during a walk- and drive-up job hiring fair in Seattle. (AP)World
    Lawsuits demanding better virus protection measures flood US courts

    The first wave of lawsuits has come from prisons and immigration centres, demanding parole for prisoners citing poor...

    24 May 2020 8:48 AM IST

    Tension has been building up on the Line of Actual Control since May 5.India
    China building bunkers at two spots on LAC

    Indian Army moves more troops to Line of Actual Control in Ladakh

    24 May 2020 8:11 AM IST

    In this March 4, 2019 photo made available by NASA, the uncrewed SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, with its nose cone open to expose the docking mechanism, approaches the International Space Stations Harmony module. It was the first Commercial Crew vehicle to visit the ISS. (Photo | AP)Technology
    SpaceX's first ever commercial space flight a stepping stone to Elon...

    For the eccentric CEO, this is just the beginning: He's planning to build a city on the red planet, and live there.

    23 May 2020 9:22 PM IST

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