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The death at Aucklands Middlemore Hospital on Friday afternoon takes New Zealands death toll from the virus to 23, with the most recent previous fatality on May 24. (AFP)

New Zealand records first COVID-19 death in over three months

Health officials said the man was part of a second-wave cluster of infections that emerged in Auckland last month

4 Sept 2020 2:09 PM IST

Michael Reinoehl is seen during a protest in front of Mayor Ted Wheelers residence Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Reinoehl, suspected of fatally shooting a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland last week, was killed as investigators moved in to arrest him. (AP)

Federal task force kills Portland shooting suspect at arrest

Reinoehl was the prime suspect in the killing of right-wing supporter Aaron Danielson, who was shot in the chest...

4 Sept 2020 1:55 PM IST

Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe (L) and Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (R). (Photo- PTI/Twitter)

LAC row: Rajnath Singh likely to meet his Chinese counterpart in...

It will be the first high-level meeting between the two sides after the border row escalated in eastern Ladakh in early...

4 Sept 2020 1:35 PM IST

If the activists win their case at the court in Strasbourg, France, the countries would be legally bound to cut emissions in line with the requirements of the 2015 Paris climate accord. (AFP)

Six young climate activists are taking 33 countries to court

The six filed a claim to hold the countries accountable for their inadequate efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions

4 Sept 2020 1:07 PM IST

Army Chief General MM Naravane. (ANI Photo)

Situation at LAC tense, jawans ready to deal with all challenges: Army...

He underlined that some precautionary deployment for the safety of Indian troops have been undertaken for safety and...

4 Sept 2020 12:45 PM IST

Chilean and Lebanese rescuers search in the rubble of a building that was collapsed in last months massive explosion, after getting signals there may be a survivor under the rubble, in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP)

Beirut's rescue workers detect pulse beneath rubble one month after...

It is extremely unlikely that any survivors would be found a month after the blast that tore through the port in August

4 Sept 2020 12:37 PM IST

Non-citizens are not eligible to register to vote or to vote in federal elections under US law. (Representaional Image: AP)

Indian national charged with voting illegally in 2016 US presidential...

Baijoo Pottakulath Thomas and 11 other foreign nationals were charged for unlawfully casting ballots in the 2016...

4 Sept 2020 11:45 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi

Ahead of Narendra Modi's 70th birthday, BJP to celebrate week-long...

BJP cadre will also plant fruit trees as the Prime Minister has on many occasions emphasised the benefits of planting...

4 Sept 2020 11:31 AM IST

A sunken cruise ship caused by Aug. 4 explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, sits in the water. The Lebanese military discovered more than 4 tons of ammonium nitrate near Beiruts port on Thursday, Sept. 3, a find thats a chilling reminder of the horrific explosion a month ago that killed 191 people. (AP)

Lebanese army finds 4 tons of ammonium nitrate in Beirut

It was nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut's port for six years that detonated last month, wreaking...

4 Sept 2020 11:15 AM IST

Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe. (AP)

Chinese defence minister requests meeting with Rajnath Singh amid...

Singh and Wei are currently in Russia to attend a meeting of SCO defence ministers on Friday

4 Sept 2020 10:39 AM IST

Filming for the latest Batman-centered film, starring Robert Pattinson, has been halted in Britain after the actor reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus, just days after shooting had resumed. (AFP)

'Batman' filming halted after Robert Pattinson reportedly gets...

The stop in production comes as Hollywood scrambles to get back to work after the pandemic brought a halt to all film...

4 Sept 2020 10:16 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a campaign rally at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport on September 3, 2020 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. (AFP)

Donald Trump called US Marines killed in WWI battle 'losers': report

Trump slammed the report late Thursday, after his aides earlier called the allegations 'disgusting, grotesque,...

4 Sept 2020 9:43 AM IST