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    People riding the subway wear face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP)World
    US health chief to visit Taiwan, a COVID-19 success story

    The trip is a geopolitical chess move in US' contentious relationship with China, which considers Taiwan part of its...

    8 Aug 2020 11:21 AM IST

    Luis Archuleta, 77, also known as Larry Pusateri, was arrested Wednesday in Espanola, New Mexico, where he had been living under the name Ramon Montoya for about 40 years. (Representational Image: AFP)World
    Colorado prison escapee caught after nearly 50 years on run

    Luis Archuleta, 77, was wanted on a 1977 federal arrest warrant on a charge of unlawful flight to avoid...

    8 Aug 2020 10:49 AM IST

    Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong. (AP)World
    US sanctions Hong Kong's pro-China leader, other officials

    The officials are accused of cooperating with Beijing's effort to undermine autonomy and crack down on freedom in Hong...

    8 Aug 2020 10:12 AM IST

    Protesters rally demanding economic relief during the coronavirus pandemic, at Time Square. (AFP)World
    US' virus deaths touch 160,000 as relief talks fail in Washington

    Democrats agreed to reduce their $3.4 trillion proposal but Republicans wouldn't agree to more than double their $1...

    8 Aug 2020 9:48 AM IST

    Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden (left) and US President Donald Trump. (AP)World
    Russia acting against Biden, China opposes Trump: US Intelligence

    The statement is believed to be the most pointed declaration by US Intelligence community linking Kremlin to efforts to...

    8 Aug 2020 8:51 AM IST

    The scene from the crash site. (ANI)India
    Air India Express flight with 191 on board crashes during landing at...

    As per reports, the incident took place around 7.45 pm amid heavy rainfall.

    7 Aug 2020 9:09 PM IST

    Facebook has removed 35 Facebook accounts, three pages, and 88 Instagram accounts, security policy head Nathaniel Gleicher said. The people behind this network used fake accounts to pose as Americans, amplify and comment on their own content, and manage pages including some posing as President Trump fan pages. (Photo | AFP)Technology
    Facebook, Twitter crack down on Russia, China agents trying to sway US...

    State-led influence campaigns were prominent on social media during the 2016 US elections and have been seen around the...

    7 Aug 2020 7:11 PM IST

    Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AFP)World
    Russia's Putin expected to visit India in October

    India has time-tested strategic ties with Russia especially in the defence sector but Russia also has close ties with...

    7 Aug 2020 5:36 PM IST

    People take part in a protest against a judicial reform bill announced by the government, in front of the Obelisk in Buenos Aires, on August 1, 2020, during the COVID-9 pademic. - Argentinas government opposition fierly criticised the reform bill on grounds that it would grant impunity to former government officials facing corruption allegations, including now vice president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. (Photo | AFP)Technology
    Google search result calls Argentine vice-president called 'thief',...

    Facing charges in nine cases, Cristina Kirchner was twice ordered into pre-trial detention, but parliamentary immunity...

    7 Aug 2020 4:57 PM IST

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