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Poor countries at high risk if virus spreads unchecked: UN chief

Guterres said the focus should be on helping the most vulnerable: low income workers and small and medium-sized...

20 March 2020 9:39 AM IST

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach at a press conference recently in Lausanne. AFP Photo

IOC chief says it's 'premature' to postpone Tokyo Olympics

He told New York Times that IOC will act on advice from its own taskforce and the World Health Organization

20 March 2020 9:23 AM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks next to Vice president Mike Pence during a teleconference with governors at the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA) headquarters in Washington,DC. AFP Photo

World bearing the brunt of China's delay over virus response: Trump

The United States warned against international travel due to the pandemic and advised citizens to come home if possible

20 March 2020 9:04 AM IST

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US airlines lobby for funds, 30 airline groups appeal for long-term...

President Donald Trump has said repeatedly that his administration will help the airlines

20 March 2020 9:01 AM IST

Japanese three-time Olympic Judo gold medallist Tadahiro Nomura (L) and three-time Olympic wrestling gold medallist Saori Yoshida display the flame as they step out of the special aircraft that brought 2020 Tokyo Olympic flame at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi prefecture, on Friday. AFP Photo

Olympic flame arrives in Japan ahead of Tokyo 2020

It was a muted reception as even some 200 local children who were due to welcome the flame were kept away

20 March 2020 8:54 AM IST

A man covers his face with a handkerchief as municipal workers spray disinfectant as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 outside at the Government Medical College in Jammu on March 19, 2020. (AP)

India must bridge huge gaps to tackle Covid-19

India has a law on epidemics that dates back to 1897

20 March 2020 8:53 AM IST

Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra (Photo- PTI)

Coronavirus pandemic to leave behind a global recession: Anand...

This time, there will be no victors, only the vanquished. So every country have to create its own post virus war'...

20 March 2020 8:24 AM IST

File photos of the four Nirbhaya gang rape case convicts (clockwise from top left) Akshay Thakur, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh.

Four Nirbhaya rape convicts hanged in Tihar jail

Supreme Court bench dismisses their final desperate bid in dramatic 2.30 am hearing

20 March 2020 7:27 AM IST

ONE WITH PLAYERS: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klop celebrates Adam Lallanas (third left) goal with other players in the English Premier League match against Norwich City at Carrow Road, Norwich, England, on Jan. 23. AP Photo

Klopp's human touch fosters winning mentality at Liverpool

Premier League is on an indefinite break, but the affable manager is in constant contact with his squad via the players'...

19 March 2020 9:50 PM IST

Kimi Raikkonen (centre), Sebastian Vettel (right) and Valtteri Bottas celebrate after winning the qualifying session in 2017 Monaco GP in Monaco. DC File Photo

Monaco Grand Prix and 2 more F1 races postponed

The other two Grands Prix to be cancelled are the Dutch and Spanish events, scheduled for earlier in May

19 March 2020 9:31 PM IST

LENDING A HELPING HAND: Australian great Shane Warne. AFP Photo

Shane Warne's distillery stops making gin, starts producing hand...

'SevenZeroEight Gin' started producing 'medical grade 70 % alcohol' hand sanitiser since March 17 for two Western...

19 March 2020 9:12 PM IST

Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic. AP Photo

Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic investigated for flouting...

Jovic returned from Spain last week and was seen on the streets of Belgrade and pictured at his girlfriend's birthday...

19 March 2020 8:55 PM IST