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Health workers applaud in support of the medical staff that are working on the COVID-19 virus outbreak at the Puerta de Hierro hospital in Majadahonda, Spain. AP Photo

Spain sees a downward trend in Covid19 fatalities

The total fatalities in Spain, the third hardest-hit country in the world after the US and Italy, have reached 20,453

19 April 2020 4:52 PM IST

Nobel prize winning scientist claims that Covid19 emerged from a...

The virologist also alleged that an

19 April 2020 2:40 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi . (File Photo- AFP)

India toughens rules on investments from neighbours, move targets...

India's trade ministry said in a notification, the changes to federal rules on investment were meant to curb...

19 April 2020 10:34 AM IST

A volunteer wearing a protective gear carries a cross while walking around a church along with priests during the Orthodox Good Friday religious service. AFP Photo

Social distancing should be practised during Ramadan too, says Trump

More than 700,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported in the United States, forcing religious communities to shutter...

19 April 2020 10:52 AM IST

Automakers in India want a temporary tax cut on cars, trucks and motorbikes . (PTI Photo)

India's automakers seek tax cut to boost demand

Passenger vehicle sales in India fell 18% in the year to end-March 2020

19 April 2020 9:16 AM IST

This file photo taken on February 23, 2017 shows a worker inside the P4 laboratory in Wuhan, capital of Chinas Hubei province. AFP Photo

Investigating reports that Covid19 escaped virology lab in Wuhan,...

Trump added that the US would end its grant to a level-IV lab in Wuhan

18 April 2020 3:54 PM IST

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COVID-19: San Diego Comic-Con cancelled for the first time in 50 years

SDCC is the latest large event to be cancelled because of the novel coronavirus pandemic

18 April 2020 3:42 PM IST

: Workers stitch personal protective equipment (PPE) suits at a private manufacturing unit during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Vijayawada. PTI Photo

Andhra Pradesh begins aggressive testing for Covid19 as cases surge

A total of 20,235 blood samples were tested in the state so far, of which 19,663 turned negative

17 April 2020 5:04 PM IST

A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 17, 2020. Shares have advanced in Asia after Chinas economic growth data, while bleak, was better than expected. (AP Photo)

Asian shares climb on China data, Wall Street rally

China reported its economy contracted 6.8% in January-March as the country battled the coronavirus

17 April 2020 2:14 PM IST

The illustration image reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. The spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically.

Summer heat not enough to kill coronavirus

The authors said that only when samples were heated for 15 minutes at 92 degrees Celsius did the virus die

16 April 2020 10:52 AM IST

International Energy Agency sees record 2020 oil demand fall due to coronavirus. ()

Corona effect: Record fall in global oil demand

Measures taken to bolster the global economy and to reduce oil supply should allow a "gradual" recovery

15 April 2020 4:38 PM IST

India Inc stands by lockdown extension call; seeks stimulus package to rebuild economy. (Photo- Social Media)

India Inc seeks stimulus package after lockdown extension

Late last month, the government announced a Rs 1.7 lakh crore package aimed at providing relief to those hit hard by the...

14 April 2020 2:09 PM IST