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People stand in white circles drawn on the ground to adhere to social distancing measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus as they wait for a bus at Nyabugogo bus station in Kigali, Rwanda. (AFP)

Burundi kicks out WHO officials as they raise concern over mass...

Burundi has 27 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, but some have raised concerns that more cases exist

14 May 2020 3:02 PM IST

Govt releases truncated WPI for April; wholesale food inflation falls 3.7%. (AP Photo)

Govt releases truncated April WPI inflation data; 10% deflation in...

Wholesale price index (WPI) deflation in primary articles was 0.79 per cent in April, as against an inflation of 3.72...

14 May 2020 2:00 PM IST

A medical worker wears a mask and a face shield at the entrance of the SERMESA hospital in Managua. (AP)

Nicaragua releases 2,800 prisoners to house arrest to contain virus

Many of the political prisoners arrested during 2018 protests against president Ortega still kept in jail

14 May 2020 1:27 PM IST

A resident fills out paperwork for a free COVID-19 test at the Bethany Baptist Church in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (AFP)

US immunologist warns of 'darkest winter' if virus rebounds

The medic alleges that he was fired from his job by Trump administration after warning to prepare for the pandemic

14 May 2020 12:28 PM IST

FM Nirmala Sitharaman will address a press conference at 4 PM. (PTI Photo)

FM Nirmala to reveal second tranche of Aatmanirbhar stimulus package...

Finance Minister is likely to announce measures to help the agriculture sector and allied activities

14 May 2020 11:55 AM IST

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern, right, walks with deputy prime minister Winston Peters to the house for the budget delivery speech at Parliament in Wellington. (AP)

New Zealand plans spending spree to counter virus job losses

New Zealand finance minister unveils new budget on the same day the nation lifted most of its lockdown restrictions

14 May 2020 11:00 AM IST

A man wearing a face mask amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak walks across a street in Tokyo. (AFP)

Has Japan dodged the coronavirus bullet?

With infections sharply down, Japanese government is now hoping to lift the state of emergency declared in most of the...

14 May 2020 9:57 AM IST

Guests dine in-house at a restaurant in Phoenix. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has allowed the reopening of restaurants in-house dining, gyms, spas and community swimming pools since Monday. (AP)

Experts warn virus spikes could emerge even weeks after US reopening

The tension in balancing people's safety against severe economic fallout is playing out across the world

14 May 2020 9:05 AM IST

US president Donald Trump. (AFP)

Trump presses for schools to reopen despite Fauci's warnings

Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said he found Fauci's latest call for a highly cautious reopening "not...

14 May 2020 8:56 AM IST

Kotak Mahindra Bank reports 4% decline in Q4 net profit to Rs 1,952 crore. (PTI Photo)

Kotak Mahindra Bank Q4 profit down 4% due to Covid19 related...

During the quarter, standalone profit also came down by 10% to Rs 1,267 crore as compared to Rs 1,408 crore in the same...

13 May 2020 3:33 PM IST

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Australian church fined for selling bleach as virus cure

The development comes weeks after US president Donald Trump was criticised for suggesting Covid patients could be...

13 May 2020 3:05 PM IST

A medical worker takes a swab sample from a woman to be tested for the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Wuhan. (AFP)

Wuhan to test all residents after handful of new infections

A cluster of six new cases was found in one part of the city, the first local infections reported in Wuhan since the...

13 May 2020 1:57 PM IST