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US President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he steps off Air Force One upon arrival in Dallas, Texas. (AFP)

If you catch COVID-19 at a Tump rally, it's on you

Donald Trump supporters who attend his election rally must sign a waiver promising not to sue if they catch COVID-19 at...

12 Jun 2020 10:01 AM IST

A Colombian Tikuna indigenous woman breastfeeds her child while wearing a face mask, amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Leticia. (AFP)

Poverty may hit another 49 million, says UN chief

Every percentage point drop in global gross domestic product (GDP) means an additional 0.7 million stunted children,...

11 Jun 2020 11:42 AM IST

People wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus as they walk at a retail and office complex in Beijing. (AP)

In post-lockdown China, schools grapple with sudden jump in student...

The heightened post-lockdown anxiety has become a matter of government concern as domestic media report a spate of...

11 Jun 2020 10:24 AM IST

Health workers wearing protective gear are seen at the Central de Abastos market in Mexico City. (AFP)

Latin America hits 70,000 virus deaths as Mexico reports record daily...

The World Health Organization has declared that Latin America is the new hotspot for the coronavirus pandemic

11 Jun 2020 9:31 AM IST

A contract worker from the food, catering and events industry in France, left out of Covid-19 budget measures, put her sign in a coffin during a flash mob on Place de La Concorde in Paris Wednesday June 10, 2020, to call attention to the impact the sanitary crisis is having on their lives. (AP)

Contract workers stage flash-mob protest in Paris over job loss

France spent billions on temporary unemployment benefits but contract workers in the food and special events industry...

10 Jun 2020 8:11 PM IST

A woman reacts as she is sprayed with disinfectant inside a chamber as a precaution against the new coronavirus outbreak before entering a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP)

Easing restrictions in Indonesia's capital worry its citizens

As Indonesia's overall virus caseload continues to rise, Jakarta has moved to restore normalcy by lifting some...

10 Jun 2020 2:12 PM IST

Commuters return from the capital city of Islamabad, in Rawalpindi. (AFP)

WHO calls for 'intermittent' lockdowns in Pakistan as virus surges

Hospitals across Pakistan say they are at or near capacity, and some are turning COVID-19 patients away

10 Jun 2020 1:58 PM IST

Parle-G records best sales during COVID-19 lockdown. (Photo- Twitter)

India's favourite biscuit Parle-G records highest sales during...

The company has gained a market share of around 5 per cent in the highly competitive biscuit segment, helped by Parle-G...

10 Jun 2020 1:00 PM IST

Indian firm Panacea aims to make COVID-19 vaccine. (AFP Photo)

Panacea Biotech to partner with US firm Refana for COVID-19 vaccine

The collaboration aims to make more than 500 million doses of vaccine candidate, with over 40 million doses to be...

10 Jun 2020 12:07 PM IST

A woman wearing a face mask to protect against the new coronavirus dances with a parasol at a public park in Beijing. (AP)

Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves: Study

Even homemade masks can dramatically reduce transmission rates if enough people wear them in public

10 Jun 2020 12:01 PM IST

President Pierre Nkurunziza after Ndayishimiye was chosen as the partys presidential candidate at a national conference for the ruling CNDD-FDD party in the rural province of Gitega, Burundi. (AP)

Burundi: Officials say president died of heart attack, many suspect...

Burundi's government had downplayed the virus and held the election and large rallies while also firing their WHO...

10 Jun 2020 9:52 AM IST

Journalists chat near a screen showing President Xi Jinping talks by video with patients and medical workers at the Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan. (AP)

China dismisses Harvard study suggesting virus spread started in...

The research used satellite imagery of hospital parking lots in Wuhan and data for symptom-related queries on search...

10 Jun 2020 9:26 AM IST