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IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva. (AFP Photo)

Not out of the woods yet: IMF chief warns second wave of virus could...

Activity has started to gradually strengthen, but we are not out of the woods yet, Georgieva said in a message to G20...

16 July 2020 10:46 AM IST

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Mongolian teenager dies of bubonic plague after eating infected marmot

The bubonic plague, known as 'Black Death' in the Middle Ages, is a highly infectious and often fatal disease spread...

16 July 2020 8:38 AM IST

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike speaks during a press conference at the Metropolitan Government Office Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Tokyo.(AP)

Tokyo's coronavirus resurgence alerts health experts

The resurgence of the virus in Tokyo could add to the growing pressure on policymakers to shore up the world's No.3...

15 July 2020 3:48 PM IST

Undertakers in protective personal equipment prepare for a Muslim burial at Johannesburgs main Westpark Cemetery. (AP)

South Africa surpasses UK in confirmed coronavirus cases

South Africa now has world's eighth-highest number of cases, which represents nearly half of all the confirmed cases on...

15 July 2020 12:13 PM IST

Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) said that a GST of 18 per cent will be levied on all alcohol-based hand sanitisers. (PTI Photo)

Alcohol-based hand sanitisers to attract 18% GST, says AAR

Authority for advance rulin further said although hand sanitisers are essential commodity, GST law has a separate list...

15 July 2020 10:40 AM IST

A subject receives a shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine by Moderna for COVID-19. (AP)

First COVID-19 vaccine tested in US poised for final testing

Developed by Dr Fauci, US government's top infectious disease expert, reports say the vaccine revved up people's immune...

15 July 2020 9:21 AM IST

PepsiCo Inc witnesses double-digit fall in beverage sales in India. (AFP Photo)

PepsiCo Inc reports double-digit fall in beverage sales in India

The company said its snacks volume also witnessed double-digit decline in India during the said period

14 July 2020 10:11 AM IST

Merlion park in Singapore. (AFP)

Singapore deports 10 Indians, bars their re-entry for violating...

The Indian nationals, holding student or work passes, were caught having a social gathering at a rented apartment on May...

13 July 2020 4:12 PM IST

An Egyptian youth, trailed by his friends, gropes a woman crossing the street with her friends in Cairo, Egypt. (AP File Image)

Another #MeToo wave sweeps up Egypt amidst a pandemic

Sexual assault is deep-seated problems in Egypt, where victims must also fight a culture that ties female chastity to...

13 July 2020 1:22 PM IST

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese paramilitary policemen form a line to move sandbags to reinforce a dyke along the banks of Poyang Lake in Poyang County in eastern Chinas Jiangxi Province. (via AP)

China reports 141 dead or missing in flooding since June

Flood damage has been estimated in hundreds of millions of dollars, adding to pressure on an economy deeply impacted by...

13 July 2020 12:51 PM IST

Florida sets one-day record with over 15,000 new COVID cases

Florida sets one-day record with over 15,000 new COVID cases

If Florida were a country, it would rank fourth in the world for the most new cases in a day behind the United States,...

13 July 2020 10:30 AM IST

A Mumbai Municipal Corp. worker fumigates a street in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, June 10, 2020. While 2019 was the worst year on record for global dengue cases, experts fear an even bigger surge is possible because their efforts to combat it were hampered by restrictions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP)

Dengue prevention efforts worldwide stifled by coronavirus pandemic

With healthcare systems crumbling in countries around the world, experts say they aren't sure how world would be able to...

13 July 2020 9:36 AM IST