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People gesture to each other as they walk outside public housing towers that are a hotspot for COVID-19 in Melbourne in Melbourne, Friday, July 10, 2020. (AAP Image via AP)

Australia slashes citizen returns by half as virus surge worsens

Some five million residents of greater Melbourne were ordered into a six-week lockdown this week in an effort to curb a...

10 July 2020 11:19 AM IST

Two men hold up a banner before the start of a news conference outside San Quentin State Prison Thursday, July 9, 2020, in San Quentin, California. (AP)

Virus Politics: Americans divided as US hits new COVID-19 record every...

US reported another single-day virus record on Thursday as well with more than 60,500 COVID-19 cases

10 July 2020 9:53 AM IST

Foreign tourists carry their surf boards at Kuta beach, Bali, Indonesia on Thursday, July 9, 2020. (AP)

Bali island reopens after 3 months of virus lockdown

The local government had granted automatic visa extensions to more than 7,000 tourists who got stranded in the island...

9 July 2020 3:59 PM IST

Local defense force fighters drive on a motorbike during an event to inaugurate a new chapter of the group in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. (AP)

Burkina Faso's volunteer fighters are no match for jihadists

In an attempt to bolster the army that failed to contain jihadist violence, the government passed a law to arm civilians...

9 July 2020 2:03 PM IST

Tata Steel sales fall 23 pc to 5.28 MT in Apr-Jun qtr; output down 28.49 pc. (PTI Photo)

Tata Steel sales fall by 23% in Apr-Jun quarter; output down by 28.49%

Tata Steel's India sales were at 2.92 MT, down from 3.96 MT in the year-ago period, while the production volume fell to...

9 July 2020 1:19 PM IST

People sprinkle flowers at the grave of a family member who presumably died of COVID-19 at a cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP)

Dead bodies kidnapped in Indonesia as traditions clash with virus...

Corpse handlers say their job profile itself has changed, with longer hours and some even required to do rituals...

9 July 2020 1:10 PM IST

A student (C) gestures after finishing the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), known as gaokao, in Shenyang in Chinas northeastern Liaoning province on July 8, 2020.(AFP)

With zero new local cases, the second wave of virus also coming down...

Wearing of masks remains obligatory in most indoor spaces and a proof of health is required for entrance to many venues

9 July 2020 12:32 PM IST

DHL plans to cut as many as 2,200 jobs of U.K-based workers at Jaguar Land Rover factories. (AFP Photo)

DHL to lay off 2,200 UK workers at Jaguar Land Rover factories

DHL indicated that half of the job cuts are due to a decline in car production and half are the result of anticipated ...

9 July 2020 11:26 AM IST

Gilead Sciences Inc said on Wednesday it has started an early-stage study of its antiviral COVID-19 treatment remdesivir that can be inhaled. (AFP Photo)

Gilead starts testing inhaled version of remdesivir for COVID-19

Gilead also plans to start additional clinical trials to evaluate remdesivir when used in combination with...

9 July 2020 9:10 AM IST

Doctor Giselle Sanchez wears her protective suit at the Intensive Care Unit of the Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid Hospital Complex, in Panama City on July 04, 2020. (AFP)

Global coronavirus cases rise to more than 12 million

Many hard-hit countries are easing lockdowns, while others, such as China and Australia, implement another round in...

9 July 2020 9:33 AM IST

A woman displays information on her phone while checking in to be tested at a COVID-19 testing center at Lincoln Park. (AFP)

We can now trap coronavirus in this 'catch and kill' air filter

According to a recent study, the device killed 99.8 per cent of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, in a single pass...

8 July 2020 2:44 PM IST

Handout picture released by Brazils Presidency showing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. (AFP)

What will it take for Bolsonaro to treat this pandemic seriously?

Brazil is the second worst affected country in the world in this pandemic, and now the president himself has been tested...

8 July 2020 2:05 PM IST