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2 dead as Mauritius oil spill clean-up boats collide. (AFP Photo)World
2 dead, 2 missing after Mauritius oil spill clean-up boats collide

It is tragic that we lost two of the tugboat crew, while two others are still missing, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth...

1 Sept 2020 6:24 PM IST

Black former franchisees sue McDonalds for discrimination. (AP Photo)World
52 Black ex-franchisees sue McDonald's for racial discrimination

The 52 plaintiffs are seeking compensation of USD 4 million to USD 5 million per store, according to the lawsuit

1 Sept 2020 5:54 PM IST

Several Indian students say the Supreme Courts refusal to allow exam centres for the NEET in Gulf countries has left them the lurch. (Representational Image: PTI)World
Gulf aspirants worried about COVID risk of flying down for NEET exams

Some of them have decided the skip the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) altogether this year

30 Aug 2020 6:50 PM IST

A protester stands half naked and lifts his hands up in front of the Reichstag building guarded by policemen at the end of a demonstration called by far-right and COVID-19 deniers to protest against restrictions related to the new coronavirus pandemic, in Berlin. (AFP)World
Berlin halts 'anti-corona' rally as European cities protest mask...

Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Germany, with daily new infection numbers reaching highs not seen since April

30 Aug 2020 3:40 PM IST

The flames threaten Pantanals biodiversity, rich with tapirs, pumas, capybaras and the worlds most dense population of jaguars.(Twitter/@globalyouth_mh)World
Brazil's Pantanal, world's largest wetland, burns from above and below

Firefighters are battling forest fires across Brazil, but in Pantanal, it's the invisible fires beneath their feet they...

30 Aug 2020 2:49 PM IST

Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil (L) is greeted by Taiwans Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (R) upon his arrival at the airport in Taoyuan on August 30, 2020. - A Czech delegation arrived in Taipei on August 30 in the second high-profile foreign visit to Taiwan this month, thwarting authoritarian Chinas campaign to keep the democratic island isolated from the rest of the world. (AFP)World
Defying China, Czech delegation arrives in Taiwan

China last week denounced Vystrcil's visit as undermining the political foundation of China-Czech relations

30 Aug 2020 2:13 PM IST

Referring to the deadly Galwan valley clash between Indian and Chinese troops in mid-June, Sun Weidong said it would be a miscalculation for India to treat China as an enemy or as a threat only by one issue or one incident . (Photo: www.china-embassy.org)World
Border disputes should not affect bilateral ties: Chinese envoy

The remarks are yet another indication that Beijing is keen to protect Sino-Indian economic ties to avoid any...

30 Aug 2020 1:21 PM IST

The government had in March released Zia for six months on a condition that she would stay at home amid the coronavirus outbreak in the country, receive treatment and not travel abroad. (AFP)World
Khaleda Zia's family seeks extension on her suspended prison sentence

The 74-year-old opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief is serving a 17-year prison term in two graft cases...

30 Aug 2020 1:02 PM IST

A Guadalajara staff member disinfects the stands before the start of a Mexican Apertura tournament football match between Guadalajara and Pachuca in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico. (AFP)World
Global coronavirus cases cross 25 million

A million additional cases have been detected globally roughly every four days since mid-July

30 Aug 2020 12:41 PM IST

A Black Lives Matter protester yells at a supporter of President Donald Trump during a rally and car parade Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Portland. (AP)World
One shot dead as Trump supporters, counter-protesters clash in...

Saturday's rally was the third consecutive weekend that Trump supporters converged in Portland, leading to clashes with...

30 Aug 2020 11:57 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AP)World
Xi calls for building a 'socialist Tibet', favours Tibetan Buddhism's...

Tibet remains deeply devoted to Buddhism where the Dalai Lama is revered as the spiritual head despite his self-exile to...

30 Aug 2020 11:15 AM IST

Rescuers searching through the rubble of a collapsed restaurant in Linfen, in Chinas northern Shanxi province. (AFP)World
China restaurant collapses during birthday party, killing 29

Hundreds of rescue workers using sniffer dogs, cranes and high-tech sensors had searched the rubble in hopes of freeing...

30 Aug 2020 10:51 AM IST

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