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The purchase falls under the Trump administrations Operation Warp Speed, intended to rush a COVID-19 vaccine to the market by the end of 2020. (Representational Image: AP)

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine appears to work as well in older adults in...

Moderna's candidate, mRNA-1273, is already in late-stage human trials testing its ability to safely prevent infection

27 Aug 2020 11:25 AM IST

People wearing face masks as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus sit together in Hong Kong. (AFP)

China's offer of coronavirus tests for all in Hong Kong meets with...

Democracy activists share concerns that people's DNA will be collected and abused under the cover of testing

27 Aug 2020 11:09 AM IST

US Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the third night of the Republican National Convention at Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore, Maryland. (AFP)

GOP convention defends police as racial tension rises anew

VP Mike Pence seized on the national reckoning over racial injustice to argue that Democratic leaders are allowing...

27 Aug 2020 10:33 AM IST

Waves from the storm surge from Hurricane Laura began to come ashore at Sea Rim State Park on August 26, 2020 in Sabine Pass, Texas. (AFP)

Laura strengthens to Category 4 hurricane, threatens catastrophic...

The storm surge is expected to reach levels not seen in Louisiana since Hurricane Audrey in 1957, the Governor said

27 Aug 2020 10:01 AM IST

The balloting was held amid the coronavirus pandemic, but the commission said it took all necessary measures so voters could cast their ballots. (AFP)

Egypt to prosecute some 54 million who boycotted Senate vote

It is unlikely to lead to actual trials as Egypt does not have the financial means needed to prosecute such a large...

27 Aug 2020 9:39 AM IST

US TV host Tomi Lahren. (AP File)

Why did this Trump supporter call him an Ulloo?

Trump is wise like an owl or as you would say in Hindi - President Trump is wise like an ulloo,' former TV host Tomi...

27 Aug 2020 9:19 AM IST

Australian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant attends his third day in court for a sentence hearing in Christchurch on August 26, 2020.(AFP)

New Zealand court sentences Christchurch mosque shooter to life...

Tarrant admitted to 51 charges of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one charge of committing a terrorist act in...

27 Aug 2020 8:50 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa (PTI)

Sri Lanka will adopt 'India first approach': Foreign Secretary...

Commenting on the Chinese investment in Hambantota port, Foreign Secretary Colombage said Sri Lanka had offered it to...

26 Aug 2020 7:11 PM IST

DCGI gives nod to Serum Institute for phase 2, 3 trials of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine. (AP Photo)

Cambridge University kicks off vaccine race to fight all coronaviruses

A vaccine that clears all trials can be delivered pain-free without a needle into the skin through a spring-powered jet...

26 Aug 2020 7:08 PM IST

Beachgoers enjoy a hot day in the sun at a beach in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France. (AP File)

French government defends freedom of topless sunbathing

After cops asked bare-breasted bathers to cover up on a Mediterranean beach, uproar ensued and reached the ears of...

26 Aug 2020 3:50 PM IST

Protestors face off with police outside the County Courthouse during demonstrations against the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (AFP)

Gunfire kills one as Wisconsin protests turn to chaos

Crowds chased a man running down the street with a rifle after they believed he had shot another man

26 Aug 2020 3:34 PM IST

Wang Xining, the Chinese Embassy in Australias deputy head of mission, speaks at the National Press Club about Australias call for an independent inquiry into the origins of and international responses to the pandemic in Canberra. (AP)

China feels betrayed by Australia's push for coronavirus origin...

The envoy quoted the play Julius Caesar in which the dictator realizes that his friend Brutus is among those who are...

26 Aug 2020 2:48 PM IST