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A visitor (L) given hand sanitizer as he enters the Ryugyong Health Complex in Pyongyang. (AFP)

North Korea's first coronavirus case tests inconclusive': WHO

The country had declared emergency and locked down its borers after a person was reported to have COVID-19 symptoms

5 Aug 2020 4:46 PM IST

A resident from the Alexandra township gets tested for COVID-19 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP)

South Africa sees dip in new virus cases but warns of return

More than 24,000 healthcare workers have been infected by the coronavirus in South Africa which is five percent of...

5 Aug 2020 4:25 PM IST

H1-B visa restrictions: Democratic lawmakers urge Trump admin to spare healthcare workers

H1-B visa restrictions: Democratic lawmakers urge Trump admin to spare...

The lawmakers said that the restrictions will hit US healthcare system at large and particularly for rural and...

5 Aug 2020 2:58 PM IST

A picture taken on August 4, 2020 shows three Canadair bomber planes of the French Securite Civile flying past a column of smoke, as wild fires broke out in La Couronne, near Marseille. (AFP)

Thousands evacuated as forest fire rages on in Southern France

Some 1,800 firefighters are battling the blazes, which broke out on Tuesday afternoon, fanned by strong winds

5 Aug 2020 2:17 PM IST

President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a briefing with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (AP)

Trump now hails mail voting in key battleground Florida

The US president had threatened to sue Nevada state over a new vote-by-mail law just few days ago

5 Aug 2020 1:36 PM IST

Indias first COVID-19 vaccine gets nod for human trials. (AFP Photo)

WHO urge Russia to follow vaccine guidelines

Russia had announced that it will launch vaccine mass production by September and turn out 'several million' doses per...

5 Aug 2020 12:16 PM IST

A man walks past a large face mask pinned to a tree in Melbourne on August 3, 2020 after the state announced new restrictions as the city battles fresh outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (AFP)

Australia's virus cases soar despite month-long lockdown

The virus has spread rapidly through nursing homes in Melbourne, with almost 1,500 active infections now linked to the...

5 Aug 2020 11:33 AM IST

Australian Al Jazeera journalist, reporter/senior producer Drew Ambrose, right, leaves the Bukit Aman police headquarters after being questioned by the Malaysian police over a documentary about the countrys arrests of undocumented migrants, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (AP)

Malaysia police raid Al Jazeera's office, seize computers

Al Jazeera said the raid was 'an attack on press freedom as a whole' and urged Malaysian authorities to cease the...

5 Aug 2020 10:21 AM IST

Taiwans President Tsai Ing-wen speaking at the Taipei Guest House as part of her inauguration for her second term as in office, in Taipei. (AFP)

US announces 'highest level' visit to Taiwan in decades, likely to...

US remains the leading arms supplier to the island but has historically been cautious in holding official contacts with...

5 Aug 2020 9:45 AM IST

Aftermath of a massive explosion is seen in in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP)

Two massive explosions in Beirut leaves 73 dead, thousands injured

Lebaon's PM said 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored for years in a portside warehouse had blown up, leading to the...

5 Aug 2020 9:11 AM IST

A picture shows the scene of an explosion in Beirut. AP photo

Huge explosion rocks Beirut

The afternoon blast shook several parts of the capital and thick smoke billowed from the city centre

4 Aug 2020 9:45 PM IST

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters that U.S. has been escalating its actions against Chinese journalists. (AFP Photo)

China vows to retaliate if Chinese journalists forced to leave US

The U.S. should immediately correct its mistake and stop its actions, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said

4 Aug 2020 4:01 PM IST