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South Africa is seen as the best-prepared of any country in sub-Saharan Africa for COVID-19, but years of rampant corruption have weakened institutions, including the health system. (Representational Image: AP)World
South Africa is marred by COVID corruption

Corruption allegations are raised against South Africa's historic $26 billion economic relief package

26 July 2020 2:29 PM IST

Army vehicles move towards Leh along the Manali-Leh highway, amid the ongoing India-China border dispute, in Kullu district. (PTI)World
Pakistan carries out military drill at base near Leh amid India-China...

In the past, Pakistan has used the air base to support its Army operations on the border with India

26 July 2020 2:12 PM IST

A person is arrested by Seattle Police at Cal Anderson Park, Saturday, July 25, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest near the Seattle Police East Precinct headquarters. A large group of protesters marched Saturday in Seattle in support of Black Lives Matter and against police brutality and racial injustice. (AP)World
Protesters clash with Seattle police over feds deployment

The latest episode of violence came after police and federal agents fired tear gas and forcefully dispersed protesters...

26 July 2020 1:19 PM IST

Black Lives Matter organizer Teal Lindseth, 21, leads protesters. (AP)World
Portland's unbending protests reflect a leftist history but it too had...

Historians point out that Oregon had, at one point, the highest per capita membership numbers for the famous Ku Klux...

26 July 2020 12:33 PM IST

Malaysias former prime minister Najib Razak waves after a court appearance in Kuala Lumpur. - A Malaysian court on July 28, 2020 will hand down its verdict in Najib Razaks first corruption trial, nearly 16 months after it began probing the former prime ministers role in the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal. (AFP)World
1MDB: Malaysia's extraordinary financial scandal

The scandal alleges top Malaysian officials looted billions and then went on a spending spree - including financing a...

26 July 2020 11:48 AM IST

Protesters with a banner reading \Womens Strike\ taking part in a rally against Polish government plans to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention on prevention and combatting of home violence,in Warsaw, Poland. (AP)World
Poland to withdraw from treaty on violence against women

Poland's right-wing cabinet says the treaty violates parents' rights by requiring schools to teach children about gender

26 July 2020 11:07 AM IST

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures before going out for a ride on his motorcycle after he announced he tested negative for COVID-19 more than two weeks after being diagnosed, in Brasilia. (AFP)World
Bolsonaro announces testing negative for COVID-19

The right-wing president reported testing positive for coronavirus three times this month, including an initial...

26 July 2020 10:12 AM IST

North Korean authorities have imposed a lockdown on the border city of Kaesong after discovering what they say is the countrys first suspected coronavirus case. (Representational Image:AP)World
North Korea declares emergency in border city over suspected COVID-19...

Leader Kim Jong Un convened emergency politburo meeting to implement a 'maximum emergency system and top-class alert' to...

26 July 2020 9:27 AM IST

Man battles with his umbrellas as Hurricane Hanna begins to make landfall, Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The National Hurricane Center said Saturday morning that Hannas maximum sustained winds had increased and that it was expected to make landfall Saturday afternoon or early evening. (AP)World
Hurricane Hanna lashes south Texas coast already hit by virus

Hanna, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2020, is bringing in heavy rain, storm surge and potentially life-threatening...

26 July 2020 8:48 AM IST

A Sri Lankan municipal health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 in Colombo. (AP)World
Sri Lanka successfully curbed virus community spread: COVID task force...

The country has not witnessed a single community case for the last three months as per official records

25 July 2020 2:59 PM IST

Federal officers use chemical irritants and projectiles to disperse Black Lives Matter protesters near the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Friday, July 24, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Since federal officers arrived in downtown Portland in early July, violent protests have largely been limited to a two block radius from the courthouse. (AP)World
Portland protests gather in thousands, standoff with feds continue

The Federal agents, deployed by President Trump to tamp down the unrest, have arrested dozens during nightly...

25 July 2020 1:34 PM IST

Besides the king cobras, the forest and PFA personnel had rescued at least two rock pythons from the area in the last six months (Photo: AFP)World
Brazil's celebrity cobra sparks probe into animal trafficking

So far the probe has led to the firing of two officials at the Brazilian environmental regulator for facilitating...

25 July 2020 12:30 PM IST

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