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$Officials sort seized pangolin scales at a port in southern Vietnams Ba Ria Vung Tau province. - Vietnam, one of Asias biggest consumers of wildlife products, has suspended all imports of wild animal species \dead or alive\ and vowed to \eliminate\ illegal markets across the country. (AFP)$ World

Vietnam bans wildlife trade, markets to prevent animal-to-human...

Vietnam has been a popular destination for wildlife products often from endangered species used in traditional medicine...

25 July 2020 12:06 PM IST

The 2008 Mumbai attack was one of Indias most horrific terrorist attacks in which 166 people were killed and over 300 injured as 10 heavily-armed terrorists from Pakistan created mayhem. (PTI)

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US court rejects bail plea of Mumbai terror attacks co-conspirator

Tahawwur Rana, a childhood friend of David Coleman Headley, was re-arrested on June 10 in Los Angeles on an extradition...

25 July 2020 11:37 AM IST

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures as he speaks to supporters in the garden of the Alvorada Palace. (AFP)

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Bolsonaro supporters blocked out of Twitter, Facebook after court rule

Brazil's Supreme Court ordered them blocked as part of a probe into an alleged disinformation campaign by the...

25 July 2020 11:21 AM IST

Shoppers wear face masks in Covent Garden, central London on July 24, 2020, as lockdown restrictions continue to be eased during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - Face coverings are now compulsory for customers in shops in England, as new coronavirus rules came into force on Friday. (AFP)

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Rules tighten across Europe as WHO warns of virus spike

Europe accounts for a fifth of the world's more than 15 million infections and remains the hardest-hit region in terms...

25 July 2020 10:22 AM IST

Chief of Space Operations at U.S. Space Force Gen. John Raymond. The United States accused Russia on Thursday, July 23, of conducting a test of an anti-satellite weapon in space, asserting that it exposed Moscows intent to deploy weapons that threaten U.S. and allied satellites. (AP)

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For US, Russia's mystery projectile raises concerns of a space war

A cat and mouse play is happening in orbit, easily observable from Earth by the US military, which has publicly...

25 July 2020 9:45 AM IST

The original policy change of revoking the visas of foreign students whose classes will move online in the autumn was taken to court by top universities including Harvard and MIT, teachers unions and at least 18 states.(AFP)

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US now says no new foreign students for all-online classes

There were more than 1 million international students in US for 2018-19 academic year, according to the Institute of...

25 July 2020 8:56 AM IST

Men wearing face masks wait before praying in front of Hagia Sophia during the preparations for the Friday prayier in Istanbul, on July 23, 2020. - The first prayers at Hagia Sophia since the Istanbul landmark was reconverted to a mosque will take place on July 23, 2020. (AFP)

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First Friday prayers held in Hagia Sophia after mosque reconversion

Experts say Erdogan's move to reconvert Hagia Sophia is an attempt to galvanise his conservative and nationalist base

24 July 2020 3:58 PM IST

A quarantine order was imposed on six different vessels anchored in the citys waters after some of the crew members tested positive for the virus. (AFP)

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Seafarers skipping quarantine leads to sudden virus spike in Hong Kong

After successfully tackling COVID-19 local transmission once, case numbers in the densely packed finance hub increased...

24 July 2020 3:16 PM IST

$Vorayuth \Boss\ Yoovidhya, whose grandfather co-founded energy drink company Red Bull, walks to get in a car as he leaves a house in London. Charges have been dropped against the Thai heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune who is accused in a 2012 car crash that killed a Bangkok police officer, Thai police said Friday, July 24, 2020. (AP)$ World