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An Israeli researcher demonstrates a coronavirus breathalyser test by exhaling into a small bag called the \Air Trap\ at the laboratory of NanoScents headquarters in Misgav industrial zone near the northern city of Karmiel. (AFP)World
Israeli firm developing coronavirus breathalyser test

NanoScent, the firm making the test kits, said an extensive trial within Israel delivered results with 85 percent...

24 July 2020 11:29 AM IST

Visitors look at mosaics inside the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to join hundreds of worshipers Friday, July 24, 2020, for the first Muslim prayers at the Hagia Sophia in 86 years, weeks after a controversial high court ruling paved the way for the landmark monument to be turned back into a mosque. The mosaics will be covered up with curtains during the prayers, officials have said. (AP)World
Five things to know about the Hagia Sophia

The conversion of the edifice, once an important church of Christendom and 'jewel' of Byzantine Empire, has led to an...

24 July 2020 10:36 AM IST

Bill Gates denies conspiracy theories that he created virus outbreakWorld
Bill Gates denies conspiracy theories that he created virus outbreak

Doctored photos and fabricated news articles by conspiracy theorists targeting Gates have gained traction since the...

24 July 2020 10:13 AM IST

President Donald Trump gestures towards a graphic on the coronavirus outbreak as he speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington. (AP)World
Trump could lose reelection in 100 days - and the US is on edge

Trump, with overall approval ratings permanently stuck at 40 percent range, is the first president to seek reelection...

24 July 2020 9:59 AM IST

A person speaks to a security guard outside of the Chinese consulate after the United States ordered China to close its doors on July 22, 2020 in Houston, Texas. According to the State Department, the U.S. government ordered the closure of the Chinese consulate \in order to protect American intellectual property and Americans private information.\ (AFP)World
China warns it 'must' retaliate after closure of Houston consulate

US gave China 72 hours to close the consulate, in order to protect American intellectual property and Americans' private...

24 July 2020 8:53 AM IST

The ministry says a delegation led by its Directorate of Defense Research and Development will travel to India in the coming weeks to experiment with different tests that use voice recordings, breathalyzers, isothermal technology and analysis of polyamino acids.(AFP)World
Israel will send research team to India to test out diagnostic...

The delegation will also bring cutting-edge equipment' donated by the government and the private sector, including...

23 July 2020 7:25 PM IST

A funeral home worker in A protective suit disinfects a coffin carrying a woman who died from COVID-19, as they prepare for a funeral in Katlehong, near Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP)World
South Africa 59% excess deaths imply hidden COVID-19 toll

Africa's most industrialised nation is in the middle of a runaway epidemic of the coronavirus, with cases increasing by...

23 July 2020 7:16 PM IST

A Taiwanese Air Force F-16 in foreground flies on the flank of a Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) H-6 bomber as it passes near Taiwan. (Republic of China (ROC) Ministry of National Defense via AP)World
Taiwan says China sending military planes near island almost daily

China claims the self-ruling island democracy as its own territory and threatens to use People's Liberation Army to...

23 July 2020 4:34 PM IST

A health care worker prepares to conduct a COVID-19 test on the occupants of a vehicle at the testing site setup in the Hard Rock Stadium parking lot in Miami Gardens, Florida. (AFP)World
US labs buckle under pressure as testing surge

Over 700,000 people are tested per day in US, while California and Florida states still top the charts with highest...

23 July 2020 4:32 PM IST

Kuwaits ruling emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah (center). (AP)World
Kuwait's emir travels to US for medical treatment

The emir, who has ruled the oil-rich Gulf state since 2006, had been in hospital since the weekend

23 July 2020 3:44 PM IST

The workers, who launched the Black Week protest on Wednesday, alleged that government had reneged on the pledge to make the ECT operational as a Sri Lankan venture.(AFP)World
Sri Lankan port workers protest against proposed deal with India

Previous Sirisena govt had signed a 'memorandum of cooperation' with India and Japan to develop a deep-sea container...

23 July 2020 3:40 PM IST

A Long March-5 rocket, carrying an orbiter, lander and rover as part of the Tianwen-1 mission to Mars, lifts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern Chinas Hainan Province. (AFP)World
China launches Mars probe in space race with US

Beijing's space programme has made huge strides in recent years as it tries to catch up with the United States and...

23 July 2020 12:49 PM IST

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