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Pedestrians walk through the gates of Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge. (AP)

US's foreign students weigh studying in person vs. losing visas

Students from countries like India, China and Brazil are struggling to find ways to stay in US against the new...

11 July 2020 2:47 PM IST

A delivery man wearing a mask to curb the spread of the coronavirus transports his goods. (AP)

China rejects food imports after virus detected in shipments

Worries have risen since a June outbreak in Beijing that was linked to the city's largest wholesale market

11 July 2020 1:36 PM IST

Aerial view of the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbuls main tourist attractions in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul. (AP)

Turkey's court ruling turns Hagia Sophia into a mosque

The decision to turn the former cathedral to a place of muslim worship has sparked deep dismay among country's Orthodox...

11 July 2020 1:14 PM IST

Representational Image. (AP)

Myanmar farms tigers, pangolins to cater to China's wild meat demand

Myanmar is already a hub for the illegal trafficking of wildlife, a trade driven by demand from neighbouring China

11 July 2020 12:35 PM IST

Representational Image. (AFP)

1,500 Indians stranded in South Africa to be repatriated today

The Indian government has arranged three Vande Bharat mission flights from South Africa, repatriating thousands

11 July 2020 12:11 PM IST

This Oct. 29, 1953, file photo shows Gen. Paik Sun-yup on the reviewing stand in South Korea. (AP)

Paik Sun-yup, major South Korean war hero, dies at 99

The South Korean army announced his death on Saturday, but did not immediately release the cause of death

11 July 2020 11:36 AM IST

Roger Stone arrives at federal court in Washington. (AP)

Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone's prison sentence

This is the latest example of Trump using his clemency power to pardon powerful men he believes have been mistreated by...

11 July 2020 10:56 AM IST

Singapores Prime Minister and secretary-general of the ruling Peoples Action Party Lee Hsien Loong (C) and his wife Ho Ching (R) leave the partys office after delivering the speech live on facebook to citizens during the counting of votes of the general election in Singapore, in the early hours of July 11, 2020. (AFP)

PM Lee returns to power in Singapore with a clear mandate

The ruling party, in power since independence in 1965, secured 61.24 per cent of the total votes cast in the election

11 July 2020 10:02 AM IST

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. (AFP)

COVID-19 has hit dozens of Latin leaders, including presidents

A review of official statements from public officials across Latin America found at least 42 confirmed cases of new...

11 July 2020 9:19 AM IST

A man looks into a tent as a health worker in protective gear collects a sample for COVID-19 testing in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP)

Most adults infected with COVID-19 in South Africa are asymptomatic...

Majority of COVID-19 infections are going unnoticed, but enrolment process for vaccine trials has shown that far more...

11 July 2020 8:51 AM IST

Covid-19 patients are being treated at the Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday July 10, 2020. (AP)

Oxygen already runs low as COVID-19 surges in South Africa

South Africa, Africa's most developed country, is a new global hot spot with 238,339 cases overall

10 July 2020 4:06 PM IST

A mask-clad Israeli soldier stands on guard at a checkpoint at the main entrance of al-Fawwar camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. (AFP)

France asks Israel to drop West Bank annexation plans

Macron emphasised that annexation would contravene international law and jeopardise possibility of peace between...

10 July 2020 3:58 PM IST