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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporters questions during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Hong Kong media are reporting that China has approved a contentious law that would allow authorities to crack down on subversive and secessionist activity in Hong Kong, sparking fears that it would be used to curb opposition voices in the semi-autonomous territory. (AP Photo)

China approves national security law for Hong Kong

Authorities in Beijing, Hong Kong have repeatedly said legislation is aimed at a few troublemakers and will not affect...

30 Jun 2020 12:07 PM IST

Police officers stop motorcyclists from entering a restricted area that is sealed off to control the spread of the coronavirus, in Lahore, Pakistan. (AP)

Poor, war-torn countries are the worst affected in this pandemic

While COVID-19 overwhelms the wealthiest nations, one could imagine its effects on countries that were struggling even...

29 Jun 2020 4:01 PM IST

A Saudi cinema viewer has his temperature taken as he wears a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. (AP)

Qatar to further ease coronavirus curbs as infections pass peak

The nation of about 2.8 million people has the second highest tally of infections among the six Gulf Arab states after...

29 Jun 2020 2:57 PM IST

A woman (R) holds pro-democracy posters after a protest against Chinas planned national security law in Hong Kong on June 28, 2020. (AFP)

China to restrict visas for Americans over Hong Kong row

China is moving forward on a security law that would enforce punishment for subversion and other offences in Hong Kong

29 Jun 2020 2:44 PM IST

People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus cross a road in Seoul, Monday, June 29, 2020. (AP)

Don't plan vacations yet', South Korea tells citizens

As the country experiences its second wave of virus spread, authorities issue warnings ahead of the holiday season

29 Jun 2020 1:45 PM IST

Police collect evidence next to the bodies of alleged gunmen outside the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in Karachi on June 29, 2020.(AFP)

Gunmen attack Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi

Monday's attack comes more than a week after a grenade was thrown at people waiting outside a government welfare office...

29 Jun 2020 12:53 PM IST

COVID-19 vaccine candidate approved for military use in China

COVID-19 vaccine candidate approved for military use in China

Ad5-nCoV is one of the eight vaccine candidates being developed by Chinese companies and researchers approved to be...

29 Jun 2020 12:22 PM IST

A member of the Australian Defence Force (L) takes a swab for a COVID-19 coronavirus test on a member of the public in Melbourne on June 27, 2020. (AFP)

Australia sees second wave of virus after restrictions eased

The country reported its biggest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in the last two months and is now considering reimposing...

29 Jun 2020 11:24 AM IST

In this image from video, Zumret Dawut, a Uighur from Chinas far western Xinjiang region, holds documents she brought with her, at her new home in Woodbridge, Va., on Monday, June 15, 2020. Dawut says in China, she was forcibly sterilized for having a third child after being released from a Xinjiang detention camp. (AP)

China forces birth control on Uighurs to curb Muslim population

Parents of three or more are ripped away from their families and sent to detention camps unless they can pay huge fines,...

29 Jun 2020 10:19 AM IST

US president Donald Trump. (AFP)

Trump tweets video with 'white power' chant, then deletes it

White House later explained the president had not heard 'one statement' on the video, a racist slogan associated with...

29 Jun 2020 9:53 AM IST

Medics wearing PPE kits carry the body of a person who died of COVID-19 at a district hospital, in Noida. (PTI)

Half a million lives lost to the pandemic

The world has reached a grim milestone on the virus front while some countries are still grappling with only the first...

29 Jun 2020 8:34 AM IST

$Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs as they resume their \No Filter Tour\ North American Tour at the Soldier Field in Chicago. (AFP)$ World

Hey, You! Rolling Stones warn Trump of legal action over song use

Earlier this month, Trump was stopped from using a song of rock musician Tom Petty as well, saying Trump's is 'a...

28 Jun 2020 6:00 PM IST