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People shop at at the Central de Abasto wholesale food market in Mexico City. (AP)

Food markets become virus hotspots in Latin America

Every single merchant in a vast market in Peru has tested positive for the virus

27 Jun 2020 12:17 PM IST

A Sri Lankan Telugu man Masannage Raja bathes his monkey Raju in Kalawewa, Sri Lanka. (AP)

Sri Lanka Telugu community fears decline of traditional ways

The pause in livelihoods due to COVID-19 has only accelerated the decline of their traditional arts, say community...

27 Jun 2020 10:55 AM IST

Residents wearing masks to curb the spread of the coronavirus past by lanterns and neon lights promoting a restaurant in Beijing. (AP)

China, South Korea report new cases in double digits

A recent report said testing found only a few cases without a link to Beijing market and the steps taken mean the risk...

27 Jun 2020 10:35 AM IST

A man reads a newspaper next to the Pacific Ocean on the coast of Lima, Peru. (AP)

Even before virus, communities in US feel loss of newspapers

Digital outlets also have limitations, since many people in poor and rural areas are unable to count on reliable...

27 Jun 2020 9:58 AM IST

Metropolitan Police Department bicycle division officers stand guard after police closed the area around Lafayette Park near the White House after protesters tried to topple a statue of Andrew Jackson in the park in Washington. (AP)

Trump signs 'strong' executive order to protect monuments

Federal law authorises a penalty of up to 10 years in prison on any person or group that vandalises a monument

27 Jun 2020 8:59 AM IST

Representational Image. (AFP)

France confirms it will read black boxes of Ukrainian jet shot by Iran

The Ukraine International Airlines flight was shot down on January by an Iranian ground-to-air missile, killing 176...

27 Jun 2020 8:45 AM IST

Activists of Gujarats Karni Sena organisation shout slogans while holding a poster with the image of Chinese President Xi Jinping during an anti-China demonstration in Ahmedabad on June 24, 2020. (AFP)

Pakistan says they are worried about being dragged into India-China...

The three nuclear-armed neighbours all have historic disputes over high-altitude border demarcation in the Himalayas

26 Jun 2020 3:44 PM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks following a tour of Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin.(AFP)

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to axe Obamacare

The legal push is sure to be an important political battleground in the presidential election in a November vote

26 Jun 2020 3:31 PM IST

Healthcare workers from University of South Florida (USF) Health administer coronavirus testing at the Lee Davis Community Resource Center on June 25, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. (AFP)

Virus taking stronger hold in the US

The US, which counts the most infections in the world, is seeing daily jumps in COVID-19 cases nearing the peak reached...

26 Jun 2020 2:07 PM IST

Representatiional Image. (PTI)

Chartered ship with 673 Indian fishermen leaves Iran for Tamil Nadu

Due to the cancellation of International flights, it was difficult to immediately bring back all the Tamil Nadu...

26 Jun 2020 1:32 PM IST

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. (AP)

Mexican president slammed after comments on women staying at home

President Obrador suggested the tradition of women staying at home to take care of older family members was key to...

26 Jun 2020 12:27 PM IST

Images and videos shared on social media suggested a large explosion. (viaTwitter)

Gas tank blast rocks Iran's capital, no casualties: ministry

A number of social media users reported seeing an orange light in the east of Tehran as the tank blew up around midnight

26 Jun 2020 12:19 PM IST