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China observes Yoga Day with low-key events due to virus, standoff...

China, where Yoga has been very popular, usually celebrates the occasion with numerous events ever since its inception...

21 Jun 2020 1:38 PM IST

US president Donald Trump speaks during his campaign rally at BOK Center in Tulsa. (AP)

Trump calls COVID-19 'Kung flu', reiterates blame on China

Trump has repeatedly blamed China for the coronavirus pandemic which originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan

21 Jun 2020 1:18 PM IST

This handout photo taken and released on June 21, 2020 by Indonesias Research and Technology Development for Geological Hazard Mitigation (BPPTKG) shows the Merapi Mount volcano spewing thick smoke into the air as seen from Yogyakarta. (AFP)

Indonesia's Mt Merapi erupts twice on Sunday

Indonesia's geological agency said the eruptions spewed clouds of grey ash 6,000 metres into the sky

21 Jun 2020 12:56 PM IST

A volunteer (R) holds up a ballot paper during counting in Hong Kong on June 20, 2020, following a vote organised by selection of pro-democracy unions to ask members if they will participate in a city wide strike and if they supported Chinas plans to impose a new national security law in Hong Kong. (AFP)

Hong Kong unions, students fail to get support for strikes against...

Anti-government demonstrations have lost momentum due to higher risk of arrest and failing to get approval for crowd...

21 Jun 2020 12:03 PM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the BOK Center on June 20, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (AFP)

Trump admits he urged team to slow down COVID-19 testing

Meanwhile, six members of an advance team working in Tulsa ahead of Trump's rally tested positive for COVID-19

21 Jun 2020 9:33 AM IST

Supporters of Vishwa Hindu Parishad or World Hindu Council trample on a poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping during a protest in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, June 20, 2020. (AP)

US talking to both India and China, will try and help them out: Trump

Over the past few days, the entire Trump Administration has rallied behind India and blamed China for provoking a fight

21 Jun 2020 8:56 AM IST

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (AP)

US condemns China for 'escalating' border tension with India

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls the ruling Communist Party of China a rogue actor' for militarizing the...

20 Jun 2020 7:37 PM IST

Customers sit at a bar in Sydney. (AFP)

Australia reimposes restrictions in its second-most populous state

Victoria state recorded double-digit increases in COVID-19 cases for a fourth consecutive day

20 Jun 2020 4:03 PM IST

Butchers selling meat stand at their stall as they wait for customers at a market in Beijing on June 20, 2020. (AFP)

China's latest virus outbreak likely came from Europe: UN

To date, Chinese officials have identified 158 cases in Beijing in the past week

20 Jun 2020 2:43 PM IST

Visitors wearing face masks to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus sit on benches while maintaining social distancing at a park in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 20, 2020. (AP)

South Korea has biggest daily coronavirus rise in 3 weeks

South Korea is seeking to contain a spike in fresh virus transmissions since early May when it eased social distancing...

20 Jun 2020 2:34 PM IST

A health official wearing protective gear takes a blood sample of a woman at a screening and testing facility point for the COVID-19 coronavirus, alongside a street in Islamabad. (AFP)

COVID-19 patients turned away from hospitals in Pakistan

Pakistan also reported highest daily virus cases today as infections continue to spiral

20 Jun 2020 2:16 PM IST

Employee wearing masks as he disinfect to avoid contamination with the COVID-19 virus at the Mohammed V airport in Casablanca, Morocco. (AP)

Morocco reports highest number of daily coronavirus cases

Local media reported the source of the outbreak was a strawberry packing plant in the town of Kenitra

20 Jun 2020 12:45 PM IST