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Authorities say firefighters in the Florida Panhandle battled wildfires through the night that have forced hundreds of people to evacuate from their homes. (AP)

Hundreds evacuated as wildfires rage in Florida

With only 35% of the fire contained, officials say it could be days before the fire could be brought under control

8 May 2020 1:39 PM IST

A grandchild gives a kiss to his grand-father, suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus, as he is evacuated to a hospital by the Protection Civile Paris Seine first aid workers, from his home in Paris. (AFP)

France prepares to lift lockdown, red zone Paris under watch

Prime minister Edouard Philippe opine that enough progress had been made in curbing the virus and supporting hospitals

8 May 2020 12:57 PM IST

A nurse takes the pulse of a patient in the influenza ward of the Walter Reed hospital in Washington. (AP)

World in 2020 resembles 1918 despite science advance

As in 1918's Spanish flu, people are again hearing hollow assurances at odds with the reality on ground

8 May 2020 11:45 AM IST

Stranded Australian citizens wait in a queue to board a flight back to their country. (AP)

Australia readies to ease COVID-19 restrictions

Australia has fewer than 800 people still sick with COVID-19, and new cases have dropped below 20 each day

8 May 2020 11:13 AM IST

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. (AP)

Accuser says Joe Biden should quit White House race

Reade was one of eight women who last year came forward to say Biden had touched them in ways that made them...

8 May 2020 10:27 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Korean Central News Agency)

North Korea praises China for getting the pandemic under control

China is North Korea's most significant ally and economic lifeline, accounting for about 90% of the country's external...

8 May 2020 9:28 AM IST

US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Trump to be screened for coronavirus daily after aide tests positive

Trump says he and vice president Mike Pence had very little contact with the patient

8 May 2020 9:02 AM IST

A woman stands next to an antenna at an NYU base camp at the Helheim glacier in Greenland. (AP)

Covid takes toll on weather and climate watch: UN

Data usually compiled by Global Observing System provides vital observations used for weather analyses, forecasts,...

7 May 2020 4:27 PM IST

Representational Image. (AFP)

How bats carry coronavirus without getting sick

Stresses on bats, such as wet markets, other diseases, and habitat loss, may have a role in coronavirus spilling over to...

7 May 2020 4:12 PM IST

Health workers prepare to collect samples for COVID-19 swab tests at a roadside camp in Kolkata. (PTI)

No less than 80,000 new cases were reported everyday in April

While some countries reported an increase in COVID-19 cases over time, many saw caseloads rise because they ramped up...

7 May 2020 4:00 PM IST

Foreign workers wearing protective masks keep distance from each other as they queue in Dubai. (AFP)

Indian expats in UAE frustrated over government's repatriation plans

UAE is home to a 3.3-million-strong Indian community, who make up around 30 percent of the Gulf state's population

7 May 2020 3:42 PM IST

Medical workers take in patients outside a special coronavirus area at Maimonides Medical Center in the Borough Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (AFP)

Experts fear second wave of virus as Europe, US relax lockdown curbs

Cases have continued to rise steadily in places such as US's Iowa and Missouri since the governors began reopening

7 May 2020 2:04 PM IST