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Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (AFP)

Japan passes $240 billion virus package including cash handouts

Prime minister Shinzo Abe was forced into a U-turn on cash handouts, reversing an initial plan to offer means-tested...

30 April 2020 4:37 PM IST

A healthcare worker applauds in return as she and her colleagues are cheered on outside the Gregorio Maranon Hospital in Madrid. (AFP)

Spain sees further dip in daily virus death toll

This is the fifth straight day that the number of daily deaths has hovered around 300, with the lowest figure since...

30 April 2020 4:20 PM IST

Protesters wearing masks and gloves amid concerns over the countrys coronavirus outbreak hold Israeli flags and shout slogans during a protest by supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of Israels Supreme Court in Jerusalem. (AP)

Israelis protest at court ahead of anti-Netanyahu petitions

If the Netanyahu-Gantz deal unravel, which would plunge the country into a fourth election in just over a year

30 April 2020 4:01 PM IST

A medical worker wearing protective gear helps a woman, suspected of having the coronavirus infection, to get out from an ambulance at a hospital in Kommunarka, outside Moscow. (AP)

Russia reports record spike in one day, now eighth in the world in...

Coronavirus cases in the country surged past 100,000 with 7,099 new cases on Thursday

30 April 2020 3:19 PM IST

Poilice stand in front of Al-Irschad Mosque during a raid today. (AFP)

Germany bans Hezbollah activities in the country, calls it a terrorist...

Dozens of police and special forces stormed mosques and associations linked to Hezbollah during the early hours of...

30 April 2020 1:02 PM IST

Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg. (AFP)

Greta Thunberg donates $100,000 prize money to support children...

The 17-year old activist opined that the coronavirus pandemic is also a child rights issue like the climate crisis

30 April 2020 12:42 PM IST

Security personnel check documents of travellers at an airport. (AFP)

Indian embassy in UAE opens online registration to help expats get...

Indian expatriate community is reportedly the largest ethnic community in UAE, constituting roughly about 30 per cent of...

30 April 2020 12:18 PM IST

Former US vice president and Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden. (AFP)

Biden under pressure to address sexual assault allegation

The Democratic nominee has been accused by his former staff assistant while he held the position of US senator from...

30 April 2020 11:35 AM IST

US to roll back social distancing guidelines from tomorrow

US to roll back social distancing guidelines from tomorrow

Trump hopes to hold mass campaign rallies in the coming months, even though experts say there is little hope of having a...

30 April 2020 10:29 AM IST

A communal worker who disinfects residential buildings crosses a street in Moscow. (AFP)

Russia fears the return of other demons while under lockdown

Alcoholism and reports of domestic abuse are on the rise since the country went into lockdown to check the spread of...

30 April 2020 9:10 AM IST

Hassan Rouhani (AFP photo)

Iran hits back at US: Washington should not plot against Tehran every...

Tehran and Washington have traded barbs over a spate of incidents in the past year.

29 April 2020 4:45 PM IST

Handout image released by 10 Downing Street shows Britains prime minister Boris Johnson as he delivers a television address after returning to 10 Downing Street after being discharged from St Thomas Hospital, in central London on April 12, 2020. Johnson was discharged from hospital on Sunday, a week after being admitted for treatment for coronavirus and spending three days in intensive care. (AFP)

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson becomes father of a baby boy

Only recently, Johnson returned to 10 Downing Street after battling coronavirus

29 April 2020 3:16 PM IST