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More than 4.4 million laid-off Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, the government reported. AFP PhotoWorld
Due to virus pandemic, unemployment rates in the US highest since...

In response to the deepening economic crisis, the House passed a nearly USD 500 billion spending package to help buckled...

24 April 2020 3:57 PM IST

Doctors provide care to a patient in a hotel converted into a makeshift hospital for patients infected with coronavirus, in Chelles, near Paris. AFP PhotoWorld
Global covid19 death toll surges past 1,90,000

The country with the most deaths is the United States with 49,963, followed by Italy with 25,549, Spain with 22,157

24 April 2020 3:34 PM IST

A volunteer disinfects an alley at the Santa Marta favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. AFP PhotoWorld
Brazil's ICU's reach full capacity as virus cases continue to mount

In Brazil there have been more than 3,300 deaths from COVID-19, with hardest-hit Sao Paulo state home to one-third of...

24 April 2020 9:33 AM IST

Two cats in New York are first pets in US to test positive for COVID19. (Photo- FreePix)World
Two pet cats test positive for Covid19 in New York

Two cats, who live in separate areas of New York state, have become the first pets in the country to test positive for...

23 April 2020 4:16 PM IST

A woman, wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, receives instructions from a social distancing ambassador at the Geylang Serai wet market in Singapore. PTI photoWorld
Indians among 1,000 foreign workers in Singapore to test positive for...

This is the fourth day in a row that Singapore has reported a daily increase of more than 1,000 cases

23 April 2020 4:09 PM IST

Pakistan on Thursday said it has reported 742 new cases of COVID-19 . (PTI Photo)World
Covid19 cases rises to 10,513 in Pakistan; 224 deaths

Ministry of National Health Services said 15 more patients died across the country during the period, taking the toll to...

23 April 2020 3:38 PM IST

A sign on the window at a 7-Eleven store reads, \Now Hiring,\ as an employee inside the store wears a mask and gloves while mopping the floor amid the coronavirus health crisis in Dallas, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. (AP Photo)World
White House shifts from raising alarms to reopening country amid...

Officials believe they've entered a new chapter of the pandemic response, moving from crisis mode to sustained...

23 April 2020 3:15 PM IST

Police on the Greek island of Lesbos detain a youth during clashes near the Moria refugee camp. (AFP Photo)World
Migrants in Greece shot after violating coronavirus quarantine rules

The two men, an Iranian and an Afghan, reported to the camp's infirmary with buckshot wounds

23 April 2020 2:52 PM IST

Indians among worst affected minority groups in England. (AFP Photo)World
Indians among minority groups in UK worst hit by Covid19

Figures released by National Health Service show that of 13,918 patients those identifying with Indian ethnicity made up...

23 April 2020 2:39 PM IST

A group of 11 Iranian naval vessels made \dangerous and harassing\ maneuvers near U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf near Kuwait on Wednesday (AP)World
Iran satellite launch escalates tension with US

The administration has repeatedly said humanitarian aid to Iran is not affected by the sanctions

23 April 2020 2:30 PM IST

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo)World
Succession worries for North Korea amid Kim's health rumours

Questions about Kim's health flared after he skipped an April 15 commemoration of the 108th birthday of his grandfather

23 April 2020 1:28 PM IST

UN chief Antonio Guterres (AP file photo)World
Covid-19 pandemic turning into a human rights crisis : UN chief

Guterres said governments must be transparent, responsive and accountable

23 April 2020 1:21 PM IST

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