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Hassan Rouhani (AFP photo)

Iran seeks IMF nod for $5bn loan after toll nears 4000

Iran is battling one of the deadliest coronavirus outbreaks which it says has killed close to 4,000 people and infected...

8 April 2020 6:08 PM IST

US President Donald Trump. (Photo- AP)

Trump praises India for lifting ban on sale of Hydroxycloroquine

Statement comes a day after he threatened to retaliate against India for banning its export.

8 April 2020 1:08 PM IST

Niti Aayog has envisaged a New India by 2022 which will be free from poverty, dirt, corruption, terrorism, casteism and communalism. (Photo: AP/Representational Image)

ILO predicts coronavirus pandemic would wipe out 195 million full-time...

The ILO describes coronavirus pandemic as "the worst global crisis since World War II".

8 April 2020 11:18 AM IST

Since the start of his pontificate in 2013, Francis has preached that the Church should grow by attraction and not by proselytising, or conversion campaigns. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis earmarks USD 750,000 for new Covid-19 fund

Francis on Monday urged church entities around the world to contribute to the fund.

6 April 2020 9:11 PM IST

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz gives a press conference in Vienna on Monday. (AFP)

Austria set to loosen Covid-19 lockdown from April 14

However, the government warned this depended on citizens abiding by social distancing rules.

6 April 2020 4:32 PM IST

A general view a temporary field hospital set at Ifema convention and exhibition of in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, April 2, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo)

Coronavirus pandemic: Italy, Spain record decline in daily death toll

Spain's death toll has crossed 10, 000, joining Italy as one of the worst-affected nations.

6 April 2020 2:42 PM IST

A volunteer from the Payam-e-Wilayat Foundation Pakistan welfare organization disinfects a mosque from the coronavirus, in Peshawar, Pakistan. AP Photo

Coronavirus cases in Pakistan rise to 3,277

The number of cases increasing at a rapid pace in Punjab could become a cause of concern for the government as it is the...

6 April 2020 12:41 PM IST

Hundreds of members of the Orthodox Jewish community attend the funeral for a rabbi who died from the coronavirus in New York. AFP Photo

US staring at -"hardest week-" of Covid19 crisis, officials warn

The statement came even as the state of New York saw fall in fatalities for the first time

6 April 2020 12:10 PM IST

File photo of Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson hospitalised for Covid19

News of his hospitalisation came an hour after Queen Elizabeth delivered a speech to British public saying they will...

6 April 2020 11:35 AM IST

Accusing US of violations, Taliban says peace deal near breaking point

The Taliban's statement issued Sunday warned of more violence if the U.S. and the Afghan government continue alleged...

6 April 2020 11:18 AM IST

Pope Francis gathers his thoughts while holding a palm branch as he celebrates Palm Sunday mass behind closed doors at St. Peters Basilica on Sunday. (AFP)

Pope Francis holds Palm Sunday mass behind closed doors

Normally, thousands of Romans, tourists and pilgrims would have flocked to an outdoor mass.

5 April 2020 7:38 PM IST

A general view a temporary field hospital set at Ifema convention and exhibition of in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, April 2, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo)

Spain: Third straight day of drop in Covid-19 death toll

The health ministry said total deaths were now 12,418, the highest in the world after Italy.

5 April 2020 6:50 PM IST