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The Amazon headquarters sits virtually empty on March 10, 2020 in downtown Seattle, Washington. In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Amazon recommended all employees in its Seattle office to work from home, leaving much of downtown nearly void of people. The Amazon Spheres conservatory, located on the Amazon campus, serves as an employee lounge and workspace. (AFP)

Life turns upside down for Indian Americans in US

Work-from-home has become the norm, and travel plans to India have been cancelled

12 March 2020 8:56 AM IST

A man wears a protective suit as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus as he accompanies a passenger leaving Beijing Capital Airport (AFP PHOTO)

China reports 22 new virus deaths as imported cases rise

Ten of the new cases came from abroad most from Italy, the worst-hit country outside China

11 March 2020 3:50 PM IST

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by his wife Jill, speaks to members of the press at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. AP photo

Biden wins Michigan, deals blow to Sanders

Biden again showed strength with working-class voters and African Americans, who are vital to winning the Democratic...

11 March 2020 10:20 AM IST

Canada confirms first death in Covid19

The Quebec government also confirmed two new cases Monday, including one person who was exposed to the virus during a...

10 March 2020 11:56 AM IST

A lone passenger leaves Milans train station, Italy on March 9, 2020. Italy took a page from Chinas playbook to impose a travel ban across the country to stop the spread of the coronavirus. (AP)

Italy put under unprecedented lockdown

Travel, public gatherings banned everywhere in the country to stop coronavirus

10 March 2020 8:29 AM IST

An activist of the Aurat (Woman) March, with a slogan reading freed woman painted in her face attend a rally to mark the International Womens Day in Islamabad (AFP)

Pakistan's Aurat march: Stones, shoes hurled at women marchers

Following last year's event, organisers said they faced a backlash including murder and rape threats

9 March 2020 3:53 PM IST

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea (AP)

North Korea fires short-range projectiles

The launches is said to be a violation of an inter-Korean agreement aimed at lowering military animosities

9 March 2020 12:35 PM IST

According to the official All-China Womens Federation, women account for the majority of nurses and doctors on the frontline force (AFP)

Female medical staff in China given pills to delay periods

Reports of prioritising conserving suits over menstrual health invite flak from all over the world

9 March 2020 12:35 PM IST

Representational image (AP)

Coronavirus death toll in Italy hits 366

After mass testing uncovered more than 7,300 infections, Italy's outbreak surged to nearly equal South Korea's

9 March 2020 11:15 AM IST

Residents walk past a retail and office district with a screen showing propaganda which reads Go China! Go Wuhan as businesses slowly restart in Beijing. AP photo

China shuts makeshift hospital in Wuhan after Covid19 weakens

Two makeshift hospitals were suspended on Sunday in Wuhan as the number of patients continued to drop

9 March 2020 10:46 AM IST

In this Tuesday, July 10, 2018 file photo, members of the royal family gather on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, with from left, Prince Charles, Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth II, Meghan the Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Prince William and Kate the Duchess of Cambridge, as they watch a flypast of Royal Air Force aircraft pass over Buckingham Palace in London. AP photo

Meghan-Harry on last royal duty before farewell

Aggrieved taxpayers insisted that Harry and Meghan repay the 2.4 million pounds of public money spent to renovate their...

9 March 2020 10:18 AM IST

Carrying multiple people who have tested positive for COVID-19, the Grand Princess maintains a holding pattern about 30 miles off the coast of San Francisco. AP photo

US virus toll hits 21, California awaits cruise arrival

The Grand Princess carrying more than 3,500 people from 54 countries is expected to dock Monday in Oakland

9 March 2020 10:05 AM IST