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Red, white and blue lights illuminate 10 Downing Street, the official residence of Britains prime minister, in central London on January 31, 2020, after Britain left the European Union at 2300GMT. Brexit supporters gathered outside parliament to cheer Britains departure from the European Union following three years of epic political drama.(AFP)

Finally, Britain makes historic exit from EU

Celebrations and tears as a divided and uncertain nation sets out to cut its own path in the world

1 Feb 2020 7:31 AM IST

An official in a protective suit checks on an elderly man wearing a facemask who collapsed and died on a street near a hospital in Wuhan. AFP photo

Man found dead on empty street in China's Wuhan

The man, who appeared to be in his 60's was found on a pavement

31 Jan 2020 2:25 PM IST

Boiling plasma that covers the Sun is seen in the highest-ever resolution images of the star, taken by the new Daniel K. Inouye Solar telescope. AFP Photo

Telescope in Hawaii captures Sun in great detail

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on the island of Maui has a 13-foot (four meters) mirror, the world's largest for a...

31 Jan 2020 2:07 PM IST

Britain bids farewell to EU, hails new start

Britain becomes the first country to leave the 28-member bloc

31 Jan 2020 1:46 PM IST

The Costa Crociere liner carrying some 7,000 people was in a lockdown at the Italian port of Civitavecchia. AFP Photo

Italy to let passengers off cruise ship after coronavirus scare

Italy's institute for infectious diseases examined samples taken from a Chinese woman ill with fever

31 Jan 2020 12:54 PM IST

A doctor is seen wearing a facemask while looking at a lung CT image from a patient at a hospital in Wuhan. AFP Photo

US issues 'Do Not Travel' advisory to China over Coronavirus

The State Department's advisory also suggested Americans in China to departing using commercial means

31 Jan 2020 12:25 PM IST

A US plane takes off to evacuate Americans from Wuhan. AP photo

Coronavirus death toll hits 213, WHO declares global health emergency

The UN health agency based in Geneva had initially downplayed the threat posed by the disease, but revised its risk...

31 Jan 2020 10:51 AM IST

Death toll in Chinas coronavirus rises to 56, confirmed cases near 2,000.

First human to human' transmissions overseas

Until Tuesday, all reported cases in more than a dozen countries had involved people who had been in or around Wuhan.

29 Jan 2020 1:38 AM IST

A ship sails along the Yangtze in Wuhan, Chinas central Hubei province on January 28, 2020, amid a deadly virus outbreak which began in the city. (AFP)

Why the world is frightened: Half of Wuhan's population of 11 million...

It's an industrial hub on the Yangtze with a reputation for having a tough-guy spirit

28 Jan 2020 2:30 PM IST

Aerial view of Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province, which is the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. (AFP)

Death spreads to Beijing, coronavirus toll rises to 106

24 more fatalities reported in Hubei province, ground zero of the outbreak

28 Jan 2020 1:45 PM IST

Sri Lankan airport officials with facemasks at Bandaranaike International airport in Katunayake on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Coronavirus: China locks down 36 million

26 die, 850 affected worldwide; 10 Indians put under observation.

25 Jan 2020 4:08 AM IST

World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva.

India slowdown temprorary, eco will recover: IMF

On risks ahead for the global economy, the IMF chief listed factors like weakness in long-term productivity growth and...

25 Jan 2020 4:02 AM IST