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China is now the biggest economy to pledge support to help buy and distribute the shots fairly as part of the COVAX initiative. (AFP)

China joins COVAX initiative for fair COVID-19 vaccine distribution

China is also holding separate talks with the WHO to have its locally produced COVID-19 vaccines assessed for...

9 Oct 2020 1:24 PM IST

Governor Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Michigan. (AP)

13 charged in plot to kidnap US Democratic governor and start civil...

Whitmer pointed to Trump's refusal at the recent debate with Biden to condemn 'hate groups' like the two Michigan...

9 Oct 2020 12:40 PM IST

Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen. (Image: Twitter/@iingwen)

China tells Indian media not to call Taiwan a country, Taiwan says...

China, which claims Taiwan and regards it as a wayward province, made its displeasure evident in an e-mail to...

9 Oct 2020 10:29 AM IST

Other studies outside Chile have also indicated that the coronavirus can evolve as it adapts to its human hosts. (AFP)

Chile scientists study potential coronavirus mutation in remote...

The far-flung region near the tip of South American continent has seen an unusually contagious second wave of infections...

9 Oct 2020 9:49 AM IST

$US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Cecil Airport, in Jacksonville, Florida. - President Donald Trump should be able to resume \public engagements\ from October 10, 2020, the White House physician announced on October 8, saying the US leader has responded \extremely well\ to Covid-19 treatment. (AFP)$ World

Trump hopes to campaign Saturday as Pelosi questions his fitness for...

With just 26 days until the election, Pelosi took the extraordinary step of proposing a commission to probe Trump's...

9 Oct 2020 9:27 AM IST

former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin posted bail on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, and was released from prison, according to court documents. Chauvin posted a $1 million bond, and the Department of Corrections confirmed he was no longer in custody at the states facility in Oak Park Heights, where he had been detained pending trial. (AP)

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, charged in George Floyd's death, freed on...

Minnesota's governor to activated the National Guard to help keep the peace in the event of protests

8 Oct 2020 3:22 PM IST

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. (Image: Facebook)

Poll says Jacinda Ardern poised for big win in New Zealand election

All recent polls have pointed to a victory for Ardern's Labour Party, governing in a coalition with the Greens and New...

8 Oct 2020 3:03 PM IST

A protester tries to hurl a brick towards police trying block protesters from advancing towards the Presidential Palace during a rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. Thousands of enraged students and workers staged rallies across Indonesia on Thursday in opposition to a new law they say will cripple labor rights and harm the environment. (AP)

Protests in Indonesia against new jobs law enter third day

Met with cautious optimism by financial analysts, the bill has sparked outcry, with labour unions, students and...

8 Oct 2020 2:42 PM IST

External affairs minister S. Jaishankar (L) met his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi (C) for a bilateral meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday .(Image: Twitter/@DrSJaishankar)

India, Japan finalise pact for cooperation in 5G tech, AI

External affairs minister S. Jaishankar met his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi for a bilateral meeting in Tokyo...

8 Oct 2020 1:06 PM IST

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf speaks during an event at DHS headquarters in Washington. The Department of Homeland Security has rolled out a series of of immigration measures in recent days. The agency is helping to revive an issue that was at the heart of Trumps successful 2016 campaign, but largely on the back burner in the current one. (AP)

Trump administration turns to immigration as election nears

Trump's get-tough approach and promise to build a border wall were cornerstones of his 2016 campaign

8 Oct 2020 12:34 PM IST

Fly creates buzz at US vice presidential debate - and online

Fly creates buzz at US vice presidential debate - and online

Pence received an unwelcome visitor when a large fly perched on his white hair for two minutes, triggering an avalanche...

8 Oct 2020 11:01 AM IST

Prime Minister Sanna Marin (L) let 16-year-old Aava Murto take her place for a day. (Image: Twitter/@FinGovernment)

Girls Takeover: Finland PM hands her post to teenager for one day

Although Finland scores highly in gender equality comparisons, women are still heavily under-represented in technology...

8 Oct 2020 10:13 AM IST