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In this image taken from KABC pool video, Harvey Weinstein, the 69-year-old convicted rapist and disgraced movie mogul, wears a face mask during an arraignment hearing, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Los Angeles. Weinstein pleaded not guilty Wednesday to four counts of rape and seven other sexual assault counts in California. ( AP)

Weinstein pleads not guilty to sexual assaults in California

The pandemic and procedural delays meant that Weinstein's extradition took well over a year

22 July 2021 12:37 PM IST

An employee in full protective gear checks the temperature of passengers arriving to check in for their flight bound for Beijing at the Barajas airport in Madrid on June 20, 2020. (AFP)

US eases travel recommendations on India as COVID-19 cases fall

The US also eased travel recommendations on Pakistan from Level 4 to Level 3

20 July 2021 11:30 AM IST

A medical worker takes a nasal sample from a man during a COVID-19 testing at a makeshift testing site at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP/Ahn Young-joon)

Dispiriting setback: COVID deaths, cases rise again globally

Cases rose 10 per cent last week to nearly 3 million, with the highest numbers recorded in Brazil, India, Indonesia and...

15 July 2021 10:12 AM IST

A firefighter sprays water while trying to stop the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, from spreading to neighboring homes in Doyle, Calif., Saturday, July 10, 2021. Pushed by heavy winds amid a heat wave, the fire came out of the hills and destroyed multiple residences in central Doyle. (AP Photo)

California and other parts of the West broil and burn

Late Saturday, flames jumped U.S. 395, which was closed near the small town of Doyle in California's Lassen County

12 July 2021 5:49 PM IST

A volunteer vaccinator prepares to administer a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at a vaccine centre in the Swaminarayan School in Neasden, north London. (Photo: AP)

Pfizer pushes for third shot as variant drives global outbreaks

Delta is the most infectious strain of the virus since the start of the global pandemic in early 2020

9 July 2021 8:56 AM IST

A Tokyo Metropolitan Government employee takes the Modernas COVID-19 vaccine shot at a newly opened vaccination center in the government building, July 1, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP /Eugene Hoshiko)

UN chief calls for global vaccination plan as COVID-19 death toll tops...

The world needs a global vaccine plan to at least double the production of vaccines and ensure equitable distribution

8 July 2021 12:00 PM IST

Presidential guards patrol the entrance to the residence of late Haitian President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 7, 2021.

Haiti in upheaval: President Moise assassinated at home

Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph said the police and military were in control of security in Haiti, the poorest...

8 July 2021 11:40 AM IST

A child runs through a fountain at a splash park trying to beat the heat in Calgary, Alberta, on June 30, 2021. (AP)

Hundreds in Canada, US believed dead in heat wave despite efforts to...

Weather experts say the number of heat waves are only likely to rise in the Pacific Northwest, a region normally known...

2 July 2021 9:43 AM IST

Kids cool off at a community water park on a scorching hot day in Richmond, British Columbia. (Photo: AFP)

Deadly heat wave slams Canada, US

The heat wave has stretched emergency services, with at least 134 people dying suddenly since Friday

1 July 2021 11:32 AM IST

The deal to buy 20 million doses of Bharat Biotechs Covaxin shot has become a headache for Bolsonaro after whistleblowers went public with alleged irregularities. (AFP)

Brazil to suspend Indian COVID-19 vaccine deal as graft allegations...

Brazilian federal prosecutors have opened an investigation into the deal, citing comparatively high prices and pending...

30 Jun 2021 10:41 AM IST

People gather during the Queer Liberation March in the West Village on Sunday, June 27, 2021, in New York. (Photo: AP)

With virtual and in-person events, NYC commemorates Pride

The main New York City Pride parade was presented as a television broadcast special

28 Jun 2021 8:47 AM IST

People gather at the Hennepin County Government Center awaiting word of the prison sentence for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, Friday, June 25, 2021 in Minneapolis. (AP/Jim Mone)

US ex-cop sentenced to over 22 years for George Floyd murder

The sentencing was long awaited in Minnesota, with hundreds of people gathering near the courthouse into the evening

26 Jun 2021 11:48 AM IST