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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. (AFP)

WHO hopes to work with US on Ebola despite recent conflict

12 people had been infected with Ebola in the outbreak of the deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo on...

11 Jun 2020 2:59 PM IST

Health workers wearing protective gear are seen at the Central de Abastos market in Mexico City. (AFP)

Latin America hits 70,000 virus deaths as Mexico reports record daily...

The World Health Organization has declared that Latin America is the new hotspot for the coronavirus pandemic

11 Jun 2020 9:31 AM IST

An aerial picture taken on August 28, 2019 shows deforestation in Nascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Biological Reserve in Altamira, Para State, Brazil, in the Amazon basin. (AFP)

Brazil deforested 10,000 square km of Amazon rainforest in 2019 alone

Environmental advocates and scientific researchers blame the policies of right-wing president Bolsonaro for emboldening...

11 Jun 2020 8:55 AM IST

LaTonya Floyd speaks during the funeral service for her brother George Floyd at The Fountain of Praise church. (AP)

George Floyd laid to rest in Houston

Floyd was remembered at his funeral on Tuesday as an ordinary brother' who was transformed by fate into the cornerstone...

10 Jun 2020 11:07 AM IST

A health worker treats a COVID-19 patient in a field hospital built inside a gym in Santo Andre, on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. (AP)

Brazil restores daily COVID-19 update after Supreme Court ruling

Allegations that the government was trying to mask the severity of the situation mounted pressure for reinstatement of...

10 Jun 2020 9:01 AM IST

Sister of George Floyd, Zsa Zsa Floyd, both arms raised, attend the funeral service for Floyd at The Fountain of Praise church in Houston. AP photo

Two weeks after his death, George Floyd's life celebrated at Houston...

About 500 people were invited to the funeral, which followed memorial services last week in Minneapolis and Raeford,...

10 Jun 2020 1:14 AM IST

Defacement of Mahatma Gandhis statue a disgrace, says Donald Trump. (AP Photo)

Defacement of Mahatma Gandhi's statue a 'disgrace', says Trump

The statue near the Indian Embassy was vandalised prompting Indian embassy to register a complaint with local law...

9 Jun 2020 3:49 PM IST

The casket of George Floyd is removed after a public visitation for Floyd at the Fountain of Praise church, Monday, June 8, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo)

Thousands mourn George Floyd in Houston amid calls for reform

Fire officials said several people, apparently overcome by heat exhaustion while waiting in line, were taken to...

9 Jun 2020 12:19 PM IST

A man drives into the crowd at 11th and Pike, injuring at least one person, before exiting the car and brandishing an apparent firearm. (AP)

Man drives car into protesting crowd in Seattle, shoots bystander

The suspect was seen in the video exiting his car as protesters began to surround it

8 Jun 2020 3:34 PM IST

Representational Image. (AFP)

New York Times opinion editor resigns over column controversy

The editorial page editor was held responsible for publishing a column advocating using the military to quiet US's...

8 Jun 2020 10:36 AM IST

Protesters march on June 07, 2020 in Freeport, New York. (AFP)

Thousands march in New York City again as curfew ends

Some of the marches Sunday took on a celebratory feel and tensions between demonstrators and police were noticeably...

8 Jun 2020 9:16 AM IST

A nurse works at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward where patients infected with the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, are being treated at the Doctor Ernesto Che Guevara Public Hospital in Marica city, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazi. (AFP)

Brazil government halts daily virus updates as data befuddles experts

Critics call the move an attempt to hide the true toll of the disease in Latin America's largest nation

7 Jun 2020 10:24 AM IST