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French Prime Minister, government resign ahead of cabinet reshuffle
President Emmanuel Macron says the move will set out a 'new course' as the country grapples with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic
03 Jul 2020 4:30 PM
Merkel urges EU unity on China
'Only together the 27 EU member countries have enough weight to achieve ambitious deals with China,' the German Chancellor said
03 Jul 2020 2:36 PM
Climate battles are having their day in court
As lawsuits for climate go up, lawyers are getting creative — using new legal arguments to challenge companies and governments before court
03 Jul 2020 9:33 AM
Putin could stay in power till 2036 as per the new constitution reforms
In a seven day long voting, Russians overwhelmingly approved the package for constitutional changes put forward by president Vladimir Putin
02 Jul 2020 8:37 AM
'No excuse' for countries that fail in contact tracing, says WHO chief Tedros
“Although many countries have made some progress, globally the pandemic is actually speeding up,” Tedros Adhanom said
30 Jun 2020 12:42 PM
Half a million lives lost to the pandemic
The world has reached a grim milestone on the virus front while some countries are still grappling with only the first wave
29 Jun 2020 8:34 AM
Hey, You! Rolling Stones warn Trump of legal action over song use
Earlier this month, Trump was stopped from using a song of rock musician Tom Petty as well, saying Trump's is 'a campaign of hate'
28 Jun 2020 6:00 PM
Pride events go online this year to mark 50th anniversary
While some took to streets, much of the movement's energy was channelled into Global Pride, a 24-hour online event broadcast live online
28 Jun 2020 12:25 PM
Global COVID-19 fundraising meeting raises $6.9 billion
Many leaders stress that an eventual vaccine should be available to anyone who needs it
28 Jun 2020 9:28 AM
France confirms it will read black boxes of Ukrainian jet shot by Iran
The Ukraine International Airlines flight was shot down on January by an Iranian ground-to-air missile, killing 176 people
27 Jun 2020 8:45 AM
Authoritarian regimes are using virus to silence its critics, ex-leaders warn
500 signatories, including more than 60 former leaders, wrote an open letter organised by Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
25 Jun 2020 3:16 PM
Americans not allowed into 30+ European countries
As Europe reopens its borders, American visitors will not be welcome owing to surging virus numbers in USA and Trump’s recent ban
25 Jun 2020 10:39 AM
Russia refuses to meddle in Sino-Indian border dispute
Russia maintains close ties with both India and China and its views are therefore seen as extremely important
24 Jun 2020 10:31 AM
Britain says stabbing 'atrocity' in town park was terrorism
An unnamed 25-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of murder and held in police custody
22 Jun 2020 9:05 AM
Spain reopens border with France
Spain has been one of the worst affected countries, suffering more than 28,000 deaths and nearly 300,000 cases
21 Jun 2020 4:19 PM
Italy’s sewage water study suggests COVID-19 was there before China
Traces of coronavirus were found in wastewater collected in Italy during December 2019
19 Jun 2020 4:30 PM
Slave's grave vandalized in UK city in apparent retaliation
Authorities presume the attack is in revenge for anti-racism protesters toppling the statue of a prominent slave trader in Bristol
19 Jun 2020 11:36 AM
Protesters call on Romania's president to reject gender studies ban
Romania’s parliament had approved the bill to ban gender studies bill on Tuesday
19 Jun 2020 10:43 AM
Race for virus vaccine could leave some countries behind
Rich countries are rushing to place advance orders for the inevitably limited supply to guarantee their citizens get immunized first
18 Jun 2020 12:01 PM
New Zealand confirms two new cases ending coronavirus free run
The two new cases were women aged in their 30s and 40s who visited a dying parent in Wellington, the director general of health said
16 Jun 2020 3:22 PM
Columns
The armies clashed on the banks of a river
The government has a huge task on its hands and clearly needs to use its straitened resources for fighting the deadly virus
Nandita Das, a well-known young filmmaker and actress, says even a superficial name change is a step in the right direction
In 2020, a military confrontation may not materialise, but the Chinese have evidently prepared for one over a long period
