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Sunday 11/October/2020 15:08 PM

India's COVID-19 tally crosses 7 million mark

New Delhi: With a spike of 74,383 new cases and 918 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count crossed the 7 million mark on Sunday, as...

Sunday 11/October/2020 14:55 PM

Lukashenko holds talks with detained rivals

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko held a meeting on Saturday with detained opposition leaders in a Minsk prison.

Sunday 11/October/2020 14:26 PM

Trump 'no longer a transmission risk to others'

US President Donald Trump is no longer contagious, White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said in a memo late Saturday.

Saturday 10/October/2020 17:16 PM

India reports 73,272 new COVID-19 cases, 926 deaths in last 24 hours

New Delhi: India reported a spike of 73,272 new COVID-19 cases and 926 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare...

Saturday 10/October/2020 16:21 PM

Spain declares State of Alarm in Madrid to slow spread of coronavirus

MADRID: The Spanish government on Friday decreed a 15-day State of Alarm with immediate effect for the Madrid region to limit the spread of...

Saturday 10/October/2020 16:09 PM

Fauci says White House hosted COVID-19 'super-spreader' event

WASHINGTON: Anthony Fauci, a top US expert on infectious disease, on Friday identified a White House ceremony unveiling President Donald Trump's Supreme...

Saturday 10/October/2020 15:57 PM

Azerbaijan and Armenia accuse each other of violating cease-fire

Azerbaijan and Armenia both accused the other side of violating a Russian-mediated cease-fire that came into force at noon local time on Saturday (08:00...

Friday 09/October/2020 15:02 PM

Indonesian Police, demonstrators clash on third day of protest over contentious omnibus bill

Jakarta: Indonesian Police and protesters clashed in Jakarta on the third day of the demonstrations against a "job creation" omnibus bill. Nikkei Asia...

Thursday 08/October/2020 15:35 PM

Nobel Prize in literature awarded to US poet Louise Glück

Stockholm: The Nobel Prize in literature was awarded to US poet Louise Glück in Stockholm on Thursday. Glück is a Pulitzer Prize winning poet who is also...

Thursday 08/October/2020 15:31 PM

European Parliament confirms 2030 climate target to cut emissions

Brussels: The European Parliament officially approved its position on the European Union's climate law on Thursday. The rubber stamp confirms its support...