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A farmer collects wheat kernels into a bucket before being poured into sacks during the harvest season, in a field in the countryside of al-Kaswa, south of Syria's capital Damascus. (AFP)

A good year of harvest brings hope to war-torn Syria after a long time

Before the war erupted in 2011, Syria produced enough wheat to feed its entire population but harvests then plunged to record lows

03 Jul 2020 1:23 PM

A member of the Australian Defence Force carries a batch of swab samples taken from members of the public at a drive-through COVID-19 coronavirus testing station in the Melbourne suburb of Fawkner on July 2, 2020. (AFP)

Thanks to conspiracy theories, Australians are refusing to test for COVID-19

Health officials in southern state of Victoria pled with the public to get themselves tested and to ignore disinformation spreading online

03 Jul 2020 12:40 PM

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a politburo meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, June 2, 2020. (AP)

Kim signals North Korea to keep borders closed against virus

Pyongyang insists it has not had a single case of COVID-19, while the disease has swept the world infecting more than 10.8 million people

03 Jul 2020 9:15 AM

A man wearing a protective face mask as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus walks along a street after a shower. (AP)

Scientists use weather forecasting technique to predict COVID-19 spread

This technique is usually used to pair computer simulations with real weather observations to forecast future weather, the researchers said

02 Jul 2020 2:30 PM

A medic carries waste materials that were used during the treatment of COVID-19 patients to throw in a dustbin. (PTI)

Mumbai HC seeks government's clarification on disposal of COVID-19 biomedical waste

A PIL was filed claiming untreated biomedical waste generated by hospitals, pathology labs was being dumped at Aadharwadi dumping ground

02 Jul 2020 11:10 AM

Shoppers walk around Garden State Plaza in Paramus, N.J., as New Jersey's indoor shopping malls reopened Monday from their COVID-19 pause.(AP)

US reports more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases in single day

President Donald Trump reiterated his belief that the contagion will 'at some point... sort of just disappear, I hope'

02 Jul 2020 9:13 AM

New Zealand Health Minister David Clark, center, flanked by Cabinet colleagues Grant Robertson, left, and Kris Faafoi arrives at a press conference where he announced his resignationat parliament in Wellington, New Zealand Thursday, July 2, 2020. (AP)

New Zealand's health minister resigns after virus blunders

'It is essential our health leadership has the confidence of the New Zealand public,' PM Jacinda Ardern said in a statement

02 Jul 2020 8:51 AM

Fujifilm to partner with Dr. Reddy's to sell Avigan overseas as COVID-19 treatment. (PTI Photo)

Fujifilm partners with Dr Reddy's to sell Avigan for COVID-19 treatment

In June, Glenmark received regulatory approval for favipiravir, generic form of Avigan, as treatment for virus infections in India

01 Jul 2020 2:55 PM

Members of the Brazilian Armed Forces medical team take a COVID-19 test from a member of the indigenous Ye'Kuena ethnic group. (AFP)

Blood test can predict severity of COVID-19: Study

The research could lead to new treatments to prevent deadly 'cytokine storms' seen in severe cases of COVID-19, researchers say

01 Jul 2020 2:37 PM

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (AP)

US 'going in wrong direction' in coronavirus outbreak: Fauci

US reported another biggest one-day spike of pandemic as the total cases rise by 47,000 today

01 Jul 2020 11:14 AM

Gilead Sciences Inc on Monday priced its COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir at $2,340 per patient for wealthier nations and agreed to send nearly all of its supply of the drug to the United States over the next three months. (AFP Photo)

Gilead prices COVID-19 drug remdesivir at $2,340 per patient in developed nations

Remdesivir is expected to be in high demand as one of the only treatments so far shown to alter the course of COVID-19

30 Jun 2020 11:23 AM

Police officers stop motorcyclists from entering a restricted area that is sealed off to control the spread of the coronavirus, in Lahore, Pakistan. (AP)

Poor, war-torn countries are the worst affected in this pandemic

While COVID-19 overwhelms the wealthiest nations, one could imagine its effects on countries that were struggling even without a pandemic

29 Jun 2020 4:01 PM

A Saudi cinema viewer has his temperature taken as he wears a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. (AP)

Qatar to further ease coronavirus curbs as infections pass peak

The nation of about 2.8 million people has the second highest tally of infections among the six Gulf Arab states after Saudi Arabia

29 Jun 2020 2:57 PM

People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus cross a road in Seoul, Monday, June 29, 2020. (AP)

‘Don’t plan vacations yet’, South Korea tells citizens

As the country experiences its second wave of virus spread, authorities issue warnings ahead of the holiday season

29 Jun 2020 1:45 PM

COVID-19 vaccine candidate approved for military use in China

Ad5-nCoV is one of the eight vaccine candidates being developed by Chinese companies and researchers approved to be moved into human trials

29 Jun 2020 12:22 PM

A member of the Australian Defence Force (L) takes a swab for a COVID-19 coronavirus test on a member of the public in Melbourne on June 27, 2020. (AFP)

Australia sees second wave of virus after restrictions eased

The country reported its biggest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in the last two months and is now considering reimposing social distancing

29 Jun 2020 11:24 AM

Diesel price on Monday scaled a new high after prices were hiked for the 22nd time in just over three weeks. (ANI Photo)

Fuel prices hiked after a day’s pause; Petrol, diesel above Rs 80 in Delhi

Petrol price was increased by 5 paise per litre and diesel 13 paise a litre across the country

29 Jun 2020 11:19 AM

Oil prices fell for a second straight session on Monday as coronavirus cases rose. (AFP Photo)

Oil falls in second straight session as virus cools demand

Even as higher oil prices prompt producers to resume drilling, number of operating oil and natural gas rigs dropped to record low last week

29 Jun 2020 8:50 AM

Medics wearing PPE kits carry the body of a person who died of COVID-19 at a district hospital, in Noida. (PTI)

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

The number of COVID-19 containment zones in Delhi has risen to 417. (PTI Photo)

Delhi containment zones rise to 417; nearly 2.45 lakh people screened so far

The process of screening every household has to be completed by July 6

28 Jun 2020 2:05 PM

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