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The number of fatalities in Mumbai police force due to coronavirus has increased to eight in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)

Two more Mumbai cops succumb to Covid19

Officials said that 88 officers and 774 constables in Maharashtra have been affected by a coronavirus.

17 May 2020 11:54 AM IST

Adrienne Williams poses wearing a mask in the parking lot where she picks up her delivery van every day in Richmond, California. She delivers for Amazon, but Adrienne Williams says the e-commerce and tech giant did not deliver for her. (AFP)

Coronavirus hits Amazon contractors hard

Amazon's third-party delivery firms which have been struggling amid surging demand for goods and supplies to locked-down...

17 May 2020 11:27 AM IST

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 53,946, while 34,108 people have recovered . (PTI Photo)

India sees record jump in covid cases

Number of total positive cases climbed to 90,927 on Sunday, registering an increase of 120 fatalities and a record jump...

17 May 2020 11:17 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharama. (PTI Photo)

Sitharaman to announce fifth and final tranche of economic package at...

Finance Minister on Saturday said the government will introduce competition, transparency and private sector...

17 May 2020 9:45 AM IST

Former US President Barack Obama. (AFP)

Leaders aren't even pretending to be in charge: Obama

Obama also highlighted how the health crisis has underscored racial inequality in America

17 May 2020 9:43 AM IST

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. (AP)

New Zealand cafe denies entry to its PM to ensure social distancing

As New Zealand eases out of coronavirus lockdown, cafes were allowed to reopen on Thursday, but are required to maintain...

17 May 2020 9:16 AM IST

A health worker collects a swab sample from a member of parliament a day before budget session at parliament in Kathmandu. (AP)

Nepal reports first coronavirus death

Nepal, which has a population of 28 million, has conducted only fewer than 100,000 tests so far

17 May 2020 8:48 AM IST

A medic uses a thermal screening device on a boy during a door-to-door survey to detect COVID-19 cases in Nagaon district in Assam. (PTI)

Medics around the world face hostility over virus stigma

In countries like India, Egypt, Mexico and elsewhere, doctors and nurses are intimidated and treated like pariahs...

16 May 2020 3:56 PM IST

US president Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House. (AP)

Just don't want to talk to Xi Jinping right now: Trump

The US's criticism on how Chinese leadership handled the coronavirus outbreak has led to a spat between both the...

16 May 2020 12:51 PM IST

A Yemeni doctor talks to a patient receiving treatment and lying on a bed at a hospital in Aden, Yemen. (AP)

Yemen's fragile health sector struggles to keep virus spread in check

WHO says its models suggest that half of Yemen's population of 30 million could be infected and more than 40,000 could...

16 May 2020 12:31 PM IST

A worker in protective gear sanitizes the exterior of Saint John in Lateran Basilica, in Rome. (AP)

Italy to allow international travel from June 3

In a bid to contain the contagion, Italy was the first European country to impose nationwide restrictions in March

16 May 2020 11:16 AM IST

US president Donald Trump. (AP)

Trump administration to restore partial funding to WHO

US will agree to pay up to what China pays in assessed contributions to the WHO, as said in the letter

16 May 2020 10:16 AM IST