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A chemist holds a pack of hydroxychloroquine tablets in Mumbai, India. (AP)

WHO suspends testing hydroxychloroquine on virus patients

Hydroxycholoroquine has been touted by Donald Trump and many others as a possible treatment for COVID-19

26 May 2020 12:16 PM IST

Tea producers body estimates Rs 2,100 cr revenue loss in 3 months. (PTI Photo)

Tea producers' body estimates Rs 2,100 cr revenue loss in 3 months

The lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the financial stress of the tea industry

26 May 2020 10:22 AM IST

People sunbathe in Ostia beach, near Rome. (AP)

Europeans soak up the sun but travel rules cause confusion

European countries aim to open their borders for European travel in mid-June, but it isn't clear when intercontinental...

25 May 2020 9:47 AM IST

A view of Avila Beach from the cliffs in Pismo Beach, Calif. The beaches in Pismo Beach and Avila Beach, California, were fairly packed with tourists during Memorial Day weekend with the coronavirus pandemic still ongoing. (AP)

Americans pass pandemic holiday on beaches, in parks as death toll...

All 50 states in the US have relaxed coronavirus restrictions to some degree

25 May 2020 9:19 AM IST

US president Donald Trump. (AP)

White House bans travel from Brazil

Trump had already banned travellers from China, Europe, the United Kingdom and Ireland and, to a lesser extent, Iran,...

25 May 2020 9:03 AM IST

Indonesian Muslims pray spaced apart as they practice social distancing to curb the spread of the new coronavirus during an Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, May 24, 2020.

Muslims around the world celebrates Eid amid curfews and virus fears

The three-day holiday of Eid is usually a time of travel, family get-togethers and lavish daytime feasts after weeks of...

24 May 2020 4:07 PM IST

Commuters wear PPE (personal protective equipment), including a face mask as a precautionary measure against COVID-19. (AFP)

Australia PM pushes jobs to minimise government welfare spending

Country's second-most populous state, Victoria, resume tourism as virus eases

24 May 2020 3:55 PM IST

A health staff member instructs patients to stop as Seine-Saint-Denis French department inhabitants wait to be tested for the novel coronavirus Covid-19 at a free mobile testing site in Clichy-sous-Bois. (AFP)

Patient tally continues to fall in France

Two weeks after lifting lockdown, France had an increase of 0.2%, below the average 0.3% increase of the past seven days...

24 May 2020 3:43 PM IST

US President Donald Trump. (AP)

Trump declares churches 'essential,' calls on them to reopen

The US president threatened to override governors who defy him on Friday, but it was unclear what authority he has to...

24 May 2020 2:21 PM IST

Visitors wearing mask to curb the spread of the coronavirus takes shelter from a sudden rainstorm in Beijing. (AP)

China reports 39 new coronavirus cases

All except three are asymptomatic cases, of which 30 arereported from Hubei province and Wuhan

24 May 2020 10:37 AM IST

Volunteers wearing protective suits check identity of a resident at the entrance of a residental area in Jilin, in Chinas northeastern Jilin province. (AFP)

Wuhan lab had three live bat coronaviruses

Lab authorities assert none of the strains obtained from bats are a match for the new contagion wreaking chaos across...

24 May 2020 10:05 AM IST

Thermal screening of visitors being conducted in the wake of deadly coronavirus, at the entrance of Parliament House, in New Delhi on Monda. PTI photo

With 6,767 corona cases on Sunday, India records highest single-day...

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country now is 1,31,868 with 3,867 deaths.

24 May 2020 9:45 AM IST