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Russian President Vladimir Putin (right). (AP)

Russia's low death toll raises suspicion

The way Russia counts fatalities could be one reason why its official death toll of 6,829 is far below many other...

14 Jun 2020 2:22 PM IST

A security officer stands guard outside the Xinfadi wholesale food market district in Beijing. (AP)

In asymptomatic patients, the virus could be silently damaging their...

Up to 45 per cent of coronavirus infections may be asymptomatic, a new study reveals

13 Jun 2020 3:00 PM IST

Rescuers carry a child to a boat during an evacuation of a flooded village in Qingyuan in southern Chinas Guangdong province. (AP)

At least 20 people dead or missing as rains flood South China

Nearly 3 million people have been affected by the floods with 228,000 forced to seek shelter and 1,300 homes destroyed

11 Jun 2020 6:29 PM IST

The comet Neowise or C/2020 F3 is be seen before sunrise over the Allgu landscape, in Bad Wrishofen, Bavaria. (AP)

Comet NEOWISE: Stargazers to witness a once in a lifetime show from...

The comet, which would only visit us again after some 6000 years, could be seen with naked eyes for the next 20 days

12 July 2020 6:22 PM IST

A healthcare worker gives a COVID-19 test to a medical staff near Halyk Arena in Almaty. (AFP)

China warns of 'unknown pneumonia' deadlier than COVID-19 in...

This unidentified virus has caused 1,772 deaths in the first six months of 2020, including 628 people in June alone

10 July 2020 1:20 PM IST

This photo taken on July 5, 2020 shows staff members wearing protective clothing spraying disinfectant in the compounds of a school ahead of the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), known as Gaokao, in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. (AFP)

China issues warning after suspected bubonic plague case, forbids...

The bubonic plague, known as the 'Black Death' in Middle Ages, is a highly infectious and fatal disease spread mostly by...

6 July 2020 11:44 AM IST

Police detain a protester after spraying pepper spray during a protest in Causeway Bay before the annual handover march in Hong Kong, Wednesday, July. 1, 2020. (AP)

Hong Kong police make first arrest under new security law

Police force had issued statement that they would consider protesters promoting Hong Kong's separation from China as...

1 July 2020 12:44 PM IST