Oil refineries, offshore drillers face cyclone obstacles amid pandemic
HOUSTON (Reuters) - As oil and gas companies began shutting offshore production before the first tropical storm of the season…
Explainer: Hong Kong’s China national anthem bill aims to legislate ‘respect’
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s legislature is voting on a controversial bill that would criminalise abuse of China’s national…
Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators protest amid anthem bill debate
Hong Kong's Legislative Council attend a council meeting to discuss the controversial national anthem bill in Hong Kong, China June…
South Korea seeks arrest of Samsung successor in succession probe
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant against Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee, they said…
Hong Kongers to mark Tiananmen anniversary with candles, online vigil
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - People in Hong Kong planned to light candles across the city on Thursday to commemorate the…
New charges against Minneapolis policemen as protests continue
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Wednesday leveled new criminal charges against four Minneapolis policemen implicated in the death of a…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 72 live updates | With over 6,000 deaths, India’s fatality rate is 2.8%,
India, in terms of its confirmed cases, is closing in on three European countries, whose health systems collapsed under the…
Data | Major uptick in COVID-19 cases in the past week and it’s not just the usual suspects
A health worker collecting a sample for COVID-19 testing, in Bengaluru. File | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR States such…
Scientists estimate Covid might have entered India in November-December
HYDERABAD: While the first confirmed Covid-19 case in India was registered on January 30 in Kerala, the most recent common…
Covid-19: 1 lakh beat virus in India, recovery rate at 48%
NEW DELHI: Even as new cases of Covid-19 are increasing rapidly, on the brighter side, the number of recovered people…
Indian-American executive ends up being national hero after safeguarding protesters
WASHINGTON: An Indian-American healthcare executive has become a local and national hero in the protest movement roiling the United States…
Coronavirus updates: Iran fears ‘second wave’ as cases climb
White House likens Trump to Churchill in WW2BBC1:252,1922,192viewing this page Related Video and AudioVideo 1 minute 59 secondsVideo 1 minute…
HSBC and StanChart back China security laws for HK
Image copyright Getty Images HSBC and Standard Chartered have given their backing to China's new security laws for Hong Kong.Both…
Trump ‘attempts to divide us’, says ex-defence chief
Image copyright Reuters Image caption James Mattis was President Donald Trump's first defence secretary - but resigned in 2018 Former…
The Best Sunscreens For Oily Skin, According To Dermatologists
If you’re someone with oily skin, then you understand how easy it is to aggravate it — for it to…
Coronavirus infects German shepherd, first dog to test positive for COVID-19 in US: officials
A German shepherd in New York has officially become the country’s first dog to test positive for the novel coronavirus,…
How To Erase Your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok
Social networks walk a fine line between being a useful tool and a crippling addiction. They're also fraught with critics,…
Major Hydroxychloroquine Trial Shows No Prevention Benefits
The drug hydroxychloroquine, touted by President Donald Trump and his allies as a treatment and preventative for the pandemic disease…
16 Health Employees Speak About Their Fights With the Pandemic
Health care workers the world over have never faced combat with anything quite like Covid-19, a disease that spreads rapidly…
Coronavirus upgrade: Sweden’s leading doctor concedes ‘a lot of old people died’
The scientist who was behind Sweden's decision not to enforce a strict lockdown has conceded the country "could have done…
Live: Active-duty troops withdraw from Washington DC
Donald Trump's former defence secretary James Mattis has broken his silence, calling the President a threat to the Constitution and…
Niuniu was simply three when he was separated from his parents after the Tiananmen Square massacre
More than three decades ago in the spring of 1989, Chinese military tanks rolled toward Beijing's Tiananmen Square, and troops…
Law enforcement officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck has murder charge against him elevated
The former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on the neck of George Floyd during the incident which led to his…
Cops reveal new suspect in disappearance of Madeleine McCann
British and German police have announced a new suspect in the 2007 disappearance of three-year-old Madeleine McCann, appealing for information…
Bev and John felt fine, but the test results said otherwise
Bev and John Kable's bucket list cruise to the Antarctic didn't go the way they planned, but it could have…
254 deaths in a day take India toll past 6k
India registered a record single-day rise in Covid-19 cases with 8,723 patients testing positive on Wednesday, the third day of…
Hyderabad builders pay for migrants’ air tickets to lure them back to work
HYDERABAD: Migrant workers from Hyderabad may have suffered nightmarish journeys in their bid to escape the lockdown and return to…
Business get 6-month grace on defaults after lockdown
NEW DELHI: The Union cabinet on Wednesday recommended the promulgation of an Ordinance to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code…
Cabinet clears ordinances to kick in agri reforms, create ‘One India, One Agri-Market’
NEW DELHI: Formalising its plan to unlock the growth potential of farm incomes by allowing unrestricted sale of produce, the…
India’s defence secretary tests positive for Covid-19
NEW DELHI: In a development that has unsettled the country’s top defence establishment in South Block on the Raisina Hill…
Cracks in GOP as Trump is pilloried for church and bible fiasco
WASHINGTON: Cracks are starting to appear in the Trump administration and in the Republican Party after Tuesday’s fiasco involving President…
Older men less worried about COVID-19, study suggests
A study has found that older men may worry less about COVID-19 and may be less likely to make behavioral…
COVID-19 trial lead researcher describes why an antibiotic may work
Medical News Today interviewed Catherine Oldenburg, Sc.D., co-principal investigator in a brand new human trial examining the potential effectiveness of…
Family of Regis Korchinski-Paquet puts interview with police watchdog ‘on hold’ after leak by ‘sources’ | CBC News
Ontario's police watchdog has called for "immediate steps" to prevent leaks about what happened prior to the death of a…
Barack Obama to address George Floyd’s death in virtual town hall today | CBC News
Young people in the United States must capitalize on the momentum they have created through protests in the wake of…
Hydroxychloroquine fails to prevent infection in those at high risk, trial shows | CBC News
The drug hydroxychloroquine that’s been the subject of heated debate as a potential treatment for COVID-19 was not effective in…
Trump or no Trump, Canada’s relationship with the U.S. isn’t going back to ‘normal’ soon | CBC News
It took Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 21 seconds this morning to come up with something to say about the latest…
Samsung may continue its Ultra branding with the Galaxy Note 20 series
As we get closer to the rumored launch date of Samsung’s next Galaxy Note smartphones, we’re learning more information about…
Sony Delays PS5 Reveal Occasion Set For Thursday
Update: Sony has postponed the planned PlayStation 5 event indefinitely. Although it did not cite ongoing Black Lives Matter protests…
Asus ROG Phone III 12GB RAM variant surface areas on Geekbench
An unknown Asus device bearing model code I003DD and believed to be the ROG Phone III popped up on Geekbench…
Poco teases upcoming phone launch for India
The Poco brand is marking its two year anniversary today and released a commemorative video titled Poco for India. It…
Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge internet browser rolls out through Windows Update
Edge, Microsoft’s replacement for its often-criticized Internet Explorer was first released in 2015. But last year, the company rebuilt the…
From PUBG to Minecraft, here’s a look at the most-played online games during COVID-19 lockdown
Online games such as PUBG, Minecraft, Fortnight Battle Royale, League of Legends, Counter-Strike, World of Warcraft, and Clash of Clans…
Fired U.S. State Department watchdog tells lawmakers he was impartial
FILE PHOTO: U.S. State Department Inspector General Steve Linick departs after briefing House and Senate Intelligence committees at the U.S.…
U.S. defense chief opposes deploying troops to quell protests, despite Trump threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act to…
Warner Music strikes a chord as shares pop on Nasdaq debut
(Reuters) - Warner Music Group Corp’s WMG.O stock popped 8% on its Nasdaq debut on Wednesday, after the world’s third-largest…
All four Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Wednesday leveled new criminal charges against all four Minneapolis police officers in the death of…
Trump’s church check out, response to George Floyd’s death irritates some consultants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s bellicose response to the racial unrest engulfing the United States and his controversial visit…