Millions of Americans likely applied for unemployed benefits last week though wave is stabilizing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions more Americans likely filed claims for unemployment benefits last week, but the tide appears to be…
Florida relocates to alleviate coronavirus lockdown as promising treatment emerges
MIAMI (Reuters) - The governor of Florida, among the last to lock down his state against the U.S. coronavirus outbreak,…
Democrat Biden faces calls to address sexual-assault allegation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is facing growing calls from within and outside his party…
Bodies discovered in unrefrigerated trucks in New York throughout COVID-19 pandemic
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The city of New York delivered a freezer truck to a funeral home on Wednesday after…
U.S. congressional Democrats push for coronavirus medical supply czar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats on Wednesday proposed a bill that would require a U.S. coronavirus supply czar to oversee…
Stocks rally on treatment hopes, currencies await ECB
SINGAPORE/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose to a seven-week high on Thursday, boosted by encouraging early results from a COVID-19…
Special: Trump says China desires him to lose his bid for re-election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he believes China’s handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing…
Rare and hidden images of Bollywood star Rishi Kapoor
Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor, is the second son of legend Raj Kapoor and Krishna Raj Kapoor, had his first lead
Raghuram Rajan says focus of the government should be on starting people’s lives first: Key points
NEW DELHI: Former governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday in a video chat with Congress…
Coaches have had to end up being creative: Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid, head of cricket at the National Cricket Academy, talks to TOI on the challenges of training players during…
Post-May 3, orange & green locations to see substantial relaxations: MHA
NEW DELHI: Indicating a significant easing of curbs in ‘orange’ and ‘green’ areas post-May 3, with measures to increase economic…
States start plasma therapy trials, HCQ administration in War Covid
Plasma therapy trials have already started in some states — like Maharashtra, UP and Madhya Pradesh — though on a…
Coronavirus live updates: Uttarakhand govt to improve resistance of corona warriors with natural, ayurvedic
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 30, 2020, 12:14:26 ISTThe number of coronavirus cases in India climbed to…
Rishi Kapoor’s death: Amitabh Bachchan, Prakash Javadekar respond
A day after actor Irrfan Khan's demise, members of the political and film fraternity are mourning the passing of another…
Favorable cases cross 33,000
The West Bengal government announced that the lockdown will continue till the end of May, but will allow small shops…
Rishi Kapoor, experienced Hindi star, passes away
Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor has passed away at a private hospital in Mumbai at 8.45 a.m. on Thursday, his…
The best meat shipment services in 2020: Crowd Cow, Thrive Market, Butcher Box and more
Sometimes, nothing hits the spot quite like a perfectly grilled steak or a delectably juicy burger. Doubly so when you've…
Are blood clots to blame for COVID-19 deaths?
Several research teams writing in the journal Radiology suggest that blood clots play a significant role in why some people…
People with large social networks are more civil online
When people are hostile online, it is often because they have a smaller social network and, therefore, are not exposed…
Conservative Party leadership race is back on, with Aug. 21 deadline for mail-in ballots | CBC News
The Conservative leadership race, paused by the COVID-19 outbreak, is now back on with a plan to choose a new…
Conservative leadership candidate dials back attack on Canada’s top doctor but stops short of an apology | CBC News
A Conservative MP and party leadership candidate who has come under fire from his own caucus colleagues over an attack…
Students who collect emergency COVID-19 aid must attest they’re looking for work | CBC News
Students who collect emergency financial aid will be required to confirm they're looking for summer work. Legislation providing $9 billion…
N.S. man ‘had a feeling’ gunman stayed on his property. He was right | CBC News
Brian MacDonald can't explain it, but he just knew the gunman believed to be responsible for Nova Scotia's mass shooting…
6 Best Board Games You Can Play With Friends Over Zoom (Video Chat)
Welcome to day one million of the quarantine. We live here forever now. OK, maybe not, but sometimes it sure…
What Great Zombie Movies Say About This ‘Zombie’ ‘Apocalypse’
“Hmph,” a zombie says to his friend. “Rrrg,” the friend responds. Hilarious! Just kidding. Who can say if they’re even…
What Singapore Can Inform the World About Personal Liberty
In mid-January I returned to the US from a visit home to Singapore, where people were already worried about the…
Physicists Clear the Air With a Sweet Frickin’ Laser Beam
In the first two months of 2019, Malte Schröder spent several weeks on a suburban Maryland college campus directing a…
Coronavirus eliminates 70 veterans at US care home
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Seventy veterans have died and another 80 residents and 81 staff gave tested positive…
US ‘hasn’t seen’ Kim Jong-un recently, says Pompeo
Image copyright EPA Image caption Kim Jong-un (centre) was last seen inspecting North Korea's Air Force units on 12 April…
Why so many United States nurses are out of work
Image copyright Reuters At a time when medical professionals are putting their lives at risk, tens of thousands of doctors…
NYC mayor ‘sorry’ for criticising Jewish funeral
Image copyright Getty Images New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has apologised after he criticised a large gathering for…
Clip of California police officer striking kid sparks outcry
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident alongside local police A viral…
Ruby Princess ‘most likely’ cause of Tasmanian coronavirus break out, examination discovers
An investigation into a coronavirus cluster in north-west Tasmania has found some staff who were infectious worked in local hospitals…
Kim Jong-un’s North Korea claims to have zero cases of coronavirus, but with a weak health system some experts doubt this is possible
North Korea closed its border with China on January 22, one day before the coronavirus epicentre Wuhan was placed under…
Eden-Monaro MP Mike Kelly to resign, prompting by-election
Long-serving Federal Labor MP Mike Kelly has ended months of speculation by making the "gut-wrenching" decision to resign from Parliament.Key…
ANZ announces 51pc profit slump, defers dividend
ANZ has announced a 51 per cent slump in profits, mainly due to $1 billion in extra reserves for COVID-19-related…
Joe Biden is facing new sexual assault allegations from former staffer Tara Reade. Here’s what you need to know
Days before Joe Biden sealed his place as the Democratic nominee to take on Donald Trump in the 2020 US…
Susceptible children and carers suffer as coronavirus pandemic makes accessing support tougher
Life hasn't been easy for Isabel McLeary's teenage grandkids.Among Teagan, Edward and David's childhood memories are visions of police knocking…
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla confirms next video game embeded in Viking Age
BossLogic/ Screenshot by CNET The setting of the next Assassin's Creed video game was revealed in a livestream Wednesday. Players…
Redmi Note 9 press renders outed simple hours prior to the main unveiling
Xiaomi's sub-brand Redmi is expected to announce the Note 9 smartphone in a few hours, on April 30 at a…
MIUI 12 ‘super’ wallpapers available for everyone now
The gorgeous live Super Wallpapers found in Xiaomi’s MIUI 12 interface have finally been ported to other devices, meaning Android…
Everything New in iOS 13.5 Beta: Face ID Mask Bypass & COVID-19 API
Apple has released the third beta of IOS 13.4.5, which is now referred to as iOS 13.5 due to a…
Fitbit Charge 4 Review
The Fitbit Charge 4 fitness tracker builds on its predecessors with the addition of standalone GPS, Spotify support, more sleep…
Pixel Buds will not charge on Google’s Pixel Stand … unless they’re upside down
Google’s Pixel Buds launched earlier this week and, so far, we’re big fans! Just last night, though, as I went…
Coronavirus live updates: Doubling rate of cases has slowed down to 11.3 days, govt says
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 30, 2020, 05:07:07 ISTThe number of coronavirus cases in India climbed to…
Coronavirus: 32 deaths in 1 day a record for Maharashtra; Delhi gets 125 brand-new cases
NEW DELHI: India recorded 74 more Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday, with Maharashtra alone accounting for 32 of them – the…
Irrfan Khan, mighty heart & warrior for great cinema, finds peace
His eyes were multi-taskers. They could rage like a bushfire, be warm and tender like a grandma’s lap and convey…
Uddhav Thackeray dials PM Modi for help to get into Upper House
MUMBAI: More than a fortnight after the cabinet urged him to nominate chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to the legislative council,…
Migrants can go home; more curbs to be eased after May 3
Representative imageNEW DELHI: In a major relief for migrant workers and other people, like students and tourists, stranded for the…
Chief of J&K al-Qaida module, 2 aides shot dead
SRINAGAR: The chief of al-Qaida’s Kashmir module was killed along with two of his aides in a gun battle with…