Published On: October 19, 2020 03:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, Oct 19: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the planet has passed 40 million.
Published On: October 18, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
AUCKLAND, Oct 18: A day after winning a second term in a landside victory, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Sunday she sees the election result as an endorsement of her government’s efforts to stamp out the coronavirus and reboot the economy.
Published On: October 18, 2020 08:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran, Oct 18: A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets expired Sunday as planned under its nuclear deal with world powers, despite objections from the United States.
Published On: October 17, 2020 09:16 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PARIS, Oct 17: A suspect shot dead by police after the gruesome beheading of a history teacher in an attack near Paris was an 18-year-old Moscow-born Chechen refugee, officials said Saturday.
Published On: October 16, 2020 05:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
A painting of two young, 19th-century skaters that was looted by Nazis from a Jewish family in 1933 and recently discovered at a small museum in upstate New York was returned Thursday after 87 years.
Published On: October 16, 2020 04:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
When #MeToo movement founder Tarana Burke thinks about the group’s future as the world celebrates its anniversary, her vision is clear. It predates the moment that most people know — when the #MeToo hashtag went viral three years ago on Oct. 15, 2017, sparking a global conversation about sexual harassment and assault.
Published On: October 16, 2020 01:05 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Oct 16: The Indian capital’s air quality levels plunged to “very poor” on Friday and a smoggy haze settled over the city, days after the state government initiated stricter measures to fight chronic air pollution.
Published On: October 15, 2020 05:11 PM NPT By: Associated Press
After seven months of total blackout, cinemas reopened Thursday in several parts of India with few older titles on the marquee and shows limited to half the capacity.
Published On: October 15, 2020 01:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
A list of winners in the top categories at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, held Wednesday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Published On: October 15, 2020 12:08 PM NPT By: Associated Press
You have some immunity, but how much and for how long are big unanswered questions.
Published On: October 14, 2020 07:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BERLIN, Oct 14: Scientists say a comparison of 21 developed countries during the start of the coronavirus pandemic shows that those with early lockdowns and well-prepared national health systems avoided large numbers of additional deaths due to the outbreak.
Published On: October 14, 2020 05:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
The Japanese director who shot to stardom with a zombie movie featuring a delightfully long single shot has for his latest project turned to a video tool that’s become an everyday part of this pandemic era: the Zoom call.
Published On: October 14, 2020 05:16 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MOSCOW, Oct 14: A trio of space travelers launched successfully to the International Space Station, for the first time using a fast-track maneuver to reach the orbiting outpost in just three hours.
Published On: October 14, 2020 04:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Chinese nationalists erupted in anger at South Korean boy band BTS after its leader thanked Korean War veterans for their sacrifices
Published On: October 14, 2020 12:24 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Some of entertainment’s biggest names from Nicole Kidman to John David Washington shared encouraging words for aspiring young creators whose organizations were collectively granted millions by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Published On: October 14, 2020 12:04 PM NPT By: Associated Press
UNITED STATES, Oct 14: The World Bank has approved $12 billion in financing to help developing countries buy and distribute coronavirus vaccines, tests, and treatments, aiming to support the vaccination of up to 1 billion people.
Published On: October 13, 2020 02:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
It depends. Most coronavirus patients have mild to moderate illness and recover quickly. Older, sicker patients tend to take longer to recover. That includes those who are obese, or have high blood pressure and other chronic diseases.
Published On: October 13, 2020 12:51 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Grammy-winning rapper and social-political activist Killer Mike will receive the first Billboard Change Maker Award at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards.
Published On: October 12, 2020 03:44 PM NPT By: Associated Press
STOCKHOLM, Oct 12: Americans Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson have won the Nobel Prize in economics for “improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.”
Published On: October 12, 2020 12:31 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Oct 12: Chinese health authorities will test all 9 million people in the eastern city of Qingdao for the coronavirus this week after nine cases linked to a hospital were found, the government announced Monday.