From Disease To Bushfires, Australia’s Koalas Face Bleak Future
At work, Morgan Philpott cares for sick children. In his off-hours, the Australian paediatric nurse turns his attention to an...
Month: October 2020
Asia Second Region To Exceed 10 Mn Covid Cases
Asia surpassed 10 million infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, the second-heaviest regional toll in the world, according to...
Holocaust Survivor & Nazi Sympathiser’s Son Forge Friendship
More than seven decades ago, their families were divided by war and hatred - Koenraad Tinel, the son of a...
‘It Is Terrifying’: Europe Braces For Lengthy Battle With Covid-19
Europe faces a lengthy battle against the coronavirus at least until mid-2021, France warned on Friday, as anxious governments introduced...
Trump Calling India Filthy Sets Off Calls For Cleaner Air
U.S. President Donald Trump’s description of India as a filthy place with polluted air has unleashed calls on social media...
India Seeks Health Worker Database For Covid-19 Vaccination
India is urgently preparing a database of all government and private health personnel to quickly vaccinate them against the novel...
“Look At India, The Air Is Filthy”: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump on Friday described the air in India, China and Russia as "filthy", as he defended his...
India’s Coronavirus Cases Tally Hits 7.8 Million
India’s coronavirus infections reached a total of 7.76 million, with 54,366 new cases being reported in the last 24 hours,...
Ban On High-Speed Internet In Kashmir Extended
The ban on high-speed internet in 18 out of 20 districts of Kashmir has been extended until November 12. In...
Russia Gives Snowden Permanent Residency Rights
Russia has granted U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden permanent residency rights, his lawyer said on Thursday, a step towards Russian citizenship...
Economy Set For Near Double-Digit Contraction: Reuters Poll
The Indian economy will suffer its deepest contraction on record this fiscal year and recent government stimulus does not go...
Coronavirus Unlikely To Be Eradicated: UK Scientific Advisor
The coronavirus will be around for “evermore” as it is unlikely it will be eradicated, a British scientist on the...
Opposition, U.N. Call For Stan Swamy’s Release
Indian opposition leaders on Wednesday called for the release of an elderly priest held on terror charges, one of 16...
Pandemic Speeds Labour Shift From Humans To Robots
Robots will destroy 85 million jobs at mid-sized to large businesses over the next five years as the COVID-19 pandemic...
India’s Covid-19 Tally Climbs To 7.65 Million
India has recorded 54,044 new coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 7.65 million, Health Ministry data showed on Wednesday. The...
‘Vendetta’: Kashmir Newspaper’s Office Sealed By Officials
The regional administration of Kashmir has sealed the office of a leading English newspaper, whose publisher said the action was...
Israel Says UAE Visit Historic, Palestinians Call It ‘Shameful’
In a historic first visit by a Gulf Arab nation, a United Arab Emirates delegation arrived in Israel on Tuesday,...
India Posts Lowest Daily New Covid-19 Cases In Three Months
India posted its lowest daily coronavirus caseload in nearly three months, data from the Health Ministry showed on Tuesday, as...
Chinese Soldier Apprehended In Ladakh, To Be Returned
The Indian Army said on Monday that it had captured a Chinese soldier after he strayed across a contested de...
All-female Scientific Coalition Calls For Protection Of Antarctic Peninsula
Climate change and human activity are harming Antarctica and threatening wildlife from humpback whales to microscopic algae, more than 280...
Half Of Indians May Have Had Covid-19 By Feb: Govt Panel
At least half of India’s 1.3 billion people are likely to have been infected with the new coronavirus by next...
On Kamal Nath’s ‘Item’ Jibe: Smriti Irani’s Question For Gandhis
Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday slammed former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath for his “item” jibe against state...
Trial Of Intranasal Covid-19 Vaccine To Begin Soon: Vardhan
The Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech are expected to pursue late stage clinical trials of intranasal COVID-19 vaccines...
Global Coronavirus Cases Surpass 40 Million
Worldwide coronavirus cases crossed 40 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as the onset of winter in the...
French Police Make Arrests After Teacher Beheaded In Paris
French police were questioning nine people in custody on Saturday after a suspected Islamist sympathiser beheaded a school teacher in...
