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Billionaire banker says India lenders need capital to face virus 07 Jun 2020 - 10:25 am

India should prepare to inject capital into state banks and private-sector lenders need to strengthen their balance sheets, to help bolster the economy...

UK's Johnson eyes relaxation of COVID lockdown, extra spending 07 Jun 2020 - 10:17 am

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to relax rules on outdoor dining and weddings, as well as speeding up government investment...

Brazil takes down COVID-19 data, hiding soaring death toll 07 Jun 2020 - 10:05 am

SAO PAULO - Brazil removed from public view months of data on its COVID-19 epidemic on Saturday, as President Jair Bolsonaro defended delays...

Australian minister calls anti-racism protests "self-indulgent" 07 Jun 2020 - 10:00 am

Melbourne: Australians who defied public health rules and rallied in support of the U.S. "Black Lives Matter" movement were reckless and self-indulgent, Finance...

Fujifilm says COVID-19 drug research may drag on into July 07 Jun 2020 - 09:52 am

TOKYO - Fujifilm Holdings Corp's research on Avigan as a potential treatment for COVID-19 may drag on until July, the company said on...

Singapore Airlines doesn’t plan to cut jobs for now 07 Jun 2020 - 09:24 am

Singapore Airlines Ltd. will focus on recovering from the coronavirus outbreak and doesn’t plan to cut jobs at the moment, the Sunday Times...

India, China decide to continue efforts to defuse border row 07 Jun 2020 - 08:57 am

NEW DELHI: India and China will press ahead with military and diplomatic engagements in a bid to resolve a standoff along their disputed...

Protests continue in NYC amid lingering tensions over curfew 07 Jun 2020 - 08:54 am

NEW YORK: Demonstrations over the death of George Floyd continued in New York City on Saturday, with thousands taking to the streets and...

Four soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Indonesia 06 Jun 2020 - 04:17 pm

Jakarta: Four soldiers were killed and five others were injured after a helicopter crashed during a training exercise on Indonesia's Java island on...

Kuwait reports 487 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths 06 Jun 2020 - 04:12 pm

Kuwait: Kuwait Health Ministry, on Saturday, reported 487 new coronavirus cases, bringing the tally to 31,131, while deaths reached 254 after recording 10...

Poland hopes to get some US troops from Germany 06 Jun 2020 - 03:58 pm

Warsaw: Poland hopes to receive more US troops, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Saturday, after the Wall Street Journal reported that Washington plans...

Afghanistan warns of 'disaster' as virus infections surge 06 Jun 2020 - 03:40 pm

Kabul: Afghanistan is running out of hospital beds as suspected cases of coronavirus surge, officials said on Saturday, warning "there is a disaster...

Twenty-six killed in central Mali attack 06 Jun 2020 - 02:50 pm

Bamako: Twenty-six people were killed in an attack on a village in central Mali, officials said Saturday, in the latest violence to hit...

Afghans condemn Iranian police after refugees killed in car blaze 06 Jun 2020 - 12:00 pm

Kabul: Afghans have taken to social media to denounce Iranian police after a video of a car carrying with Afghan refugees set ablaze...

NBA legend Jordan donating $100 million to social justice groups 06 Jun 2020 - 11:48 am

Los Angeles: Michael Jordan said Friday he is making a record $100 million donation to groups fighting for racial equality and social justice...

Gargling with bleach? Americans misusing disinfectants to prevent coronavirus, survey finds 06 Jun 2020 - 11:37 am

More than a third of Americans misused cleaners and disinfectants to try to prevent infection by the coronavirus, according to a survey taken...

Bolsonaro threatens WHO exit as COVID-19 kills 'a Brazilian per minute' 06 Jun 2020 - 11:25 am

BRASILIA: President Jair Bolsonaro threatened on Friday to pull Brazil out of the World Health Organization after the U.N. agency warned Latin American...