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Vietnam league restarts with packed crowds as coronavirus risk abates 06 Jun 2020 - 10:54 am

NAM DINH, Vietnam: Thousands of fans poured into stadiums in Vietnam on Friday as the country resumed top-flight soccer without social distancing measures...

India overtakes Italy's coronavirus tally as lockdown easing looms 06 Jun 2020 - 10:37 am

Mumbai: India reported a record 9,887 new coronavirus cases in one day on Saturday and overtook Italy as the world's sixth-biggest outbreak, two...

Denver police ordered to stop using tear gas and plastic bullets in protests 06 Jun 2020 - 09:55 am

Denver: A U.S. District Court Judge ordered Denver police on Friday to stop using tear gas, plastic bullets and other "less-than-lethal" force such...

Wear masks in public says WHO, in update of COVID-19 advice 05 Jun 2020 - 06:30 pm

LONDON: The World Health Organization (WHO) updated its guidance on Friday to recommend that governments ask everyone to wear fabric face masks in...

It's not over': COVID-19 cases rise in some nations easing lockdowns - WHO 05 Jun 2020 - 03:23 pm

GENEVA - Some countries have seen "upticks" in COVID-19 cases as lockdowns ease, and populations must protect themselves from the coronavirus while authorities...

After Pakistan's lockdown gamble, COVID-19 cases surge 05 Jun 2020 - 02:22 pm

ISLAMABAD/ISTANBUL - Four weeks ago, with its most important festival coming up and millions of people facing starvation as economic activity dwindled, Pakistan...

India set to reopen temples, malls but no sprinkling of holy water 05 Jun 2020 - 02:15 pm

NEW DELHI - India will throw open shopping malls, restaurants and places of worship that typically attract large crowds next week, officials said,...

Coronavirus pandemic 'under control' in France: govt adviser 05 Jun 2020 - 01:52 pm

Paris - The COVID-19 pandemic is now "under control" in France, the head of the government's scientific advisory council said Friday, as the...

'Answered prayers': Fiji declares itself coronavirus free 05 Jun 2020 - 12:59 pm

Suva, Fiji - Fiji announced it was COVID-19 free Friday after the island nation's last known infected patient was given the all-clear, continuing...

Twitter disables Trump video tribute to Floyd over copyright complaint 05 Jun 2020 - 12:39 pm

Twitter Inc has disabled U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign tribute video to George Floyd on its platform, citing a copyright complaint. The clip,...

AstraZeneca 'on track' to roll out virus vaccine in September 05 Jun 2020 - 12:26 pm

London - British pharma giant AstraZeneca is "on track" to begin rolling out up to two billion doses of a coronavirus vaccine in...

Japan's Dentsu evacuates Tokyo HQ after bomb threat 05 Jun 2020 - 12:18 pm

TOKYO - Japan's largest advertising agency, Dentsu Group Inc, has evacuated its Tokyo headquarters after receiving a bomb threat, an internal company email...

Singapore plans wearable virus contact tracing device for all 05 Jun 2020 - 12:07 pm

SINGAPORE - Singapore plans to give a wearable device that will identify people who had interacted with carriers of coronavirus to all of...

Anti-virus face masks plague Hong Kong's beaches 05 Jun 2020 - 11:51 am

Hong Kong - Surgical masks are washing up in growing quantities on the shores of Hong Kong, a city that has overwhelmingly embraced...

US ship back at sea after virus outbreak and captain fired 05 Jun 2020 - 11:40 am

A US aircraft carrier ship whose captain was removed for scathing remarks about a coronavirus outbreak onboard has returned to service in the...

Trump administration selects 5 coronavirus vaccine candidates as finalists -NYT 04 Jun 2020 - 03:19 pm

The Trump administration has selected five companies, including Moderna Inc, AstraZeneca Plc and Pfizer Inc, as the most likely candidates to produce a...

George Floyd was infected with COVID-19, autopsy reveals 04 Jun 2020 - 02:37 pm

George Floyd, whose fatal encounter with Minneapolis police stirred a global outcry over racial bias by U.S. law enforcement, tested positive for the...