India overtakes Brazil with second-highest virus cases

India overtook Brazil on Monday to become the second-worst affected country in terms of coronavirus cases behind the United States, according to an AFP tally.

Navalny taken out of coma, responding to speech

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny has been removed from his medically induced coma and is being weaned off mechanical ventilation, the Berlin hospital where he is being treated said on Monday.

No-deal Brexit would be ‘good outcome’ for Britain: Johnson

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday said leaving the European Union without a deal on future trade would be a “good outcome” for Britain, warning that London will walk away from talks with Brussels unless agreement can by found by mid-October.

Trump calls on Fox News to fire reporter over veterans flap

US President Donald Trump has demanded that Fox News fire its national security correspondent after she confirmed claims that the Republican leader had disparaged the military -- a bombshell that has dogged him for two days.

India and China agree to ease tension on border

India and China said on Saturday they had agreed to work towards reducing tensions along their contested border, following a meeting of the defence ministers of the nuclear-armed Asian giants.

Australia extends Melbourne lockdown despite drop in cases

Australian officials on Sunday extended a strict virus lockdown of the country’s second-biggest city by two weeks, saying new cases had not dropped enough to prevent another spike.

New Zealand records first Covid-19 death in over three months

New Zealand recorded its first coronavirus death in more than three months on Friday when a man in his 50s succumbed to the virus.

China’s security law a ‘serious risk’ to HK’s freedoms: UN experts

China’s national security law for Hong Kong poses a serious risk to the city’s freedoms and breaches international legal obligations, UN special rapporteurs on human rights have warned.

NATO to meet on poisoning of Putin critic Navalny

The poisoning of Alexei Navalny will be discussed at an urgent NATO meeting on Friday after European leaders threatened fresh sanctions against Moscow, which has furiously denied targeting the Russian opposition leader.

Trump suggests voting twice in North Carolina, which is illegal

U.S. President Donald Trump has urged residents of North Carolina to vote twice in the Nov. 3 election, once by mail and once in person, openly urging an act of voter fraud even as he has decried mail-in ballots.

Record CO2 emissions for Arctic wildfires: EU

This year’s Arctic Circle wildfires, still ablaze, have already surpassed the record set in 2019 for CO2 emissions, adding to the carbon pollution humanity needs to curtail, the European Union’s Earth observation programme said Thursday.

India suffers world-record spike in coronavirus cases

India announced a world-record 83,883 new coronavirus cases today with the outbreak poised to overtake Brazil as the second-largest in the world.

Trump in Kenosha calls anti-racism protests ‘domestic terror’

President Donald Trump Tuesday took his re-election campaign to Kenosha, the latest US city roiled by the police shooting of a black man, as he branded recent anti-racism protests acts of “domestic terror” by violent mobs.

Coronavirus death toll reaches 851,321 worldwide

The novel coronavirus has killed at least 851,321 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT on Tuesday.

HK starts mass virus tests undermined by distrust of China

Hong Kong launched a mass coronavirus testing scheme on Tuesday, but calls for millions to take up the offer have been undermined by deep distrust of the government following China’s crushing of the city’s democracy movement.

Trump heads to politically crucial Wisconsin

Despite entreaties to stay away, President Donald Trump heads to Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday to highlight his “law and order” campaign theme in a city upended by protests after the shooting of a Black man by a white police officer.

UAE ‘betrayed’ Muslim world with Israel deal: Khamenei

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday accused the United Arab Emirates of betraying the Muslim world with its agreement to normalise relations with Tehran’s arch-foe Israel.

In East Med row, Turkey says Greece ‘arming island’

Turkey on Monday accused Greece of “piracy” and attempting to “arm the island” at the centre of their row over gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean.

China attempting to alter status quo at border: India

India said on Monday it had foiled an attempt by Chinese troops to change the status quo on their disputed and ill-defined border in a fresh flare-up between the two nuclear-armed countries.

Controversy around Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine in Australia

A controversial imam in Australia has asked Muslims not to get the vaccine for the coronavirus disease being developed by Oxford University. Sufyaan Khalifa claimed the vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca is ‘haram’ - meaning forbidden.

All migrants moved off stranded Banksy rescue boat

All of the migrants on board a rescue ship funded by British street artist Banksy have been transferred to other vessels, the team behind the mission said after their pink-and-white ship carrying more than 200 passengers sent an urgent call for help.

Global virus cases cross 25 million as India sets grim record

Global coronavirus infections soared past 25 million on Sunday, as countries around the world further tightened restrictions to try to stop the rampaging pandemic.

China fires aircraft-carrier killer missiles to warn off US

When China flexed its military muscle in the South China Sea on Wednesday, it put the PLA’s most advanced land-based anti-ship ballistic missile to the test: the “aircraft-carrier killer”.The DF-26B was fired into the northern area of the disputed waterway from Qinghai province in China’s northwest, a source close to the military said, in a move seen as a warning to the United States.

August rains flood Pakistan’s financial capital, shatter records

Torrential rain lashed the Pakistani financial capital of Karachi on Thursday, causing widespread flooding, as downpours inTorrential rain lashed the Pakistani financial capital of Karachi on Thursday, causing widespread flooding, as downpours in August shattered 89-year-old records for the city, meteorological officials said. August shattered 89-year-old records for the city, meteorological officials said.

Hurricane Laura wreaks havoc on US south coast

Hurricane Laura tore roofs off buildings and blew out windows in the southern US state of Louisiana as it slammed into the coast early Thursday killing at least one person, with shaken residents emerging to survey the damage.

France to make masks mandatory in Paris

France is to order the mandatory wearing of face masks across Paris to curb surging coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday, warning that the outbreak could spiral out of control if swift action is not taken.

Coronavirus hits isolated Indian island tribe

Ten members of India’s dwindling Great Andamanese tribe have tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Thursday, fuelling concerns about the safety of the group and other indigenous people in the remote archipelago.

Two killed as unrest rocks Wisconsin city after police shooting

Two people were killed and another wounded during a third night of protests in the city of Kenosha, in the US state of Wisconsin, after a police officer shot a black man in his back at the weekend.

India moves closer to 60k Covid deaths

Hindustan Times, Mumbai 26 Aug 2020 - On Tuesday, at least 1,066 Covid-19-related deaths were reported and the toll from the contagion is inching towards the 60,000 mark and stands at 59,598 to date.

Republican convention touts Trump, stokes fears if he loses

US Republicans launched their national convention Monday with a full-throated endorsement of President Donald Trump’s record and laid out a bleak vision of how American life would change for the worse under a Joe Biden administration.