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LONDON: Britain has overtaken Italy as the worst-hit country in Europe by the novel coronavirus, according to the latest official figures released...

World leaders pledged €7.4 billion ($8.07 billion) in a digital fundraiser held to raise money for developing a coronavirus vaccine and treatments, almost...

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Police said Monday that over 46,000 people had been arrested from across the country for violating a curfew in several districts which...

India is set to repatriate hundreds of thousands of Indian nationals stranded abroad from Wednesday onwards. Travelers would be brought back in aircraft,...

GENEVA: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that the ultimate measure of success in fighting COVID-19...

NEW DELHI: Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee said on Tuesday that India needs a big stimulus package to help revive its economy hit by the COVID-19...

Neighboring countries Australia and New Zealand are planning to open up their borders for a "trans-Tasman travel bubble,” New Zealand Prime Minister...

Mumbai: 14 warships from the Indian Navy have been made ready to evacuate Indian expatriates currently working in the Gulf countries. Speaking to an Indian...

The European Commission is to host a video pledging conference among leaders on Monday in the hopes of raising billions of euros towards developing a...

ROME: On the eve of the easing of the eight-week national lockdown, Italy's daily new deaths from COVID-19 dropped to 174 on Sunday, the lowest level...