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China under Xi stepped up 'aggressive' foreign policy towards India: US

China under Jinping has stepped up its "aggressive" foreign policy toward India and "resisted" efforts to clarify the Line of Actual Control, according to a report by US Congress appointed commission.

'Plague from China' shouldn't have happened, they allowed it to: Trump

Trump attacked Beijing for coronavirus, saying the "plague from China" should have never happened but it did especially when the United States had just signed a new trade deal with the Asian giant.

Little evidence that protests spread coronavirus in US: Health experts

There is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd's death caused a significant increase in US coronavirus infections, according to public health experts. If the protests had driven an explosion in cases, experts say, the jumps would have started to become apparent within two weeks -- and perhaps as early as five days. But that didn't happen in many cities with the largest protests, including New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Washington, D.C. In what's considered the first systematic look at the question, a team of economists determined that only one of 13 cities involved in the earliest wave of protests after Memorial Day had an increase that would fit the pattern. It was Phoenix, where experts say cases and hospitalizations surged after a decision by Gov. Doug Ducey to end Arizona's stay-at-home order on May 15 and eased restrictions on businesses. Arizona residents who were cooped up for six weeks flooded Phoenix-area bar districts, ignoring social ...

New N American free trade deal among US, Canada, Mexico comes into effect

A new trade deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico came into effect on Wednesday

US: CDC chief raise concerns about flights operating with full capacity

The US government's top experts in infectious diseases have criticised American Airlines' decision to pack flights full while the coronavirus outbreak continues to grow across much of the US.

WHO urges respectful discourse on COVID-19 amid Trump's Kung Flu remarks

The World Health Organisation (WHO) would like to avoid any discrimination in the discussions over the coronavirus, Executive Director of WHO Health Emergencies Programme Michael Ryan said Monday.

Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump in relation to Qasem Soleimani's death

Iran has issued an arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump over the drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in January, CNN reported citing Iran's local media sources on Monday.

Factbox: Global coronavirus fundraising meeting raises $6.9 billion

The money will be used for Covid-19 tests, treatments and vaccines, and also to support the world's poorest and most marginalised communities

Washington DC to be state; US House of Representatives okays enabling Bill

The Democrat-led US House of Representatives has approved a legislation granting statehood to Washington, DC, for the first time on Capitol Hill after it was created over 200 years ago

Structures like UNSC have teeth but little or no appetite to bite: UN chief

UNSC has teeth but "show little or no appetite to bite, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said as he underlined the need for "effective and inclusive" multilateralism.

Indian-Americans protest in Chicago against Chinese aggression in Ladakh

A group of Indian-Americans has organised a peaceful demonstration in front of the Chinese Consulate in Chicago, protesting against Beijing's incursions in eastern Ladakh.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Link between Covid-19, brain damage and stroke

Bain Capital buys Virgin Australia, Bain Capital buys Virgin Australia, Indonesia expands budget and other global news about the pandemic

India making efforts towards eliminating human trafficking: US report

India made significant efforts towards the elimination of human trafficking in 2019, but did not fully meet the minimum standards, according to a US report.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: WHO reports largest single-day spike in cases

Where the virus surged and where it slowed, air travel curbs eased in Dubai, China steps up loan relief, and other pandemic related news from across the globe

World coronavirus dispatch: UK debt outgrows economy in a first since 1963

UK debt is bigger than economy, Beijing outbreak tops 180, Germany Wants to Bolster EU, and other Covid-19 related news from across the globe

World coronavirus dispatch: Foreign direct investment to plunge 40%

Richest soccer league is back, Oscars delayed until April, and Travis Perkins to slash 2,500 jobs

World coronavirus dispatch: Govt-backed hacking on the rise amid pandemic

From Boeing axing 12,000 workers, to Disney opening two more theme parks, and why epidemiologists are in great demand in Hollywood - read these and more in today's world dispatch

Too early to discuss pricing of remdesivir: US Health Department

Gilead will be donating the first 1.5 mn doses to governments worldwide which according to Gilead will be enough for about 140,000 patients through the end of May

Covid-19 Factoid: India's cases rose from 100,000 to 150,000 in just 8 days

Four Indian districts - Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai - account for more than 50% of all cases reported so far in their respective states

Covid-19 Factoid: Assam's case count has seen 8-fold jump in just 15 days

In a worrying sign, the gap between India's net daily addition to case tally and daily recoveries is widening rapidly