Coronavirus: Watford and Burnley confirm positive tests
One player and two staff at Watford and Burnley assistant manager Ian Woan are among six positive Premier League tests for coronavirus. The other two...
Coronavirus: World Bank warns 60m at risk of ‘extreme poverty’
Up to 60m people will be pushed into "extreme poverty" by the coronavirus warns the president of the World Bank. David Malpass said the bank...
Bombay HC seeks BMC, Maharashtra govt’s reply over plea claiming overcharging by hospitals
The court also observed that the presence of the Municipal Commissioner would be beneficial for adjudication and directed the petitioner to add the BMC commissioner...
Amphan: Heavy rains in India and Bangladesh as cyclone bears down
Heavy rains and winds have been reported in eastern India and Bangladesh, with a super cyclone expected to make landfall in hours. Heavy rains and...
Canada, US extend border closure to non-essential travel
Essential cross-border workers like healthcare professionals, airline crews and truck drivers are still permitted to cross. Truck drivers are critical as they move food and...
Global carbon emissions set to see steepest fall since World War II, thanks to Covid pandemic
Carbon emissions are predicted to fall between 4.2 and 7.5 per cent on last year, as against a rise of 1% that was earlier predicted...
Taiwan president says wants talks with China, but not ‘one country, two systems’
Xi’s government cut off direct communications across the Taiwan Strait during Tsai’s first four years in office, citing her refusal to accept that both sides...
Man sentenced to death in Singapore via Zoom call
It was the first criminal case where a death sentence was pronounced by remote hearing in Singapore [caption id="attachment_1342" align="alignnone" width="717"] Many court hearings in...
Electric bikes ‘could help people return to work’
Electric bikes can slash transport emissions and offer workers a way to return to the workplace during coronavirus, a new study has found. If e-bikes...
Elaphrosaur: Rare dinosaur identified in Australia
A fossil unearthed in Australia by a volunteer digger has been identified as a rare, toothless dinosaur that roamed the country 110 million years ago....