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NEW DELHI: India on Monday (Jun 29) banned 59 Chinese mobile apps, including the wildly popular TikTok and WeChat, over...

CALIFORNIA: Gilead Sciences Inc on Monday (Jun 29) priced its COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir at US$2,340 per patient for wealthier nations...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has ordered a criminal probe into allegations the 2011 cricket World Cup final was "sold" to India,...

Astronomers say big cool patches on a "supergiant" star close to Earth were behind its surprise dimming last year. Red...

Royal Dutch Shell on Tuesday said it will write down the value of its assets by up to US$22 billion...

PARIS: A French court is scheduled to give its verdict on Monday (Jun 29) in the trial of former premier...

BRUSSELS: The EU and Britain launch an intense five weeks of negotiations on a deal to define their post-Brexit relations...

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday (Jun 29) said the reopening of state borders will support jobs growth...

JACKSON: Lawmakers in Mississippi voted on Sunday (Jun 28) to remove the Confederate battle standard from the state flag, after...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil had its worst week yet of the coronavirus pandemic in terms of new cases, registering 259,105...

SAN FRANCISCO: Organisers of a Facebook advertising boycott campaign that has drawn support from a rapidly expanding list of major...

LOS ANGELES: California on Sunday (Jun 28) ordered some bars to close, the first major rollback of efforts to reopen...

SYDNEY: The death toll from COVID-19 reached half a million people on Sunday (Jun 28), according to a Reuters tally,...

Boeing's bid to see its 737 Max return to the skies faces a pivotal week with flight safety tests expected...

HONG KONG: Hundreds of Hong Kongers marched silently through the city's streets on Sunday (Jun 28) in protest against the...

BEIJING: China imposed a strict lockdown on nearly half a million people in Hebei province to contain a fresh COVID-19...

The MCU has been criticised for its lack of representation since the very beginning. Anthony Mackie expresses his thoughts regarding...

Global Citizen said its summit with world leaders had raised 1.5 billion dollars to help COVID-19 efforts in poor countries,...

The official documentary-biopic comes from Maradona producer-financier Lorton Entertainment, reported Deadline. England’s soccer star Wayne Rooney will be the subject...

West Indies head coach Phil Simmons has entered self-isolation after attending a funeral but fast bowler Alzarri Joseph said it...