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The Latest: Czech Republic Sees 700 New Cases For 1st Time
PRAGUE The number of people infected with the coronavirus has continued to surge in the Czech Republic, surpassing 700 for the first time.
Iran's Friends Should Have Defied US Sanctions During Pandemic, Says President Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani bemoaned Iran’s friends on Saturday for not standing up to the United States and breaking crippling sanctions during the coronavirus pandemic.
TikTok Troubles Narrow Gap Between Beijing And ByteDance Founder Zhang Yiming
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has long positioned himself as a global internet entrepreneur, largely eschewing Chinese government involvement, but U.S. demands to sell his crown jewel TikTok are testing the boundaries with Beijing.
How China's Misadventure Against India Hurt its Reputation and Future
The border skirmishes, resulting out of Chinese aggression, if not addressed quickly can drag India-China relationship back by 58 years.
Happy Birthday Pankaj Tripathi: Gangs of Wasseypur to Gunjan Saxena, List of His Memorable Roles
On his birthday, take a look at Pankaj Tripathi’s memorable performances from his sixteen-year long career in the film industry.
'Unparalleled Role in Shaping the Nation': Amit Shah Extends Greetings on Teachers' Day 2020
Tributes to an iconic thinker and erudite scholar, former President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on his Jayanti, tweeted Home Minister Amit Shah.
INdia's Coronavirus Caseload Crosses 4 Million
Indias coronavirus cases crossed 4 million on Saturday, leading the world in new infections and closing in on Brazils total as the secondhighest in the world.
Australia's Virus Hot Spot Chafes Under Lockdown As Infection Rate Gradually Improves
Frustration with the prolonged lockdown has led to calls for protests in Melbourne on Saturday, which would be illegal under the stage 4 restrictions, and police were out in force.
Anger Against Bollywood Boils Over in Britain, SSR Fans Threaten to Take Protests from Streets to Seats
Grief over Sushant Singh Rajput's passing has long since given way to anger against Bollywood among fans in Britain. That anger is now sowing a determination to deny Bollywood its market, just as Bollywood is seen to have denied the rising star a role and...
Former Cook Islands Leader Dies Of COVID-19 In New Zealand
A former prime minister of the Cook Islands, Joseph Williams, has died of COVID19 in Auckland, New Zealand's health ministry said on Saturday, taking the number of coronavirusrelated deaths in the country to 24.
Trump Lauds Economic Steps Between Serbia And Kosovo
An agreement between Serbia and Kosovo to work on economic ties, hailed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday as a "major breakthrough," reaffirmed pledges to establish highway and railway links but left movement on political normalization on hold.
After Criticism, Trump Says Pentagon Will Not Shut Down Military Newspaper
After an outcry from U.S. lawmakers, President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration would not be shutting down the Stars and Stripes military newspaper as announced by the Pentagon earlier this year.
Colombia Opens South AMerica's Longest Road Tunnel
Colombia opened South America's longest road tunnel, the Tunel de la Linea, on Friday after more than a decade of construction work.
Abhay Deol Slams Blind Items Culture in Bollywood, Says 'It Could Have Impact on Someone's Mind'
Abhay Deol has come forward to speak out against the blind items that were written about Sushant Singh Rajput.
Factbox: Who Is AUstralia's eX-PM Tony Abbott, Now British Trade Adviser?
Britain named former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott as an adviser to its Board of Trade on Friday, rejecting opposition complaints that his conservative views about women, gay rights and climate change made him unfit to represent the United Kingdom...
China, Iran, Russia Seeking To Undermine US Elections: NSA
China, Iran and Russia are the three countries that are seeking to undermine US elections, US National Security Adviser (NSA) Robert O'Brien has alleged noting that some of them prefer Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as the next White House oc...