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A Los Angeles Unified School District student attends an online class at Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood in Los Angeles. (AP)World
30 pc of children in the world missed learning after pandemic shut...

The highest number of children affected by region were in South Asia, at least 147 million, according to the report

27 Aug 2020 2:24 PM IST

Medical staff wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus approach Lei Muk Shue care home in Hong Kong. (AFP)World
Beijing’s offer to test all Hong Kongers for coronavirus met with...

Democracy activists share concerns that people’s DNA will be collected and abused under the cover of testing

27 Aug 2020 11:06 AM IST

Vorayuth \Boss\ Yoovidhya, whose grandfather co-founded energy drink company Red Bull, walks to get in a car as he leaves a house in London. (AP File)World
Thai court issues new arrest warrant for notorious Red Bull scion

Earlier this year prosecutors had decided to drop charges against him, which caused widespread anger in the country

26 Aug 2020 1:59 PM IST

Men wearing protective masks walk on a plastic pier at Katara beach in the Qatari capital Doha. (AFP)West Asia
Low death rates despite record infections, here-'s how Qatar tackled...

More than one in five residents have now been tested, and at the height of the pandemic, more than one in four of those...

26 Aug 2020 10:50 AM IST

This combination of photos shows Edmond Kok, a Hong Kong theater costume designer and actor, wearing a variety of face masks he made to protect against the coronavirus in Hong Kong.World
Hong Kong scientists discover case of man getting reinfected with...

The man had mild symptoms the first time and none the second time

25 Aug 2020 3:32 PM IST

There was a second blast a short time later in the same street when a female suicide attacker blew herself up as police cordoned off the area. (Representational Image: AP)World
Twin bombings in Philippines leave at least 10 dead, dozens wounded

The attack happened in Jolo in Muslim-majority Sulu, where government-backed security forces have long been fighting the...

24 Aug 2020 3:13 PM IST

An Israeli soldier prepares an Elbit Systems Skylark I unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or drone) for take-off near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel. (AFP)West Asia
Hamas asks regional leaders to -'break silence-' as Pompeo starts...

Israel has bombed the coastal Palestinian strip, which is ruled by Hamas, almost daily since August 6

24 Aug 2020 2:34 PM IST

Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe takes off his face mask prior to making a short speech to the media upon his arrival at the prime ministers office. (AFP)World
Second hospital visit stokes health worries about Japan’s PM as he...

Abe surpassed a record for longest consecutive tenure as premier set by his great-uncle Eisaku Sato half a century ago

24 Aug 2020 11:21 AM IST

Taiwans President Tsai Ing-wen, center, attends a ceremony commemorating the 62nd anniversary of deadly attack by China on Kinmen island, in Kinmen. (AP)World
US envoy joins Tsai at military memorial service in show of warming...

Washington-'s support for Taiwan-'s democratically elected government has been a chronic irritant in its relations with...

23 Aug 2020 3:20 PM IST

Israeli policemen remove protesters from the street during a demonstration of thousands against the Israeli government near the Prime Ministers residence in Jerusalem. (AFP)West Asia
Israelis protesters decrying corruption show no sign of abating

Saturday’s protest comes just days before an August 25 deadline for the government to pass a state budget

23 Aug 2020 2:38 PM IST

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam arrives for a press conference at the government headquarters in Hong Kong. (AFP)World
Hong Kong officials slam US decision to end extradition treaty

US had formally notified withdrawal from bilateral deals with HK, covering surrender of fugitives, transfer of prisoners...

20 Aug 2020 4:53 PM IST

Public officials disinfect the roadway to help curb the spread of the coronavirus in front of the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea. AP photoWorld
Church outbreak in South Korea spreads sparking fears of nationwide...

In-person church services have also been banned while indoor and outdoor gatherings have been restricted to no more than...

19 Aug 2020 4:00 PM IST

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