UK to use dogs to sniff COVID-19
Trials have begun in the UK to find out if dogs can be trained to detect Covid-19. If successful, the bio-detection canines could be...
Unending lockdown raises doubts about New York’s future
New York City shows no sign of easing a two-month lockdown, even as a statewide stay-at-home order ends Friday, leaving America's cultural and commercial...
EU leaves border controls upto its members
France has threatened to quarantine incoming Spanish nationals, after the government in Madrid announced it would quarantine all incoming travelers. Across Europe, the reopening...
Oxford economist calls for elderly to pay ‘corona tax’
The elderly have already been hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, but one Oxford economist thinks that they should shell out to ease the...
States’ lack of pandemic preparation surprise WHO
Sylvie Briand, the World Health Organization's infectious hazards management chief, said the UN body was surprised by certain countries' lack of preparation for a...
WHO warns coronavirus may stay forever as global death toll reaches 300,000
The coronavirus may stay forever and populations will have to learn to live with it just as they have HIV, the World Health Organization...
US leads in pouring funds into atomic arsenal despite worst-hit by COVID-19
The world’s nuclear powers are increasingly pouring money into their atomic arsenals, a new report shows, with Washington leading the way. The US has...
Who wins, who loses? Multinational companies at the time of pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic, set to provoke a severe global recession this year, is hitting multinational companies disproportionately. Here is a list of winners and losers,...
Life was anything but a fairytale, says, Meghan Markle in biogpraphy
Meghan Markle wants the release of her biography now to ‘set record straight’ on their departure from the royal family. She says the book will...
Top automaker launches world’s fastest SUV despite Covid-19
2020, a year otherwise marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, has seen some astonishing developments in the field of technology — particularly the automobile industry....
US reports fewer virus deaths as WHO hails global progress
The United States logged a second consecutive day of fewer than 900 coronavirus deaths, as the World Health Organization hailed global progress but warned...
Europe starts re-opening from lockdown as Asia infections spike
Swathes of Europe start the long process of re-opening from coronavirus lockdowns on Monday, but the first new infections in weeks at China's ground...