Trump wears mask, voices hope on COVID-19 vaccine in North Carolina

MORRISVILLE, N.C. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump wore a mask and talked up the possibility of a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year
Turkey passes controversial bill tightening grip on social media

ISTANBUL: The Turkish Parliament on Wednesday passed a controversial new law regulating social media to comply with any demands by the government to block or
India: Dalit woman’s body taken off funeral pyre in Uttar Pradesh

The body of a Dalit woman was taken off a funeral pyre in Uttar Pradesh by a group of upper-caste men who said she could
Heathrow Airport warns of ‘quarantine roulette’

LONDON: Heathrow Airport, once Europe’s busiest airport, called on Britain to urgently back a passenger testing regime, warning that without one, the country’s strict quarantine
As virus aid talks stalemate, Trump scorns help for cities

President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed Democratic demands for aid to cash-strapped cities in a new coronavirus relief package and lashed out at Republican allies
Social distancing and electronic wristbands as pilgrims attend scaled-down Haj

Dubai: Muslim pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation, began arriving at Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Wednesday for
Australia to make Facebook and Google pay for news in world first

SYDNEY: Australia will force US tech giants Facebook and Alphabet’s Google to pay Australian media outlets for news content in a landmark move to protect
There Is No ‘Zero Risk’ in Easing Travel Restrictions, WHO Says

World Health Organisation (WHO) has said countries need to careful as they prepare to ease coronavirus travel restriction as there is no “zero risk” strategy.