A specially formulated antimicrobial coating can keep surfaces clear of a human coronavirus for up to 90 days with just one application, a preliminary study said Friday, suggesting a new line of defense against COVID-19. | Read more|
In Uttar Pradesh at least 24 migrant labourers were killed and 36 people sustained injuries when a trailer truck carrying them collided with another truck in the early hours of Saturday, police said. Both the trucks were carrying the labourers. The accident took place between 3 am and 3.30 am, they said. | Read more|
Saudi Arabia's sovereign-wealth fund bought billions of dollars of stock as the global pandemic took root, reporting significant stakes on Friday in companies including BP Plc, Boeing Co., Citigroup Inc. and Facebook Inc. | Read more|
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 used as a "non-invasive" way to identify people sick with coronavirus. | Read more|
With hundreds of millions of people still seeking advice on resuming their lives safely, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a scant six pages of recommendations Thursday to guide schools, businesses, day-care facilities and others into the next phase of the coronavirus pandemic. | Read more|
Private hotel beaches in Dubai are now open within the directives of Dubai Tourism. At this point in time, pools, spas, saunas, gyms, fitness and kids clubs are still closed. | Read more|
Twitter has made it official to let its employees work from home forever if they chose to and they will be paid like a normal working day as they sit comfortably in the sofa in the comfort of their homes. | Read more|
Nearly 100 migrant workers crossed the Yamuna, which flows along UP-Haryana border on some stretches, and reached Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said on Friday. | Read more|
In India the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,649 and the number of cases climbed to 81,970 on Friday, registering an increase of 100 deaths and 3,967 cases in the last 24 hours since Thursday 8 AM, according to the Union Health Ministry. | Read more|
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced relief for middle classes too today, offering a 25 per cent reduction in Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) for non-salaried specified payments and Tax Collection at Source (TCS) for the specified receipts to allow people more cash in hand. This will apply to payment | Read more|
UK gross domestic product (GDP) fell two percent in the first three month of the year, according to data from the Office for National Statistics, signaling the first direct impact of Covid-19 on the economy. | Read more|
Twitter has made it official to let its employees work from home forever if they chose to and they will be paid like a normal working day as they sit comfortably in the sofa in the comfort of their homes. | Read more|
From May 21, Emirates has announced its plan to operate scheduled flight services to nine destinations, the airline announced on Wednesday. The destinations are: London Heathrow Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, Toronto, Sydney and Melbourne. The airline will also offer connections in Dubai for customers travel | Read more|
Two cities in northeastern China have imposed travel restrictions and gone into temporary lockdown amid a new cluster of coronavirus infections which have sparked fears of an impending second wave sweeping the country. | Read more|
South Korean officials scrambled on Monday to contain a new coronavirus outbreak, searching for thousands of people who may have been infected in a cluster of cases linked to nightclubs and bars in the capital Seoul. | Read more|
At least 19 Iranian sailors were killed and 15 injured in an incident during an exercise, the military has confirmed. Earlier unofficial reports said that an Iranian frigate accidentally fired a missile at a naval support vessel. | Read more|
Sunny Leone revealed that she has travelled to Los Angeles with her family amid the pandemic. Leone, who has been residing in Mumbai since late 2000s, shared a picture with her daughter Nisha and sons, Noah and Asher from her LA house on Sunday on Instagram. | Read more|
In India the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,206 and the number of cases climbed to 67,152 on Monday, registering an increase of 97 deaths and a record jump of 4,213 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry. | Read more|
Visitors in face masks streamed into Shanghai Disneyland as the theme park reopened Monday in a high-profile step toward reviving global tourism that was shut down by the coronavirus pandemic. | Read more|
In India with 3277 new cases and 128 new fatalities, total case count of novel Coronavirus rose to 62,939 and total deaths getting past the 2,000 mark, the health ministry said on Sunday. | Read more|
Three promoters of Ram Dev International, recently booked by the CBI for allegedly cheating a consortium of six banks to the tune of Rs 411 crore, have already fled the country before the State Bank of India reached the agency with the complaint, officials said on Saturday. | Read more|
How about booking in advance just to get a spot on the sand at the beach? That's exactly what some beachgoers will have to do in Spain this summer, thanks to the coronavirus crisis. | Read more|
The first batch of 88 ICU nurses from India to support the UAE’s ongoing efforts to fight Covid-19, with support from the Indian Consulate and UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation landed at Dubai Airport at 8 pm. | Read more|
Analysis of mobile phone data showed that a controversial laboratory studying bats in the Chinese city of Wuhan shut down in October, it was claimed on Saturday night. | Read more|
Defying clouds in the sky and Covid-19 on the ground, Russia’s deadliest bombers, nimblest fighter jets and strongest transport aircraft flew over the capital in celebration of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany 75 years ago. | Read more|
The British government has told airlines it will introduce a 14-day quarantine period for most people arriving from abroad to try to avoid a second peak of the coronavirus pandemic, an association representing the airlines said on Saturday. | Read more|
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday dismissed rumours about his ill-health, saying that he is healthy and has been working as the country fights coronavirus crisis."I am completely healthy and am not suffering from any disease," Shah tweeted in Hindi. | Read more|
In India Coronavirus infected patients developing severe illness or having compromised immunity will have to test negative through RT-PCR test before being discharged by a hospital, the Union health ministry on Friday said in its revised discharge policy for COVID-19 cases. | Read more|
In India the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,981 and the number of cases climbed to 59,662 on Saturday, registering an increase of 95 deaths and 3,320 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry. | Read more|
Washington’s special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has called on New Delhi to directly engage with the Taliban, asking India to play a “more active” part in the Afghan peace process and the fight against terrorism. | Read more|
Delivering another blow to subsiding death rumors, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has apparently reached out to his Chinese counterpart, praising Beijing’s battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. | Read more|
Restaurant businesses in the UAE are starting to put up ‘For Sale’ signs, with their owners realizing there is no escape from the destruction set off by the COVID-19 pandemic. As per news report of Gulf News, Licenses and even the equipment and furniture are being offered at steep discounts in hopes that someone ou | Read more|
In Aurangabad district of Maharashtra at least 14 migrant workers sleeping on rail tracks were crushed to death by a goods train on Friday morning, police said. Two other labourers were injured in the accident which took place at 5.15 am under the Karmad Police station jurisdiction, an official said. | Read more|
In India the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,886 and the number of cases climbed to 56,342 on Friday, registering an increase of 103 fatalities and 3,390 infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry. | Read more|
Across Africa as many as 190,000 people could die in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic if crucial containment measures fail, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns. The new research also predicts a prolonged outbreak over a few years."It likely will smoulder in transmission hot spots," says WHO Africa head | Read more|