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It took six months for the world to reach 10 million confirmed cases of the coronavirusBy MARK STEVENSON, NICKY FORSTER and MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated PressAugust 11, 2020, 10:31 PM• 5 min readROME -- It took six months for the world to reach 10 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus. It took just over six…

Image copyright SAC Abby Drewett/RAF Image caption Veterans watched the Red Arrows from Prestwick Airport Commemorations have taken place across Scotland for the 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day.VJ Day marked the end of the conflict in Asia and brought World War Two to a close in 1945, four months after the fighting in…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption'There is no vaccine for racism' - Harris urges action for George Floyd and other black Americans Kamala Harris has accepted her historic nomination as the US Democratic party's vice-presidential candidate, running with Joe Biden for the White House.In a speech to her party convention, the first…

Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more An Air India Express plane with 191 people on board has crashed at an airport in the southern state of Kerala, killing at least 16 people. Also in the programme: The Lebanese Shia movement, Hezbollah, has denied any link to Tuesday's deadly blast at…

The Boeing 737 was repatriating Indians stranded overseas by the coronavirus crisis. Also: US imposes sanctions on Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam, and the British Foreign office cat Palmerston retires to the countryside.

By Suresh MenonSports writerPublishedduration15 Augustimage copyrightAFPimage captionDhoni was leader of a talented group of players which emerged from small cities and townsThe uncertainties leading up to the retirement of Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be forgotten soon enough, and what will remain are the certainties and the pride of performance over the years. Should he have…

Russia’s tally of confirmed coronavirus cases has surpassed 1 million after authorities reported 4,729 new casesSeptember 1, 2020, 8:44 AM• 2 min readMOSCOW -- Russia's tally of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million on Tuesday as authorities reported 4,729 new cases.With a total of 1,000,048 reported cases, Russia has the fourth largest caseload in the…

India has registered 78,761 new coronavirus cases, the biggest single-day spike in the world since the pandemic began, just as the government began easing restrictions to help the battered economyBy SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated PressAugust 30, 2020, 12:37 PM• 3 min readNEW DELHI -- India registered 78,761 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the biggest single-day spike…

Publishedduration21 Augustimage captionLocal media reports said the fire broke out late on Thursday night and burned into FridayNine people have reportedly died after a fire broke out at a hydro-electric power plant in the Indian state of Telangana.The bodies were found during a search for employees working underground at the Srisailam plant, the state power…

Ben Stokes is one of several England stars on the books of Rajasthan RoyalsIndian Premier League side Rajasthan Royals have become the first major cricket team to be sponsored by a sanitary towel company.The Royals, winners of the first IPL in 2008, include Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer in their ranks.They will display…

Image caption Dr Frank Murray was an Allied prisoner of war in a Japanese prison camp during World War Two He became known as the Belfast Doctor and his medical expertise, leadership and guile helped protect the lives of hundreds of Allied prisoners of war in Japanese prison camps. Frank Murray was born above the…

A U.N. labor body says new labor rules in the energy-rich nation of Qatar “effectively dismantles” the country’s long-criticized “kafala” employment systemAugust 30, 2020, 2:11 PM• 2 min readDUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- New labor rules in the energy-rich nation of Qatar “effectively dismantles” the country's long-criticized “kafala” employment system, a U.N. labor body said…