Coronavirus

Bangkok: Shares advanced in Asia early Tuesday after Wall Street shook off a weak start and ended with modest gains thanks to another solid showing from big technology companies. Shares rose in Hong Kong, Sydney and Singapore. Markets in Shanghai and Tokyo were closed for...

Beijing: China has reported 16 new coronavirus cases, including 15 asymptomatic ones, taking the total number of infections in the country to 82,881, health officials said Tuesday. The National Health Commission (NHC) said that one confirmed imported case of a Chinese national returning from abroad...

Milan: Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo flew back to Italy after almost two months in coronavirus lockdown in his native Portugal. Ronaldo and his family landed in Turin Airport just after 10.20pm local time Monday, according to media reports in Italy. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner...

Madrid: Novak Djokovic has apparently broke confinement rules in Spain by going back to a tennis court. Djokovic posted a video on Instagram showing him exchanging shots with another man at a tennis club in the coastal city of Marbella, where the Serb has reportedly...

Belgrade: Serbia’s president has set June 21 as the date of a parliamentary election which has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The vote was originally scheduled for April 26 but was put on hold after a nationwide state of emergency was proclaimed in...

New Delhi: Five resident doctors of a Delhi government hospital tested positive for COVID-19 in the last one week or so, officials said Monday. Test results of five more staff of Jag Pravesh Hospital are awaited, they said. “Five of our resident doctors have tested...

Rourkela: Tension ran high after irate locals pelted stones at police personnel and broke up the barricade at Nala Road containment zone in Steel City, Monday. The incident occurred when hundreds of irate residents rushed near the Anand Bhawan lane in Mahatab Road and broke...

Bhubaneswar: One more person tested positive for COVID-19, taking the state’s tally to 170, informed the Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department, Government of Odisha, Tuesday. The new patient is from Ganjam district and with this, the district’s tally has gone up to three. Notably,...

Here begins a series on the future that awaits us all once the COVID-19 threat is overcome. Specialists share their views on the possibilities that lie ahead.   —EDITOR Humankind faces an unprecedented spell of uncertainty and panic, thanks to Covid-19. This has led to widespread...

New Delhi: The inordinate delay in release of fellowship to the PhD and MPhil students by the University Grants Commission (UGC) has made the research work more challenging, although the commission has provided some relief to the researchers by extending the thesis submission date by...