World

New York: US President Donald Trump virtually conceded his defeat to newly-elected Joe Biden and agreed to start the transition to the Democrat’s administration. He also made simultaneous claims of...

United Nations: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is working with more than 350 partners, including major airlines, shipping lines and logistics associations from around the world, to deliver Covid-19 vaccines...

Moscow: Russian leader Vladimir Putin said he wants to wait for the results of the US election to be declared officially before accepting Joe Biden as the next President. “We...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 15th edition of the G20 Summit, chaired by Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump and Chinese...

New York: A New York state judge has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $120 million (Rs 890 crore) in damages to a woman who blamed her cancer on asbestos...

Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday said it has suspended Gilead's Remdesivir from its so-called prequalification list (an official list of medicines used as a benchmark for procurement...

London: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary on Friday. The longest-reigning monarch got married when she was 21. The wedding took place at Westminster...

Sydney: South Australia started one of the world's toughest COVID-19 lockdowns from Thursday, allowing just one member per family to leave the house. Outdoor exercise and dog-walking have also been...

New York: Barack Obama looks to be on way to becoming the best-selling author of the year. ‘A Promised Land,’ the former US President’s new memoir, sold a staggering 887,000...

Singapore: An Indonesian man from Sumatra region became a millionaire overnight after a meteor came through his roof. Josua Hutagalung, a 33-year-old coffin maker, sold the 2.1 kg meteorite for...