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21-day lockdown: E-commerce firms set to resume work after police assurance

The Delhi police issued a statement saying they were proactively engaging with e-commerce portals and were issuing passes to ensure agents were able to commute seamlessly

'Whole of humanity at risk from coronavirus; must fight back: UN

Global action and solidarity are crucial, said UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

Putin defers public vote on constitutional reforms over coronavirus

The reforms, proposed by the president, would reset presidential term limits and potentially allow Putin, in power for another 20 years

Pet owners must take precautions to avoid coronavirus risk: French experts

The SARS outbreak of 2002-2003, caused by a coronavirus genetically close to Covid-19, was able to infect several animal species including racoons, cats and hamsters

IMF, World Bank call for suspension of debt payments by poorest nations

The move is directed at countries that qualify for the most generous aid from the 'IDA' fund

Is 'universal basic income' a possible remedy for economies hit by virus?

Now, with the US economy crippled as people hunker down at home, the likes of conservative Republican Senator Mitt Romney are raising the idea

Turkey prosecutor indicts 20 Saudi suspects in Jamal Khashoggi murder

Khashoggi, who wrote for The Washington Post, was killed after he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018

Not discussed new dates for Tokyo Olympics with Japan PM: IOC president

IOC president Thomas Bach says alarming figures in the past few days about the coronavirus were key to deciding the Tokyo Olympics must be postponed

Olympic fallout: World athletics, swimming championships may get delayed

While the International Olympic Committee has yet to set a new date for the Tokyo Games other than not later than summer 2021, the revised calendar undoubtedly will heavily impact two of the event's b

More than 2.6 billion stay put and fight Covid-19 as virus cases spike

The figure represents more than one-third of a global population the United Nations estimates at 7.8 billion in 2020

Govt approves Rs 13K-crore package to boost bulk drugs manufacture

Industry feels India first needs to tap existing capacity before setting up new drugs parks

Nearly one billion confined to homes globally to contain Covid-19 spread

The virus death toll surged past 11,000 worldwide, with 4,000 alone in worst-hit Italy where the daily number of fatalities has shot up relentlessly over the past week

Coronavirus: Millions under lock down; young people not invincible says WHO

The virus death toll surged past 11,000 worldwide, with 4,000 alone in worst-hit Italy where the daily number of fatalities has shot up relentlessly over the past week

Coronavirus spread: Wuhan recovery gives hope to rest of world, says WHO

The city of Wuhan registered no new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours -- for the first time since reporting its first case in December

Coronavirus spread: S&P warns 1 in 10 US firms may default on debt

S&P said companies rated B- and below will likely suffer most from financing needs and would face rapid downgrades

Tokyo Olympics: IOC exploring 'different scenarios' amid Covid-19 scare

For us, (postponement) would not be responsible now and it would be premature to start speculation when we do not have any recommendation from the task force, says IOC president Thomas Bach

Conmebol to ask Fifa to delay qualification matches for 2022 World Cup

The first two rounds were due to be played on March 26-27 and March 31 but Fifa previously granted Conmebol a postponement.

NZ rugby league team decides to stay back in Australia amid Covid-19 threat

At a meeting on Thursday players said that with the support of their families they will play matches in Australia as long as the league continues

Coronavirus global death toll tops 9,000, over 90,000 infected in Europe

With 712 more deaths reported in the past 24 hours and a total of 90,293 cases, Europe is now the region where COVID-19 is spreading the most rapidly

Olympic flame to arrive in Japan on Friday amid doubts over Tokyo games

The flame touches down Friday aboard a white aircraft painted with the inscription 'Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay' along its side, and Hope Lights Our Way stenciled near the tail section