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In this photo provided by Bidyanondo Foundation, floating hospital called Jibon Kheya,meaning lifeboat, arrives at Banishanta near Mongla seaport in southwestern region of Bangladesh, Sept. 1, 2020.. A Bangladeshi charity has set up a floating hospital turning a small tourist boat into a healthcare facility to provide services to thousands of people affected by this years devastating floods that marooned millions. (Bidyanondo Foundation via AP)

Bangladeshi floating hospital treats flood-ravaged community

The Jibon Kheya started its journey on September 1 with eight doctors and nurses

30 Oct 2020 2:15 PM IST

Pakistani security personnel (Representative Image) (Photo : AFP)

Seven killed, 26 injured as blast rips apart Peshawar seminary

A bag filled with explosive materials was kept close to wall of the seminary by some unknown person

27 Oct 2020 2:44 PM IST

A child wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus looks as masked people browsing their smartphones near Forbidden City in Beijing. (AP)

China reports surge in symptomless COVID-19 infections

A total of 20 new confirmed and 161 new asymptomatic cases were reported in the mainland on October 25

26 Oct 2020 9:52 AM IST

Health workers take swabs from residents to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus as part of a mass testing program following a new outbreak of the coronavirus in Qingdao, in Chinas eastern Shandong province on October 13, 2020. (AFP)

New restrictions in Europe as China resorts to mass testing

Hopes for vaccines to rapidly provide relief suffered a blow Tuesday with the suspension of two clinical trials in the...

14 Oct 2020 10:34 AM IST

Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan. (AP)

Pakistan on FATF-'s -'Enhanced Follow-up-' list for meagre progress on...

The development came only a few weeks ahead of the meeting of the FATF to decide on Pakistan-'s grey list status

12 Oct 2020 12:38 PM IST

A man waits for a bus on a polluted day in Beijing. Qingdao has already locked down Qingdao Chest Hospital as well as the emergency department of its central hospital. (AFP)

China-'s Qingdao orders city-wide COVID-19 testing following new...

Daily COVID-19 infections in mainland China has fallen drastically from peaks early this year, but the country remains...

12 Oct 2020 10:43 AM IST

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (AFP)

China has deployed 60K soldiers on India-'s northern border: Pompeo

Pompeo met minister S Jaishankar in Tokyo and they underscored the need to work together to advance, peace and security...

11 Oct 2020 11:01 AM IST

Students shout slogans to protest against an alleged gang-rape and stripping and torturing of a woman in the southern district of Noakhali during a demonstration in Dhaka. (AFP)

Bangladesh considering death penalty for rapists as protests flare

Saturdayâ€™s demonstrations were sparked by a video of a group of men stripping and attacking a woman for almost half an...

10 Oct 2020 2:32 PM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: File)

Pak court asks Sharif to appear before it to avoid being declared...

Sharif has been living in London since November last year after he was allowed to go there for a period of eight weeks...

10 Oct 2020 2:20 PM IST

Tourists pose for photos along a stretch of the Badaling Great Wall of China on the outskirts of Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Chinese tourists took 425 million domestic trips in the first half of the eight-day National Day holiday, generating $45.9 billion in tourism revenue, according to Chinas ministry of culture and tourism. The holiday this year, which coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival, will be a litmus test of whether Chinas tourism industry can bounce back after being battered by COVID-19. (AP)

Chinaâ€™s revenge tourism to boost economy picks up over Golden Week

Tourism sites were visited by 637 million domestic tourists over the eight-day National Day holiday that started October...

9 Oct 2020 1:34 PM IST

China is now the biggest economy to pledge support to help buy and distribute the shots fairly as part of the COVAX initiative. (AFP)

China joins COVAX initiative for fair COVID-19 vaccine distribution

China is also holding separate talks with the WHO to have its locally produced COVID-19 vaccines assessed for...

9 Oct 2020 1:24 PM IST

Sri Lankan health officials take swab samples from employees of the Colombo municipal council to test for COVID-19 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. Authorities in Sri Lanka on Wednesday widened a curfew and warned of legal action against those evading treatment for COVID-19 after reporting an escalating cluster centered around a garment factory in the capitals suburbs. (AP)

Sri Lanka widens curfew, bans gatherings as virus surges

The Indian Ocean island nation had just reported its first community infection in two months on Sunday

7 Oct 2020 2:42 PM IST