India locust: New Delhi on high alert after desert locusts swarm through neighboring Gurgaon
The insects swept through the city at 11.30 a.m. local time (2 a.m. ET), Atul Kapur, the founder of a social enterprise who lives in...
Jamaica’s governor-general suspends personal use of royal insignia over ‘offending image’
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen, the British monarchy's representative in Jamaica, made the announcement on Friday. Allen said he is suspending the personal use of the...
India coronavirus: Nation opens of one of the world’s largest hospitals
The Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre, the largest facility of its kind in India, became partly operational on Sunday, with 2,000 of its 10,000 beds...
England goes to the beach and parties like there’s no pandemic
The British government has pleaded with the public to continue observing social distancing guidelines after thousands packed England's beaches on Thursday and thousands more celebrated...
China opened an embassy on a tiny, remote Pacific island during the pandemic. Here’s why
The opening of a Chinese embassy on Kiribati, a nation of 33 atolls and reef islands in the central Pacific, might have seemed strange --...
Russian Cybercriminal Gets 9 Years for Online Fraud Website
A Russian computer hacker who facilitated $20 million in credit card fraud and ran a sophisticated clearinghouse for international cybercriminals was sentenced Friday to nine...
Third of British people have enjoyed coronavirus lockdown
One in three respondents told researchers at University College London (UCL) that, on balance, they had enjoyed the period of restrictions. But the survey highlighted...
Why in Myanmar hundreds of thousands of people haven’t heard of Covid-19
Last June, the Myanmar government, led by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, cut internet access to nine townships in the area due to concerns...
Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s wealthiest man, is now among the world’s ten richest people
Ambani is the chairman and chief executive of one of India's most valuable companies, Reliance Industries. His net worth recently surged to $64.5 billion, edging...
Solar Eclipse 2020 Today: Surya Grahan Time, How to Watch Live Stream, Precautions
Solar Eclipse 2020 or surya grahan is here. Skywatchers across India will witness the rare annular solar eclipse today. While the partial solar eclipse will...