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Buildings collapse in heavy rain in India’s Mumbai, killing eight
Heavy rains lashing India’s financial capital of Mumbai have caused the collapse of a multi-storey building, killing six people and injuring several, ...India passes 1 million virus cases as global crisis worsens
India on Friday became the third country in the world to record one million coronavirus cases, following Brazil and the United States ...President Trump and Ivanka criticised over Goya support
A government watchdog organisation says Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and a White House adviser, likely violated federal ethics rules when she ...UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials
Britain, the United States and Canada accused Russia on Thursday of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine. The ...Iran faces shortage of medics, beds as virus cases spike again
Hospitals in Iran face acute shortages of medical personnel and beds as the country tackles a powerful second wave of the COVID-19 ...Spain honours its 28,400 virus victims at solemn state memorial
Badly hit by the pandemic and carefully watching the latest outbreaks, Spain paused Thursday to honour its tens of thousands of victims ...India locks down more than 125 million as virus surges across globe
More than 125 million people in India began a new lockdown Thursday as authorities worldwide scramble to get a handle on a ...Twitter hit by major hack targeting high-profile users
Twitter is investigating a massive hack in which high-profile users from Elon Musk to Joe Biden had their accounts hijacked by scammers ...Millions face new virus curbs, but hope rises for US vaccine
Millions of people faced new coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday as infections surge, but in one sign of hope, an American firm said ...Asian markets mostly up on vaccine, stimulus hopes
Fresh hopes for a coronavirus vaccine and another round of US stimulus lifted most Asian markets on Wednesday, although gains were tempered ...