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Number of COVID-2019 cases across globe exceeds 15 mln
More than 213,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide on July 21, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 14.56 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin. …
Seven countries with big (and small) population problems
A major new study published in the Lancet medical journal suggests falling fertility rates mean nearly every country could have shrinking populations by the end of the century, and warns of a "jaw-dropping" impact on societies. As …
Top wine producing locations
The world's best vineyards for 2020 revealed
26 killed in new lightning strikes in India
Twenty-six people were killed after being struck by lightning across India's Bihar yesterday, officials said. They added that more than 100 people have died due to lightning strikes in the state in the last week, Hindustan …
Uzbekistan becomes US moderator in inter-Afghan process
The United States will finance several transport and communications projects linking Afghanistan with Central Asian countries. This was discussed at the talks in Tashkent by Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov with US Special …
China, India exchange threats
after border violence kills soldiers
Twenty Indian troops killed in Ladakh fighting
At least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a clash with Chinese forces in a disputed Himalayan border area, Indian officials say. The incident follows rising tensions, and is the first deadly clash in the border area in at least 45 …
World Bank sees EM economies shrinking for first time since 1960
Per-capita output will contract in more than 90% of countries, the biggest share since 1870
Donald Trump makes religious freedom a foreign policy priority
He allocates $ 50 million to finance programs aimed at promoting and protecting religious freedoms abroad
Trump offers to mediate "raging" standoff between China and India
Experts do not expect open conflict
U.S. accounted for nearly half of global nuclear weapons spending in 2019
Nine nuclear powers spent $72.9 billion last year on their nuclear weapons arsenals, or nearly $138,700 every minute, according to the Geneva-based International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN. As IBT …
Can COVID-19 draw Pakistan and Russia closer together?
In recent years, they have put aside some of their differences and the coronavirus could accelerate this reconciliation
Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor passes away
Top Indian actor Rishi Kapoor, a scion of Bollywood’s most famous Kapoor family, has died. He was 67 and had leukemia. Kapoor was hospitalized in Mumbai on Wednesday and died on Thursday, according to a family statement. …
Military spending hits highest level in a decade
For the first time, two Asian countries were among the top three with China and India
Russia among top-5 world's largest arms producers
Russia moved to fourth place in the sales of arms ranking, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). In 2019, 3.9% of Russia's GDP went to military spending, amounting to $65.1 billion. …
People in India can see Himalayas thanks to coronavirus
The mountain range is seen for the first time in 'decades,' as the lockdown eases air pollution
India converts trains into hospitals in response to coronavirus pandemic
India's railway network has announced it will convert trains into hospitals to house coronavirus patients after all passenger services were suspended at the end of March, The Independent reports. Indian …
Moscow wants to outwit West on trade routes
Russia seeks to create a North-South and East-West trade corridors
Newborn girl in India named 'Corona'
A newborn girl in India's Uttar Pradesh has been named Corona, after the Coronavirus pandemic that has affected millions worldwide. She was born on Sunday, the day of the 'janata curfew' in India when the nation …
