The United States has announced its intention to withdraw from the 35-nation Open Skies treaty allowing unarmed surveillance flights over member countries. The administration said Russia has repeatedly violated the pact's terms.

US pulls out of Open Skies treaty; Russia says it will affect all members

A quarter of Americans have little or no interest in taking a coronavirus vaccine, a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Thursday found, with some voicing concern that the record pace at which vaccine candidates are being developed could compromise safety.

A quarter of Americans are hesitant about a coronavirus vaccine, says Reuters poll

China on Thursday said it would not accept any "unwarranted lawsuit" or demand for compensation from the US over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic and warned of countermeasures if America passes any legislation or legal cases blaming Beijing for the spread of the deadly virus.

China says it won't accept US lawsuit on spread of coronavirus; warns countermeasures

Cape Town has become the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in South Africa and one of the hotspots of the African continent. The popular tourist destination -- with high levels of community transmission -- has so far reported more than 12,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, representing 63 per cent of South Africa's 19,000 cases and about 10 per cent of Africa's 95,000 cases.

Cape Town turns coronavirus hotspot for the African continent

The first UK frontline National Health Service (NHS) worker will participate in COPCOV -- multinational interventional clinical study into the prevention of the coronavirus infection using the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine.

Britain begins hydroxychloroquine trial to test coronavirus prevention

While Taiwan cannot accept becoming part of China under its "one country, two systems" offer of autonomy, China says "reunification" is inevitable and that it will never tolerate Taiwan's independence -- putting the issue on the backburner.

US revives issue of Panchen Lama's disappearance; China has no answers

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the coronavirus coming from India was more lethal than those from China and Italy, and blamed the rising number of coronavirus cases in the Himalayan nation on those illegally entering the country from India.

Who, and what, is the reason of Nepal's changed attitude towards India?

Domestic passenger flight services commencing from May 25 will have a fixed minimum and maximum fare structure for different routes, Civil Aviation Minister Hadeep Singh Puri said on Thursday.

Limits on air fares, protective suits for crew among new rules as India resumes flight services

At least three women were killed and eight others injured in a stampede on Thursday when a large number of people gathered at the residence of a wealthy businessman who was distributing cash to the families affected by the coronavirus lockdown.

Three killed, eight injured in stampede during coronavirus aid distribution in Sri Lanka

US pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences may soon apply to India's Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) seeking marketing authorisation for its anti-viral drug remdesivir -- being considered as a potential medication for COVID-19.

US' Gilead Sciences likely to seek nod to market anti-viral drug remdesivir in India

Pakistan's Punjab province government will reopen shrines for visitors after easing the lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that has claimed more than 1,000 lives in the country, according to a media report.

COVID-19: Pakistan's Punjab province to reopen 544 shrines for visitors

Over 10,000 health workers in Iran have been infected with the novel coronavirus, media reports have said. Iran has so far reported 7,249 deaths and a total of 129,341 infections, and is the hardest hit Middle East country by the respiratory pandemic The Health Ministry said in April that over 100 health workers had died of COVID-19.

Over 10,000 Iranian health workers infected with coronavirus, say media reports

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