An Indian-origin woman in Singapore has been charged with five counts, including use of criminal force, in a court for refusing to wear a face mask for protection against coronavirus and assaulting a police officer who tried to ascertain her identity.

Indian-origin woman faces charges for refusing to wear mask in Singapore

Pakistan has said that water discharge in Chenab river has come down significantly, a claim that has been termed by India as "baseless narrative". In a letter to Indian Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Saxena sent on Wednesday, his Pakistani counterpart Syed Mohammed Meher Ali Shah stated that the discharge at Marala Headworks on Chenab, which flows into Pakistan from the Indian side, has unexpectedly reduced to 18,700 cusecs from 31,853 cusecs.

Pak claims water flow in Chenab reduced significantly; India terms it baseless narrative

A man in Nigeria was sentenced to death via the video conferencing app Zoom this week, sparking criticism from human rights groups. The court held the session via Zoom to comply with the state's social distancing guidelines to curb coronavirus.

A man was sentenced to death in Nigeria via Zoom app, inviting backlash

The elimination of India's most-wanted terrorist in south Kashmir -- Hizbul Mujahideen commander commander Riyaz Naikoo -- on Wednesday marked a big success for security forces.

Police had been after Riyaz Naikoo for six months, got to him through his close contacts

A whistleblower has drawn attention to how United States President Donald Trump responded to the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The complaint by Rick Bright, who headed a federal agency called the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, or BARDA, until April 20, has said the Trump administration retaliated against a scientist who sent early coronavirus warnings.

Whistleblower complaint draws attention to Trump administration's flawed COVID-19 response

Indian retail inflation fell to a five month low in April amid the nationwide lockdown imposed to quell the spread of the coronavirus. According to a Reuters poll, the economic inactivity caused by the lockdown has been a big driver for inflation in April, leading to a broad-based deceleration in price pressures across all components except food.

India inflation likely eased to a five-month low in April amid coronavirus-enforced lockdown

A cat belonging to a family in the Spanish region of Catalonia tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the professor who conducted an autopsy on the pet has claimed.

Cat tests positive for coronavirus in Spain

Air India, under the Vande Bharat mission, has been assigned to operate 64 flights from May 7 to May 13 to bring back as many as 14,800 Indian nationals stranded abroad amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

Over 190,000 Indians will be brought home: Civil aviation minister to Wion

This is quite a game, politics. There are no permanent enemies, and no permanent friends, only permanent interests, they said. Or so is proved by the political stalwarts world over.

New White House press secy had once called Trump's comments 'racist'

Lockdowns imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 may not lead to a rise in population, according to a study published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Coronavirus lockdown may not lead to a rise in population, says study

Sri Lanka will target high-spending tourists to revive the tourism sector which has been shattered by the coronavirus pandemic, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said.

Sri Lanka to target high-spending tourists to revive tourism

As many as 75,000 Americans could die from coronavirus despair -- of drug or alcohol misuse and suicide, a new study has claimed. According to an analysis conducted by the national public health group Well Being Trust, the growing unemployment crisis, economic downturns and stress caused by isolation and lack of a definitive end date for the pandemic could significantly increase "deaths of despair" unless local, state and federal authorities take action.

75,000 Americans at risk of dying from 'coronavirus despair', says study

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