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Amid lockdown extension, UK's coronavirus death toll surges past 14,500
After UK declared an extension of lockdown on Thursday, the country reported 847 new deaths in the last 24 hours due tocoronavirusas the total number of death toll rose to 14,576 on Friday.
Lockdown decision: Person-to-person infection falls in German data analysis
Merkel had earlier said that shops up to 8,600 square feetwill be allowed to reopen if they abide by the 'hygiene rules'.
Kim Jong Un absent on country’s most important holiday: Precaution or doom?
Is North Korea being overly protective of its leader or is something wrong with him?
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Who is Ruchika Singh, booked for using foul language against PM Modi at Jantar Mantar protests?
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Trump says Iranian school bombing photos could be AI-generated - 'I don’t think...'
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Why Russian tanks are much lighter compared to US tanks
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Can an S-400 detect a bird?
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'FIR not withdrawn' against Noida teen who 'abused' PM Modi despite apology, claims CJP
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'Fifth-generation fighters': Can the S-400 shoot down an F-35?
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Why Russian fighter pilots wear blue flight suits compared to US pilots
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Why did India turn down the US offer for F-35 fighter jets? EXPLAINED
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‘Pakistan eroded India's faith bit by bit’: Indian envoy defends putting Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance
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Have 7,000 Karnataka students tested positive for HIV? Here's the truth
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'I was almost trafficked in Paris,' says Australian woman, shares terrifying ordeal - 'I am on the black market'
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Meet top 5 bowlers in latest ICC ODI rankings 2026 - check who sits at the top
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‘Italy will not...’: Meloni threatens Spain’s Schengen access after thousands enter Ceuta from Morocco
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Bomb-making note found at Ayodhya medical college, 1st-year student detained. Here’s all we know
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From Tom Holland-Zendaya to Blake Lively-Ryan Reynolds: Actors who met on sets and fell in love and married
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One S-400 battery, dozens of targets: How it fights an air battle in seconds
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New OTT releases this week (August 3-9, 2026): Main Vaapas Aaunga, Uyir, Operation Safed Sagar- 6 titles coming on Netflix, Prime Video and more
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What’s happening in Nepal? How did a local clash turn into communal violence? WION Decodes
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Meet top 5 batters in latest ICC Test rankings 2026 - check who sits at the top
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'Muslims should not befriend kaafirs': Pak Army DG says India-Afghan ties that of 'master-slave'
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India avoids higher US tariff, secures lower 10% rate. Here's how
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August 2025 movie release calendar: Toxic, Batwara 1947, Awarapan 2 and all big-ticket films hitting theatres
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From trash to energy: Scientists turn plastic waste into Hydrogen fuel using a new technique - Here's how
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The Royals enter the Doctor Who universe: King Charles and Queen Camilla beam into Commonwealth Games in TARDIS
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Why Russian jets use heavier steel compared to US jets
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At least 3 killed in mass shooting at Idaho restaurant, shocking video of gunman open firing with AR-style rifle surfaces
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Meet top 5 openers with fastest ODI centuries, check who tops list
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Meet top 5 bowlers in latest ICC Test rankings 2026 - check who sits at the top
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How often does an S-400 need maintenance?
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Tamil Nadu leader Udhayanidhi Stalin draws severe backlash over derogatory remark against Trisha
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Why are iPhones so expensive compared to Android phones?
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World's largest digital camera captures over 500,000 galaxies, 50,000 stars in one stunning image
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CJP's Abhijit Dipke speaks to protesting students in Jharkhand, extends support to their demands: Will he go to Ranchi?
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Meet top 5 batters in latest ICC ODI rankings 2026 - check who sits at the top
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7 longest flights in the world - Singapore, Qantas, Qatar and others
Independent researchers explore ways to detect and prevent coronavirus
As the disease brings much of the planet to a halt, scientists and health experts have called for technology to play a bigger part in tackling the pandemic.
New thermal scanning tech could save millions of lives during the COVID-19 crisis
The technology could serve as a measure for pre-testing whereby, the people with symptoms could be identified and further referred for testing.
Spain nears 19,500 coronavirus deaths making it third highest in the world
After a downward spiral of the death rates, Friday's toll was the highest since Sunday's 619 death-mark.
As Belarus' president calls coronavirus 'psychosis', organisations step-up mobilisation efforts
Belarus has a peculiar problem - the President Alexander Lukashenko refuses to acknowledge the seriousness of COVID-19, along the lines of Brazilian, Mexican, and American leaders.
Obama warned in 2014, that we must be ready to deal with an epidemic.
Japan to offer $930 to every household as stimulus payment amid coronavirus pandemic
Despite having relatively fewer coronavirus cases than the US and Europe but on Friday, Tokyo saw a surge in cases with over 201 people tested positive which has left the top brass concerned.
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