Trump, Saudi king reaffirm defense ties amid tensions The two leaders spoke after news the US planned to withdraw two Patriot anti-missile batteries from Saudi Arabia that have been a defense against Iran May 9, 2020By Reuters
US tightens visa rules for Chinese journalists amid coronavirus tensions The US and China have been engaged in a series of retaliatory actions involving journalists in recent months May 9, 2020By Reuters
WHO: Infecting healthy volunteers with coronavirus may accelerate vaccine development World Health Organization released a document on Wednesday that mentions eight criteria needed to conduct SARS-CoV-2 challenge studies. May 8, 2020By Bharat Sharma
China is open to investigation into the origins of Coronavirus, claims envoy: Report The deadly virus outbreak has created havoc in the world in recent times claiming the lives of more than 260,000 globally May 8, 2020By IBTimes SG Desk Coronavirus
'Plandemic' video featuring controversial Judy Mikovits goes viral fueling latest Coronavirus theory 'Plandemic Movie' video went viral on social media and online platforms are struggling to remove new pandemic conspiracy video May 8, 2020By Bhaswati Guha Majumder Coronavirus Facebook
Despite US pressure over arms control, China could increase number of nuclear warheads An influential Chinese state newspaper calls for a sharp increase in the number of nuclear warheads. May 8, 2020By Jacob J
Coronavirus to peak in some countries in the coming months, says new UN report The UN said that the poor nations across the world affected by the coronavirus will reach a peak in three to six months due to several reasons May 8, 2020By Parvathy Rajagopal Coronavirus
'Monkeying around': CCTV footage captures a primate 'breaking into' an ATM in India Chaos made by the monkey at the SBI ATM in Delhi raised alarm suspecting it to be a robbery case near the presidential area May 8, 2020By Bharat Sharma
China is trying to control Coronavirus narrative by questioning volunteers, removing data on GitHub Chinese authorities have been questioning and detaining people who might leak information related to the COVID-19 that challenge the official reports May 8, 2020By Bhaswati Guha Majumder Coronavirus
Why is Egypt moving ancient sphinxes to Cairo's Tahrir Square? Egyptologists and academics suggest the transfer of the ancient artefacts could be an effort to erase the country's contemporary history May 8, 2020By Gani Mohamed Waseem Archaeology
Coronavirus is a lottery for Israel, Pak-Taliban cleric says; Jews will dominate world henceforth The cleric is affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP), which is the Pakistani wing of the Taliban outfit in Afghanistan. May 8, 2020By Jacob J Coronavirus
Whistleblower offers window into HHS's flawed COVID-19 response The complaint by Rick Bright says Alex Azar and his top aides dismissed experts' warnings about the impending epidemic May 8, 2020By Reuters Coronavirus
Australia to reopen restaurants, cafes in first phase The Australian government announced the reopening of small cafes and restaurants in the first of three stages established in the plan for economic resumption May 8, 2020By IANS
Coronavirus: US wants to know everything about 'patient zero' as Pompeo points out WHO's failure Mike Pompeo said US asked China to share details of patient zero and accused WHO of its failure to provide timely information May 8, 2020By Bhaswati Guha Majumder Coronavirus
Pompeo calls for probe into deaths of Afghan migrants Secretary Pompeo's comments came a day after the government in Kabul announced that a joint Afghanistan-Iran team would probe the incident May 8, 2020By IANS