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Well-developed digital infrastructure helps these economies weather pandemic

Those in defiance will be denied access to US financial system and markets, says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

The vast Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo is part of the ancient capital of Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage site

The group in the past has fired missiles and drones towards Saudi cities, most of which have been intercepted

Covid-19 cases have risen sharply in recent weeks to more than 4,000 per day

Trump has said he will likely announce a nominee this week

Diplomats say few countries are likely to reimpose the measures lifted under the 2015 deal that aimed to stop Iran

Potentially shifting the focus away from the coronavirus pandemic and the stagnant economy

Call for reforms to curb King's powers as well as for the removal of the PM and a new constitution and elections

As the country added 92,605 new infections in the last 24 hours

Only the 14.5 million displaced in Afghanistan, Iraq, exceed displacement in any war since 1900, except World War II

At least 14M agriculture jobs created in August alone as India lost more than 21M due to virus, says report

The airstrikes left 12 civilians killed, including children, and 18 others injured, says a witness

10% to 12% of hospitalised patients are losing their lives, says Masoud Mardani, member of Iran's Covid-19 task force

US President threatened Iran this week with a "thousand times stronger" response in case of any attack on his country

China has strong manufacturing capacity, larger markets and huge investment potentials, says the Chinese president

No arrests have been made so far and police could not say if more than one shooter was involved

Soldiers deployed by New Delhi have long been accused of abusing their emergency powers in Kashmir

With many also demanding reforms to the powerful monarchy

Australia has reported just under 26,900 infections

As the Aug 4 blast that killed at least 190 people was blamed on 2,750 tonnes of highly explosive ammonium nitrate

New restrictions may be needed because the country was facing an “inevitable” second wave of Covid-19 says PM Johnson

After 30 lawmakers found infected with the virus as the number of cases in the country rise to 5.3 million

Rural areas tend to have higher rates of underlying health conditions

Finding from nation’s leading blood diseases institute

Investors anxious over reimposition of restrictions, stuttering global recovery

Antiviral drug could be rolled out to pharmacies in the country as soon as next week

Indian PM says new legislation would “unshackle” millions of farmers and help them get better prices

The incident took place near the town of Ponoka in Alberta province, local force said in a tweet

Current TikTok users will see little change, clarifies Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross

Lawyer says deal was presented to Assange as a “win-win” solution

India has been posting the highest single-day caseload in the world since early August

The 25-year-old trade body has never had a leader who is female or from Africa

Move to reimpose sweeping restrictions has drawn anger from residents struggling amid an economic downturn

The showpiece is a $400-million tunnel in Himachal Pradesh state, providing an all-weather route for military convoys

Many tests involve a trade-off between speed and accuracy but this test manages to achieve both says Cooke

Pompeo said that the United States would do “all the things we need to do” to enforce the UN sanctions on Iran

France registered a record 10,593 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

Taiwan’s Liberty Times newspaper said Taiwan air force jets scrambled 17 times on Friday morning over four hours

Australia’s six states and two territories have either closed domestic borders or severely limited entry

Japan and Malaysia signed a bilateral currency swap arrangement

The initiative does help clean up the environment and recycle waste

With 5.12 million cases in all, India is the world’s second-worst affected country

Accused's fingerprints match those found on slain five-year-old's clothes

Say its impact will increase power of storm surges globally, while coastal regions will be exposed to severe flooding

Navalny fell violently ill on a flight in Russia last month and was airlifted to Berlin for treatment

Afghanistan's acting Defence Minister Asadullah Khalid blamed the Taliban for the fighting

February’s violence killed more than 50 people, most of them from Muslim community

Health experts concerned about less accurate tests; false negative results raise the likelihood of virus spread

At least 24 Members of Indian Parliament tested positive for the virus local media reported