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China locks down Wuhan as coronavirus death toll reaches 17; around 600 affected

Global health authorities fear the transmission rate will accelerate as hundreds of millions of Chinese travel at home and abroad during the week-long Lunar New Year holiday.

Jan 23, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: Death toll rises to 9 in China, 440 cases registered; WHO to decide if it's global health crisis

The virus, originating in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei, has spread to Beijing, Shanghai and Macau, as well as the United States, Thailand, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan.

Jan 22, 2020

Australian bushfires hit coal output, hazardous conditions to return

The warning from the world's biggest miner showed how an unusually long bushfire season that has scorched an area one-third the size of Germany is damaging.

Jan 22, 2020

Shikhar Dhawan and Ishant Sharma ruled out of NZ tour

India have lost two key players due to different types of injuries. Shikhar Dhawan injured his shoulder while Ishant Sharma his ankle.

Jan 21, 2020

20,000 km apart, two men make 'Earth sandwich'

The man behind the sandwich, Etienne Naude from Auckland, told the BBC that he wanted to make one for "years", but had struggled to find someone in Spain.

Jan 21, 2020

Oil jumps to highest in more than a week after Libyan shutdowns

In the latest development in a long-running conflict in Libya, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) on Sunday said two big oilfields in the southwest had begun shutting down.

Jan 20, 2020

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Piyush Goyal to lead Indian delegation to World Economic Forum 2020 at Davos

The World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos engages the world's top leaders to shape global, regional and industry agendas at the beginning of the year. The theme of the 2020 meeting is stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World.

Jan 18, 2020

Indian hockey team donates signed jerseys to help raise funds for Australian bushfire tragedy

Hockey India has done its bit to help Australia fight the highly damaging bushfires in the country.

Jan 17, 2020

Isro launches GSAT-30 communication satellite, first space mission in 2020

According to Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) GSAT-30 is an operational communication satellite for DTH, television uplink and VSAT services with a mission life of 15 years. It was launched onboard Ariane 5 rocket.

Jan 17, 2020

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, Sarileru Neekevvaru and Darbar

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo overtakes Sarileru Neekevvaru and Darbar and turns Sankranti winner

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo has already overtaken the total collection of Sarileru Neekevvaru and Darbar in the USA and Australia box office. The film has become the highest grosser for Allu Arjun in both countries.

Jan 16, 2020

Koalas could be endangered due to bushfires: Australian Environment Minister

Koalas have been considered "vulnerable" since 2012 but the Threatened Species Scientific Committee, which manages the status of all species in Australia, could soon downgrade it.

Jan 14, 2020

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Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo 1st day box office collection: AVPL fares better than Mahesh's SLN

Allu Arjun's Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (AVPL) has made better collection than Mahesh Babu's Sarileru Neekevvaru (SLN) at the box office in most of the regions around the world on the first day.

Jan 13, 2020

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo beats Sarileru Neekevvaru in Australia, Baahubali 2 in NZ box office

Allu Arjun's Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (AVPL) made a better collection than Mahesh Babu's Sarileru Neekevvaru in Australia and Prabhas' Baahubali 2 in New Zealand (NZ) box office in the premiere shows.

Jan 12, 2020

Sarileru Neekevvaru 1st day box office collection: Anil's film beats Mahesh's Maharshi opening record

Anil Ravipudi's Sarileru Neekevvaru (Neekkevvaru/SLN) has collected over Rs 55 crore gross at the worldwide box office on the first day. It has shattered the opening record of Mahesh Babu's Maharshi (Rs 50+ crore gross).