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Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is meeting top German officials on Wednesday, a day after sitting down with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin.

Stocks were mostly higher in Asia on Wednesday despite an overnight decline on Wall Street after President Donald Trump ordered a stop to talks on another round of aid for the economy.

So far, Andaman has 186 active coronavirus cases, while authorities have decided to open ecotourism sites, museums, Cellular Jail (including Light & Sound Shows), Havelock Island (Swaraj Dweep), Neil Islands.

Film producer Rhea Kapoor's family wished happy birthday to her boyfriend Karan Boolani as he turned a year older on Tuesday.

The rupee depreciated 9 paise to 73.55 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday as muted domestic equities and strong American currency weighed on investor sentiment. The local unit opened at 73.53 at the interbank forex market, then lost gr...

Authorities in Sri Lanka on Wednesday widened a curfew and warned of legal action against those evading treatment for COVID19 after reporting an escalating cluster centered around a garment factory in the capital's suburbs.

Actor Elisabeth Moss will portray former US Congresswoman Katie Hill in an upcoming movie from Blumhouse TV. According to Variety, the movie is an official adaptation of Hill's memoir "She Will Rise: Becoming a Warrior in the Battle for True Equality".

Oil prices fell on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump dashed hopes for a fourth stimulus package to boost the coronavirushit economy and on a largerthanexpected increase in U.S. crude inventories.

Facebook Inc on Tuesday classified the QAnon conspiracy theory movement as dangerous and began removing Facebook groups and pages as well as Instagram accounts that hold themselves out as representatives.

The WHO has also been sharply criticised for its slow response, while Donald Trump has accused it of yielding to Chinese influence.

A boilwater notice was lifted Tuesday from the drinkingwater system of a Houstonarea city where water tainted with a deadly, microscopic parasite was blamed for the death of a 6yearold boy.

After years of calling Big Tech too big, Democratic lawmakers are calling for Congress to rein in Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple by breaking them up, limiting future mergers and blocking self-dealing that could hurt competitors.

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called on the European Union on Wednesday to take tough action against oligarchs close to the Kremlin as he continues his recovery in Germany after being poisoned by a nerve agent in the banned Novichok family.

Michigan's health chief said Tuesday he has broad legal authority to curb the coronavirus, as he issued additional orders reinstituting restrictions negated by a state Supreme Court ruling and requiring schools to notify the public of infections.

Chicagos Second City comedy theater where performers like Bill Murray, Steve Carell and Jordan Peele honed their skills was put up for sale Tuesday.

Washington, Oct 6 (AP) The US trade deficit rose in August to the highest level in 14 years. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that the gap between the goods and services the United States sells and what it buys abroad climbed 5.9 per cent in Aug...