Three months after the World Health Organization recommended singing "Happy Birthday" twice during hand washing to fight the coronavirus, Japan's Fujitsu Ltd has developed an artificial intelligence ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines to raise up to $4.7 billion to weather coronavirus slump
Japan Airlines Co (JAL) plans to raise as much as 500 billion yen ($4.7 billion) to bolster its finances amid a slump in air travel demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the company's president ... ( read original story ...)
Japan opens baseball season after 3-month pandemic delay
Japanese baseball managed to do what American baseball has not — play ball. After a three-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the world's second-most ... ( read original story ...)
Two blasts kill four in southern Pakistan
Separate bomb and grenade attacks killed at least four people including security personnel in southern Pakistan on Friday, police said. Two members of the Rangers -- an elite paramilitary security for ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 1,041 new coronavirus infections, 34 deaths
Indonesia reported 1,041 new coronavirus infections on Friday, taking its total number of cases to 43,803. Health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said there were 34 more deaths reported, with total ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live updates: India reports record spike; Germany’s tracing app sees nearly 10 million downloads
The coronavirus has infected more than 8.5 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 454,359 people. ( read original story ...)
India reports record rise in coronavirus cases as major city locks down
India reported a record daily jump in the number of novel coronavirus cases on Friday as the southern city of Chennai locked down following fresh outbreaks there. ( read original story ...)
India’s pace attack ‘the best’ in history, says Shami
India fast bowler Mohammed Shami has claimed they may have the best pace attack in Test history, brushing aside the feared West Indies quicks of the 1970s and 1980s. Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. condoles with India over soldiers killed in clash with China, tensions stay high
The United States offered condolences to India on Friday over the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers killed in vicious hand-to-hand combat with Chinese troops during a clash on the two Asian giants disputed ... ( read original story ...)
India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway win seats on UN Security Council
India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway won Wednesday non-permanent seats on the coveted United Nations Security Council -- the organization’s most powerful board. ( read original story ...)