Skip to main content
Top News

COVID spreading in rural India; record daily rises in infections, deaths

India ยท 7:23 AM UTC

India reported a record 412,262 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday and a record 3,980 daily death toll, as a second wave of infections swamps the health system and spreads from cities into the vast countryside.

WorldChina suspends economic dialogue with Australia as relations curdle
Healthcare & PharmaceuticalsU.S. reverses stance, backs giving poorer countries access to COVID vaccine patents
Asia PacificTokyo governor backs extended state of emergency to contain COVID-19 surge
Aerospace & DefenseSpaceX Starship rocket prototype achieves first safe landing
EuropeUK sends two navy boats to Jersey after France threatens blockade
ScienceU.S. Space Command tracks Chinese rocket for uncontrolled re-entry from orbit
Latest Stories

Talking Points

Asia Pacific

Asia PacificHong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for further 10 months over June 4 assembly
Asia PacificU.S. embassy in the doghouse in China after student visa post backfires
Asia PacificMystery Australian COVID case spurs return of masks, travel bans
Asia PacificThailand says foreigners to get COVID-19 vaccines amid access concern

United States

United StatesU.S. reverses stance, backs giving poorer countries access to COVID vaccine patents
United StatesJudge puts hold on ruling voiding U.S. moratorium on evicting renters
United StatesFacebook has six months to determine if Trump returns
United StatesFactbox: Five takeaways from Facebook oversight board's Trump case

UK

UKIreland urges Britain against prosecution ban for N.Ireland army veterans
UKScotland votes to decide the fate of independence movement
UKIn northern England's Hartlepool, UK PM Johnson faces test
UKUK construction reports biggest rise in workload since 2016

Business

BusinessResults tally up billions in profit from Texas freeze for gas and power sellers
BusinessAsia shares, commodities firm on recovery bets; A$ hit by China move
BusinessBiden administration blocks Trump-era rule affecting gig workers
BusinessVolkswagen lifts margin target on demand for premium cars

Americas

AmericasColombians march in eighth day of protests, police deploy tear gas
AmericasU.S. targets Central America officials for possible sanctions over corruption
AmericasBrazil COVID-19 inquiry told of Bolsonaro's blind faith in chloroquine
AmericasCloser EU military cooperation with U.S., Canada, Norway is quantum leap, Germany says

Military cooperation in the European Union will get a boost as the 27 nation bloc is admitting for the first time outside partners such as the U.S., Canada and Norway to join in one of its projects, Germany said on Thursday.

Health & Pharmaceuticals

Health & PharmaceuticalsCOVID spreading in rural India; record daily rises in infections, deaths
Health & PharmaceuticalsMystery Australian COVID case spurs return of masks, travel bans
Health & PharmaceuticalsVaccine IP waiver could take months for WTO to negotiate-experts
Health & PharmaceuticalsWhat you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Environment

EnvironmentFaced with climate challenges, Vietnamese rice farmers switch to shrimp
EnvironmentHow scientists are using a 'romantic solution' to save endangered white abalone
EnvironmentAt-risk rheas released into Chile's Patagonia for repopulation

Conservationists in Chile are reintroducing the rhea to its native Patagonia region, after the at-risk flightless bird was brought to near-extinction by illegal hunting.

EnvironmentGermany sets tougher CO2 emission reduction targets after top court ruling

Energy

EnergyResults tally up billions in profit from Texas freeze for gas and power sellers
EnergyU.S. EPA to hand over biofuel exemption documents to GAO probe
EnergyExxon expects $200 mln in charges this year for job cuts
EnergyOil prices rise on drawdown in U.S. crude inventory

Sustainable Business

Sustainable BusinessGermany sets tougher CO2 emission reduction targets after top court ruling
Sustainable BusinessHow low can you go? Volkswagen throws down the emissions gauntlet
Sustainable BusinessUnilever says majority of shareholders voted in favour of climate action plan
Sustainable BusinessItaly promises "brutal" cuts to red tape delaying renewable energy projects