While the world continues to struggle against the consistent and deadly spread of coronavirus, a study has revealed that Pakistan is among the third-riskiest countries to be hit with the virus. ....

Chicago saw its deadliest day in at least 60 years last month, with 18 killings within a 24-hour period on 31 May. ....

An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's Maluku province on Tuesday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. ....

Iran has re-emerged as the hardest-hit country by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East region, as the country is witnessing a respike of the pandemic with its confirmed cases going beyond 173,000. ....

New Zealand has lifted almost all of its coronavirus restrictions after reporting no active cases in the country. ....

The Minneapolis ex-policeman accused of killing unarmed black man George Floyd has made his first court appearance, where his bail was set at $1.25m. ....

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over a politburo meeting of the Workers' Party and discussed measures to develop the chemical industry, but inter-Korean issues and other external matters were not on the agenda, state media reported on Monday. ....

Brazil has removed months of data on the COVID-19 pandemic from a government website amid criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the outbreak which has so far infected over 645,700, the media reported on Sunday. ....

After several studies revealed the side effects of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), new research has found that HCQ did not reduce the risk of ventilation or death in Covid-19 patients and was associated with longer length of hospital stay. ....

Tens of thousands of people staged mass Black Lives Matter protests across Australia on Saturday in support of the movement. ....