The owner of the Daily Mirror and the Daily Express is to cut 12% of its workforce as it struggles with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Reach, which also owns the Daily Star, OK! Magazine and a stable of regional newspapers, said about 550 people would lose their jobs. The group,

Sound health will be the main criterion for allowing people to perform Hajj this year so as to ensure pilgrims’ safety, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said on Monday (July 6). Of the total 10,000 pilgrims, 70 percent will be non-Saudis residing in the Kingdom, while the

At least eight people are believed to be dead after two airplanes collided and crashed into a lake in the US state of Idaho on Sunday afternoon.  The two planes met head-on over Coeur d'Alene Lake in Idaho, after which they sank. Confirming the mishap to CNN, Lt. Ryan Higgins of

India has passed Russia as the country with the third-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world after recording a record number of cases for one day. The health ministry added 23,000 new cases on Monday, taking India’s total to 697,000 and almost 20,000 deaths. On Sunday India

US rapper Kanye West has said he is running for president, potentially pitting him against a man he says he admires, Donald Trump. "We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future," he tweeted. "I am running for president of the

India’s tally of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) reached 673,165 with the biggest single-day increase of 24,850 new cases and 613 deaths, data from the Union health ministry on Sunday showed. The country’s death toll due to the disease has reached 19,268 and there are 2,44,814

Deep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides that left about 20 people confirmed or presumed dead hampered search and rescue operations on Sunday (July 5) in southern Japan, including at elderly home facilities where more than a dozen perished and scores are still stranded. Rescue

The death toll from coronavirus in India has climbed to 18,995 at 8:50pm till Saturday (Bangladesh Time), according to latest figure from worldometer. Besides, 651,315 people have been detected with coronavirus till date, the source said. So far, 395,578 people have made full

United States has reported 132,129 deaths from coronavirus at 8:40pm till Saturday (Bangladesh Time), according to latest data from worldometer. So far, 28,92,476 people have tested positive with coronavirus till date in the country, the source said. Besides, 12,35,997 COVID-19

The first made-in-India coronavirus vaccine may be launched by August 15, with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) fast-tracking efforts to develop "Covaxin" in partnership with Bharat Biotech International Limited.  A dozen institutes have been selected for clinical trials

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has tendered his resignation after heading President Emmanuel Macron's government for three years. The president swiftly named centre-right mayor Jean Castex to lead a new team of ministers after a reshuffle. Although Philippe was

Twenty people, mostly Sikh pilgrims, are feared dead in an accident between a bus and a train near Sheikhupura on Friday afternoon (July 3). The bus, carrying the pilgrims, was hit at an unmanned railway crossing by the Karachi bound Shah Hussain Express.  The pilgrims were

Eight Indian policemen have been killed, and seven more injured, in an encounter with gang members, reports say. The officers were fired upon during a raid in search of a notorious local gangster in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The gangster, Vikas Dubey, is accused in 60

Saroj Khan, one of India's most prominent choreographers, has died at the age of 71. Khan had an illustrious career that stretched four decades, and choreographed some of Bollywood's most iconic and popular songs. Her career took off in the late 1980s, when she worked on a

At least 162 people have died and others are feared trapped after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar's Kachin State, according to officials. The landslide was triggered by heavy rain and swept through the site in the jade-rich area of Hpakant on Thursday morning.

Months after the withdrawal of SPG protection to the Gandhis, the Union Government on Wednesday issued an order for Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to vacate the bungalow allocated to her in Lutyens Bungalow Zone. A notice sent by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs asked

At least 24 people were killed in an armed attack on a drug rehabilitation facility in the central Mexican city of Irapuato, Mexican police said on Wednesday, underlining the challenge the government has in fulfilling a pledge to stop gang violence. Police in the city, located in

At least 113 people were dead and many others were reported missing on Thursday after a jade mine collapsed in Myanmar’s Kachin state, according to the authorities. In a Facebook post, the fire service said that the miners were collecting stones in the jade-rich Hpakant area of

Up to three million Hong Kong residents are to be offered the chance to settle in the UK and ultimately apply for citizenship, Boris Johnson has said. The prime minister said Hong Kong's freedoms were being violated by a new security law and those affected would be offered a

India’s coronavirus death toll rose to 17,410 at 13:50pm till Wednesday (Bangladesh Time), according to latest data from worldometer. So far, 585,792 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the country till date, the source said. While 347,979 patients have recovered from