Rahel Philipose

At a press conference at the White House Tuesday, President Donald Trump said that he was surprised Biden had picked Harris as a running mate after she allegedly disrespected him during the democratic debates.

The fundraising drive sparked heated debates amongst social media users — some of whom questioned whether one of the world’s most popular websites really needed donations to stay afloat.

A disease called Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, caused by the tick-borne virus, has killed seven and infected at least 60, setting off alarm bells among health officials in China. 

At least 60 protesters, including 2020 Booker Prize long-listed novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga, were arrested by law enforcement authorities for participating in street protests held in the capital city of Harare last Friday. 

Several countries across the world are showing signs of a resurgence of Covid-19 infections merely a few months after reporting a significant decline in cases.

High frequency noise caused by human activities dropped by as much as 50 per cent between March and May this year, according to researchers.

Thailand Protests: Last week, around 3,000 young people — led by the student coalition group Free Youth — assembled at Bangkok’s historic Democracy Monument. In the days that followed, smaller protests broke out in cities and towns across the country.

On July 15, Daniel Lewis Lee became the first federal inmate to be executed in the United States in 17 years.

For nearly 50 days after the lockdown commenced, the RPF personnel and station staff were able to develop a food distribution system that ran like clockwork.

While rapper Kanye West has said he will run for President of the United States, he has not confirmed if he has submitted the official paperwork required to appear on state election ballots.

A large-scale conservation project by the New Zealand government has helped double the number of kaki birds found in the wild over the last two years.

Facebook’s recent policy tweaks did little to suppress the growing revolt among advertisers worldwide, who have criticised the company for allegedly failing to contain the rampant spread of hate speech and misinformation.

Donald Trump’s brother Robert has filed a complaint on the grounds that Mary Trump’s book violates a non-disclosure agreement she signed in 2001, during a legal battle over the Trump family estate.

Jean Smith Kennedy, who died at the age of 92 on Wednesday, was known for her unconventional approach to diplomacy and her tendency to flout protocol during her 5-year term in Dublin.

One of the turtles sustained minor injuries and has been left in the care of the state’s forest department.

The hashtags have been unblocked after three months, but Sikhs unhappy with explanation given by Instagram and Facebook.

India’s burgeoning edtech sector, worth over Rs 15,000 crore, is cashing in on the captive audience, but it is not an easy lesson for governments that have traditionally not spent on digital infrastructure

Shiven had left for Mumbai on March 15 with his grandmother after his exams were cancelled on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. His holiday was unexpectedly extended when on March 24, the Centre announced a nationwide lockdown.

With a steadily rising number of COVID-19 cases and ill-equipped and under-funded public health systems, other parts of South America also find themselves in the midst of an uphill battle against the deadly virus.