
Professor Chris Whitty, the UK's chief medical adviser, has said that children were more likely to be harmed by not returning to school next month than being infected with the novel coronavirus, it was reported on Sunday...

A team of health experts, including those of Indian-origin, has found that people who recovered from the Covid-19 disease are being commonly readmitted to the hospital within 14 days of being discharged majorly for respiratory complications....
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued guidance saying children over the age of 12 should wear masks, in line with recommended practice for adults in their country or area....

Joe Biden, who is himself seeking a path towards new beginning as US President, has greeted those celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi and blessed them to "find a path to new beginnings"....

The US and the European Union (EU) have announced a tariff agreement on lobsters and other products in a bid to increase trans-Atlantic market access, dubbed as "the "first negotiated reductions in duties" between the two sides "in more than two decades"....

Butler School District (BSD) 53, which runs public schools in Oak Brook (Illinois); has said no to the request of Hindus of keeping schools closed on Diwali, the most popular of their festivals, starting 2021. Dr. Paul O'Malley, BSD 53 Superintendent, in an email to distinguished Hindu ...

The US Postal Service (USPS) is "fully capable" of delivering election mail "securely and on time", Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said....

Former World No.1 Kim Clijsters has withdrawn from the ongoing Western & Southern Open....

The UN has welcomed the points of agreement on a ceasefire and elections in Libya....

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has forecast up to 205,000 coronavirus deaths in the country by September 12....