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The pause of AstraZeneca Plc's coronavirus vaccine trials due to an unexplained illness in a study participant shows that safety of vaccines will not be compromised, the head of the National Institutes of Health told a U.S. Congress panel on Wednesday.

The United States is blocking visas for certain Chinese graduate students and researchers to prevent them from stealing sensitive research, the acting head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said on Wednesday.

Walmart Inc said on Wednesday it would run a pilot project for delivery of grocery and household products through automated drones, along with endtoend delivery firm Flytrex, as the U.S. retailer looks to beef up its delivery business.

Maharashtra NCP chief Jayant Patil said it was "painful" to come across people who are "not grateful" to what Mumbai and the state have to offer in terms of opportunities, women safety, and tolerance.

The two leaders expressed satisfaction at the state of bilateral relations between India and Saudi Arabia, and committed to further strengthening cooperation in all areas, the PMO said.

Global equity benchmarks rebounded and the dollar dipped on Wednesday after a sharp selloff in U.S. tech stocks that erased more than 10% from the Nasdaq Composite Index in three days.

The World Health Organization has said safety is paramount in vaccine clinical trials and temporary suspensions are not unusual, after AstraZeneca suspended its global coronavirus vaccine trial because of an unexplained illness in a participant.

Czech authorities ordered people to wear face masks inside buildings from Thursday as the daily count of new coronavirus cases topped 1,000 for the first time.

A stalled global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is leading to a fresh buildup of global oil supplies, pushing traders including Trafigura to book tankers to store millions of barrels of crude oil and refined fuels at sea again.

Thousands of migrants roamed homeless around the Greek island of Lesbos on Wednesday after fleeing overnight fires that gutted their overcrowded camp, and authorities worried that some asylum seekers who tested positive for COVID19 could spread the virus.

Britain plunged Brexit trade talks into crisis on Wednesday by explicitly acknowledging it could break international law by ignoring some parts of its European Union divorce treaty, prompting a rapid rebuke from the EU's chief executive.

A group of mostly male executives from Australia's top companies said in a report on Thursday that boards should be tougher in tackling sexual harassment at a time when the country is facing a number of corporate scandals.

As questions mount over whether the United States will authorize a coronavirus vaccine ahead of November elections, experts say there is a slim chance that enough evidence will be available to prove one is safe and effective in that time frame.

Portugal reported 646 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the highest daily toll since April 20, with transmission primarily occurring in family households, health secretary of state Jamila Madeira told a news conference.

The Chinese deployment in eastern Ladakh right now is non-tactical, say top government sources, adding that India is "fully prepared" if talks don't work out.

A day after Rhea Chakraborty's arrest by the Narcotics Central Bureau (NCB), the actress has claimed that she was coerced into making self-incriminatory confessions during custody.