Australia on Friday recorded the second largest single-day surge in the number of of new COVID cases, while the death toll was nearing 200. ....

The Pakistan Telecom­munication Authority (PTA) announced that it has decided to lift the ban on the online game PlayerUnknowns Battle Ground (PUBG). ....

US President Donald Trump said that he doesn't want to delay the November election, hours after raising the possibility on Twitter. ....

Herman Cain, a former US Republican presidential candidate, died at age 74 after battling the coronavirus, or COVID-19, a spokesperson said. ....

An accountability court here has adjourned the hearing of the fake accounts and mega money laundering case filed against former president Asif Ali Zardari and others till August 7, Geo News reported on Wednesday. ....

Five people including four police personnel were injured when a bomb exploded at Pallabi police station here on Wednesday morning, officials said. ....

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 16.6 million, while the deaths have increased to over 659,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ....

Brazil has recorded 921 new deaths from coronavirus, bringing the national death toll to 88,539, officials said. ....

Chinese health authority said on Wednesday that it received reports of 101 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the Chinese mainland on Tuesday, including 98 locally-transmitted cases and three imported ones. ....

Italy will extend its coronavirus state of emergency until October 15, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced in the Italian Senate on Tuesday. ....