World Aids Day: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a deadly health condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

The World Health Organisation says it is not yet known whether a pregnant woman with COVID-19 can pass the virus to her foetus or baby during pregnancy or delivery

Researchers at Stanford University and Northwestern University collected the data by mapping the movement of people in several major US cities through the months of March-May

Researchers including Arnold I Barnett from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), said the HEPA filters may not function as effectively in airplanes as an earlier report suggests

Researchers including Arnold I Barnett from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US, said the HEPA filters may not function as effectively in airplanes as the report suggests

Investors, both retail and institutional, are rushing to buy into Ant, which operates China's biggest payments platform and other financial services, despite risks of greater scrutiny at home and abroad

Measures such as consistent ventilation, disinfection of surfaces, wearing of face masks, and ample social distancing while boarding and deboarding the plane can mitigate transmission risks on flights, it said

Facebook is beset with challenges in the face of a presidential election complicated by a pandemic; here's are some of its most significant steps and missteps in the fight against misinformation

The pair previously donated $300 million to help the US election process deal with challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic, for example, by funding voting equipment and protective equipment for poll workers

Public health experts say a rupture of this magnitude with the CDC may be unprecedented and shows deepening distrust of the Trump administration and its response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Akshay Kumar, the only Bollywood star in the top 10, landed in sixth place with earnings of $48.5 million. Most of his income came from product endorsements

Mining of huge data will enhance the probability of finding new drugs, making India the laboratory of the world

The leading Pakistani news channel stated that it was broadcasting as usual when the Indian Tricolour and the Happy Independence Day message started appearing over a commercial suddenly

Any change in the WHO's assessment of risk of transmission could affect its current advice on keeping 1-metre (3.3 feet) of physical distancing

\"Remdesavir seems to be useful for those who are coping with the beginning part of the disease and dexamethasone is useful for those who have to deal with the disease in its later phase within the body\"

Coronavirus vaccine update: Scientists at the DSO have screened \"hundreds of thousands\" of B cells from the blood samples of the novel coronavirus patients who have recovered since March this year

Immigration consultants have fielded hundreds of new calls since China's legislature - the National People's Congress (NPC) - unveiled the controversial plan on May 21, bypassing the local legislature

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) is sinking the cash into an effort that is exploring new possible antiviral drugs that could protect people from the disease

The #BuildForCOVID19 hackathon will encourage software developers to build tools to tackle health, community and economic challenges arising from coronavirus outbreak.

The handout is part of a $15.4 billion stimulus package Hong Kong has announced to save its recession-hit economy