New COVID-19 strains are suspected in Maharashtra as \"some patients are showing behaviours other than routine ones,\" said state Health Minister Rajesh Top; A major fire broke out on Wednesday at an oil refinery run by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in the eastern city of Minatitlan by the Gulf of Mexico, though there were no immediate reports of fatalities, Mexican media and authorities said; IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said that after the worst global recession since the Second World War, the recovery is underway. Watch this and more news on News Blast.

Global recovery underway after worst recession since WW-2: IMF head A day after the International Monetary Fund forecast a global growth of six per cent for this year, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said that after the worst global recession since the Second World War, the recovery is underway. The outlook, she asserted, is brighter because millions of people are benefitting from vaccinations and because of further policy support, especially in the US. SEBI fines Mukesh Am...

The blaze started on Wednesday afternoon, according to media reports, and Mexico's safety, energy and environment regulator ASEA said it was monitoring the situation

In Huatulco, a laid-back beach destination known for surfing and small protected coves, the earthquake knocked goods off shelves and some rubble from buildings