The Bangladesh navy has rescued around 280 Rohingya Muslims from the Bay of Bengal, towing their stranded boat to an island where they will be quarantined as a precaution against the coronavirus, coast guard and naval officials said on Friday.

A chemical gas leak at an LG Polymers plant in southern India on Thursday killed at least 9 people, and emergency services rushed more than 300 to hospital and evacuated hundreds more from nearby areas, a police official in Andhra Pradesh state said. Libby Hogan reports.

Piper Sandler senior technical analyst Craig Johnson says the S&P 500 may trade in a narrow range through the summer before breaking north.

A hedge fund manager in Hong Kong has publicly apologised after a parody video of him licking his finger and wiping it on a hand rail in a metro car went viral, sparking anger in the city which is grappling to contain an outbreak of the new coronavirus.

(This March 17 story corrects stock symbol of Zoom to ZM.O, not ZOOM.PK in the last paragraph)

The sting of the Asian giant hornet can kill and that's not just an expression of speech. Since their discovery in 2019 in the US, traps have been set to see if Asian giant "murder hornets" have settled in the state. Libby Hogan has more.

Across Africa, centuries-old cultural traditions are being foregone in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen governments impose restrictions on gatherings and other practices around death and burial. Francesca Lynagh reports.

Countries must return to "basic principles" of public health surveillance if they are to bring the coronavirus outbreak under control, the World Health Organization's (WHO) top emergency health expert Mike Ryan said on Friday (May 8).

Piper Sandler senior technical analyst Craig Johnson says the S&P 500 may trade in a narrow range through the summer before breaking north.

A campaign in Mexico City to get residents to wear face masks is now reinforced with a new secret weapon: clowns. They're telling metro riders, 'Wear a face mask -- don't be a clown!' as they spray riders' hands with disinfectant. Gavino Garay has more.

Countries must return to "basic principles" of public health surveillance if they are to bring the coronavirus outbreak under control, the World Health Organization's (WHO) top emergency health expert Mike Ryan said on Friday (May 8).

While most film and TV production around the world has shut down, one UK network has made a new drama series "Isolation Stories" about life under lockdown. Edward Baran reports.

Kate, Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, launched a project on Thursday to encourage Britons to submit pictures of their daily lives during lockdown. Edward Baran reports.

Vicente Piratapuia, 69, of the Piratapuia tribe had a high fever and could hardly breathe, but he refused to leave his home on the outskirts of the Amazon rainforest's biggest city.

Inflows into India's equity mutual funds nearly halved in April, industry data showed, as many investors rattled by stock market volatility due to the new coronavirus and the impact of a lockdown on the economy chose to stay away.

Doctors in hazmat suits ran temperature checks on passengers at Delhi airport and bags were disinfected as the first group of Indians returned home on special flights from Singapore and the Gulf on Friday since a sweeping lockdown was imposed in March.

Amid mounds of rubble and the ruins of buildings destroyed during nearly a decade of war, a Ramadan iftar meal has reunited a community in northwestern Syria.

यदि आप 15 हजार रुपए के आसपास की रेंज में सबसे अच्छा स्मार्टफोन खरीदना चाहते हैं, तो आपके पास कई विकल्प मौजूद हैं। इन दिनों कई स्मार्टफोन कंपनियों ने मिड-रेंज सेगमेंट में कई लेटेस्ट फोन उतारे हैं। स्पेसिफिकेशंस को देखें तो हर फोन की अपनी खूबियां हैं और कमियां भी। ऐसे में आप खुद तुलना कर पता लगा सकते हैं कि आपको अपनी जरूरत के आधार पर कौन—सा फोन चुनना चाहिए। यहां हम आपकी सुविधा के लिए Honor 9X, Redmi Note 8 Pro और Samsung Galaxy M30s की तुलना कर रहे हैं, जो कि मिड—रेंज में बहुत ही बढ़िया स्मार्टफोन्स हैं। जानते हैं इनमें कौन-सा फोन आपकी जरूरतों के अनुसार बेहतर विकल्प साबित हो सकता है—

Honor 9X vs Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy M30s: कीमत
जहां Redmi Note 8 Pro 17 अक्टूबर, 2019 तथा Samsung Galaxy M30s 9 नवंबर, 2019 को भारतीय बाजार में लॉन्च हुए, वहीं Honor 9X हाल ही 14 जनवरी, 2020 को भारतीय मार्केट में लॉन्च हुआ है। कीमत में तुलना करें तो HONOR 9X के शुरुआती 4GB रैम मॉडल की कीमत 13,999 रुपए है। वहीं Redmi Note 8 Pro 14,999 रुपए तथा Samsung Galaxy M30s 13,999 रुपए की शुरुआती कीमत के साथ बाजार में उपलब्ध है।

Honor 9X vs Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy M30s: डिजाइन और डिस्प्ले
HONOR 9X में 3डी कर्व्ड प्लास्टिक डिजाइन है, जिसमें ग्लॉस टेक्सचर और राउंडेड एजेज हैं। सफायर ब्लू वेरियंट में लाइट के संपर्क में एक्स पैटर्न बहुत ही खूबसूरती के साथ नजर आता है। वहीं Redmi Note 8 Pro में ग्लास फिनिश तथा Samsung Galaxy M30s में प्लास्टिक फिनिश डिजाइन दिया गया है। HONOR 9X में 6.59-इंच का पॉप—अप डिस्प्ले है। जी हां, आपने सही पढ़ा! इतनी कम कीमत पर पहली बार आपको फ्रंट पॉप—अप कैमरा Honor 9X के साथ मिल रहा है। वहीं, Redmi Note 8 Pro में 6.53 इंच का ड्र्यू—ड्रॉप डिस्प्ले दिया गया है और Samsung Galaxy M30s में 6.4 इंच का यू ड्रॉप डिस्प्ले है। तीनों ही फोन्स में आपको 91 प्रतिशत या उससे अधिक का स्क्रीन टु बॉडी रेशियो मिलता है। इसके अलावा इन तीनो ही फोन्स में आपको पीछे की ओर फिंगरप्रिंट स्कैनर दिए गए हैं।

Honor 9X vs Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy M30s: परफॉरमेंस
परफॉरमेंस के मामले में HONOR 9X किरिन 710 प्रोसेसर और ओक्टाकोर सीपीयू के साथ दिया जा रहा है। इसमें 4GB/6GB रैम और 128GB स्टोरेज दी गई हैं, जो इसे फास्ट फोन बनाते हैं।
Redmi Note 8 Pro हेलियो G90T और Samsung Galaxy M30s एग्जाइनॉस 9611 प्रोसेसर पर रन करते हैं। HONOR का दावा है कि उसका होमग्रोन किरिन 710 प्रोसेसर स्मार्टफोन्स में फास्ट परफॉर्मेन्स की सभी जरूरतों को पूरा करता है और इसीलिए गेमर्स का फेवरेट है।

Honor 9X vs Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy M30s: कैमरा
HONOR 9X में 16MP का AI pop-up कैमरा दिया गया है, जो सॉफ्ट लाइट, बटरफ्लाइ लाइट, स्कैटर्ड लाइट, स्टेज लाइट जैसे आठ अलग—अलग मोड्स पर बखूबी काम करता है। इसमें इंटेलिजेंट फॉल डिटेक्शन, डाउनलोड प्रेशर प्रोटेक्शन और डस्ट तथा स्प्लैश प्रोटेक्टशन भी दिया गया है। यानी फोन के गिरने पर आपका कैमरा बचा रहता है और दबाव, धूल व पानी के छींटों का भी कैमरे पर ज्यादा असर नहीं होता। इसके अलावा HONOR 9X में AI-इनेबल्ड ट्रिपल रियर कैमरा सेटअप भी दिया गया हैं। इसमें 48MP प्राइमरी लेंस, 8MP सुपर वाइड लेंस और 2MP डेप्थ सेंसर दिया गया हैं। इसके एआइ फीचर से यह 22 अलग—अलग श्रेणियों के 500 से अधिक परिदृश्यों की सही पहचान कर सकता है।

Redmi Note 8 Pro में 20MP का ड्र्यू—ड्रॉप फ्रंट कैमरा दिया गया है, वहीं 64(GM1)+8+2+2MP का रेअर कैमरा सैटअप है। इसी तरह Samsung Galaxy M30s में भी ट्रिपल रियर कैमरा सेटअप मौजूद हैं। इसमें 48MP प्राइमरी लेंस, 8MP अल्ट्रा-वाइड लेंस और 5MP डेप्थ सेंसर दिया गया है। इसका फ्रंट या सेल्फी कैमरा 16MP का है।

Honor 9X vs Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy M30s: जरूरत के अनुसार फैसला
अगर आप एक बढ़िया कैमरा और परफॉर्मेंस वाला स्टाइलिश फोन तलाश रहे हैं तो HONOR 9X से अच्छा फोन इस प्राइस रेंज में नहीं मिलेगा। HONOR 9X में आपको फ्रंट कैमरा 16MP का मिलेगा, जो पॉप—अप के साथ हर किसी को अपना दीवाना बना लेगा। जबकि आपको Redmi Note 8 Pro और Samsung Galaxy M30s में पॉप अप कैमरा नहीं मिलेंगे। इसके अलावा Honor 9X का 6.59 इंच का डिस्प्ले साइज भी बाकी दो फोन से ज्यादा है। इसके अलावा आपको रोम या स्टोरेज स्पेस भी HONOR 9X में 128 जीबी की मिलेगी। जबकि Redmi Note 8 Pro और Samsung Galaxy M30s के शुरुआती फोन्स में यह 64 जीबी ही है।
Honor 9X का किरिन 710 प्रोसेसर Redmi Note 8 Pro के हेलियो G90T और Samsung Galaxy M30s के एक्जाइनॉस 9611 प्रोसेसर से परफॉर्मेंस के मामले में बेहतर है। किरिन 710 प्रोसेसर के साथ HONOR 9X में गेमिंग का अनुभव भी इन दोनो ही फोन्स से बेहतर है।

डालते हैं एक नजर, तीनों फोन्स के तुलनात्मक आंकड़ों पर—

Facebook Inc said on Friday it would allow its workers who are able to work remotely to do so until the end of the year as the coronavirus pandemic forces governments to extend stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of the disease.

Tesla Inc "must not reopen" its vehicle factory in the San Francisco Bay area as local lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus remain in effect, the local county health department said on Friday.

Apple Inc said Friday it will reopen a handful of stores in four U.S. states starting next week, in the first resumption of physical retail operations since the iPhone maker shuttered all U.S. stores in mid-March.

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday it has asked employees to take a day off on May 22, to address work-from-home-related burnout during the coronavirus pandemic.

Inflows into India's equity mutual funds nearly halved in April, industry data showed, as many investors rattled by stock market volatility due to the new coronavirus and the impact of a lockdown on the economy chose to stay away.

Doctors in hazmat suits ran temperature checks on passengers at Delhi airport and bags were disinfected as the first group of Indians returned home on special flights from Singapore and the Gulf on Friday since a sweeping lockdown was imposed in March.

Amid mounds of rubble and the ruins of buildings destroyed during nearly a decade of war, a Ramadan iftar meal has reunited a community in northwestern Syria.

The reigning NBA champions Toronto Raptors said on Friday they will allow players access to the team's training facilities from next week under strict guidelines amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Major sports events around the world that are in the process of re-starting or have been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic:

FIFA's decision to temporarily allow up to five substitutions per match to help cope with potential fixture congestion was met coolly in South America on Friday.

The coronavirus stoppage should not used as an excuse to end European football's Financial Fair Play rules or make "opportunist" changes to the international calendar, the head of the European Leagues umbrella organisation said on Friday.

There is no one more unbeatable in men's tennis than Novak Djokovic when the Serb is at his best, former world number four American Todd Martin has said.

Qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic golf tournament will be extended to June 2021 to accommodate the year-long delay caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the International Golf Federation (IGF) said on Wednesday.

Former world number one Adam Scott put a rustic country golf course on the map on Friday after live-streaming a nine-hole round in the Sunshine Coast hinterland in Australia's northeastern state of Queensland.

Europe captain Padraig Harrington let slip that former world number one Luke Donald is one of his vice-captains at this year's Ryder Cup during a live broadcast on Tuesday.

Major sports events around the world that are in the process of re-starting or have been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic:

Usman Khawaja believes he is still among Australia's top six batsmen and can force his way back into the squad after being dropped a few days ago from the list of contracted players.

Women's cricket risks losing momentum after the launch of The Hundred competition was postponed until next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, former England captain Charlotte Edwards said.

English cricket is braced for losses of up to 380 million pounds if no matches are played this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to Tom Harrison, CEO of The England and Wales Cricket Board.

Oscar-winning "Jojo Rabbit" screenwriter Taika Waititi will direct and co-write a new "Star Wars" feature film for theaters, Walt Disney Co said on Monday.

Florian Schneider, co-founder of pioneering German electronic band Kraftwerk, which influenced generations of pop and dance musicians with mesmerising tracks such as "Autobahn", has died of cancer aged 73, longtime bandmate Ralf Huetter said.

Bob Dylan is releasing his first album of new music in eight years following a spurt of creativity from the man regarded as one of the world's most influential songwriters.

China will gradually reopen cinemas, museums and other recreational venues, the state council said on Friday, as the coronavirus has passed its peak in the country.

In makeshift metal homes in a camp in Mogadishu, women wrapped in brightly patterned scarves are making savoury pastries and mixing flour for flatbreads.

Amid mounds of rubble and the ruins of buildings destroyed during nearly a decade of war, a Ramadan iftar meal has reunited a community in northwestern Syria.

Bob Dylan is releasing his first album of new music in eight years following a spurt of creativity from the man regarded as one of the world's most influential songwriters.

BEIJING - Grunts, groans and the sound of pulsing music and crashing weights have returned to some of Beijing's gyms after being closed for nearly three months due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday that Saudi Arabian authorities recently detained and are holding incommunicado Prince Faisal bin Abdullah, who had previously been netted in an anti-corruption drive and released in late 2017.

BEIJING - Grunts, groans and the sound of pulsing music and crashing weights have returned to some of Beijing's gyms after being closed for nearly three months due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Thousands of soldiers marched in Belarus on Saturday to celebrate the Soviet victory in World War Two, as President Alexander Lukashenko rejected calls for lockdown measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

President Vladimir Putin told Russians on Saturday they are invincible when they stand together as he presided over celebrations of victory in World War Two that were slimmed down because of the coronavirus outbreak.

The idea of starting this centre for help came to Kolape when she along with two others saw 12-year-old Soni begging outside Gyan Prabodhini.