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

Chewy and Miley, both two-year-old Schnauzer dogs, are getting their hair cut at a groomer in Bangkok for the first time since the new coronavirus outbreak began in Thailand in January.

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.

The U.S. Department of Commerce is close to signing off on a new rule that would allow U.S. companies to work with China’s Huawei Technologies on setting standards for next generation 5G networks, people familiar with the matter said.

With its season cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, one of Austria's most popular glacial ski resorts covered its glacier in protective fabric earlier than usual this year to help preserve it for a still uncertain reopening.

Syria's government allowed mosques to open on Friday for worshipers willing to perform prayers. The mosque had remained closed as part of the measures taken to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Arizona State University's Thunderbird School of Global Management utilizes robots to give its students a virtual graduation ceremony. Freddie Joyner has more.

White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany on Friday said it appears that the FBI 'manufactured' a crime in the case of President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, after the Department of Justice moved to drop the case on Thursday.

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.

Fiumicino is now the first in Europe to use ‘smart helmets’ to check the temperature of travellers - helmets equipped with portable thermoscanners that can screen people for symptoms of the new coronavirus at a safe distance of up to 7 metres.

Pizzerias were finally able to open their doors again this week after almost two months in lockdown - and Italians were savouring every bite.

With its season cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, one of Austria's most popular glacial ski resorts covered its glacier in protective fabric earlier than usual this year to help preserve it for a still uncertain reopening.

White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany on Friday said it appears that the FBI 'manufactured' a crime in the case of President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, after the Department of Justice moved to drop the case on Thursday.

A Dutch restaurant has come up with an idea on how to offer classy outdoor dining in the age of coronavirus: small glass cabins built for two or three people, creating intimate cocoons on a public patio.

Andrew Wong knew from an early age that running a restaurant required improvisation, having watched his parents steer their London Chinese restaurant through nearly 30 years of good times and bad.

Temperature checks, compulsory face masks and scrupulous hygiene - it's more like going to a hospital than a school, but the Shanghai students returning to class after three months of lockdown are thrilled to be there.

After standing empty for two months, Greece's ancient sites, including the Acropolis hill towering over Athens, will reopen to visitors on May 18, authorities said on Thursday.

Samantha Salinas never planned to give birth during a global pandemic, but Mother's Day 2020 may be when her baby finally arrives.

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.

The Indian government plans to borrow 12 trillion rupees ($160 billion) in the fiscal year to March 2021, up from the previously budgeted 7.8 trillion rupees to cushion the blow from the new coronavirus pandemic, it said on Friday.

Some residents frustrated over a strict coronavirus lockdown in Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat, hurled stones and were met with teargas in clashes with paramilitary forces on Friday.

When gas began leaking from a nearby chemical factory and drifting towards his house in southern India, there were no warnings and no alarms, welder Elamanchili Venkatesh said.

The U.S. government reported more catastrophic economic fallout from the coronavirus crisis on Friday as the pandemic pierced the very walls of the White House and California gave the green light for its factories to restart after a seven-week lockdown.

Villagers placed the bodies of three victims of a deadly gas leak from an LG Polymers plant in Andhra Pradesh at the gates of the site on Saturday, and demanded the factory be shut down immediately and its top management arrested.

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—

Bitcoin is about to undergo a scheduled technical adjustment as the number of new coins awarded to the computer wizards who "mine" the cryptocurrency will be cut in half, but forecasting which way its price will move afterward is more complicated now.

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.

The Indian government plans to borrow 12 trillion rupees ($160 billion) in the fiscal year to March 2021, up from the previously budgeted 7.8 trillion rupees to cushion the blow from the new coronavirus pandemic, it said on Friday.

Some residents frustrated over a strict coronavirus lockdown in Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat, hurled stones and were met with teargas in clashes with paramilitary forces on Friday.

When gas began leaking from a nearby chemical factory and drifting towards his house in southern India, there were no warnings and no alarms, welder Elamanchili Venkatesh said.

The U.S. government reported more catastrophic economic fallout from the coronavirus crisis on Friday as the pandemic pierced the very walls of the White House and California gave the green light for its factories to restart after a seven-week lockdown.

Villagers placed the bodies of three victims of a deadly gas leak from an LG Polymers plant in Andhra Pradesh at the gates of the site on Saturday, and demanded the factory be shut down immediately and its top management arrested.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 1,248,040 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 28,974 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 2,180 to 75,477.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,251 to 168,551, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday.

China reported one new coronavirus case for Friday, unchanged from the day before, data from the national health authority showed on Saturday.

Thailand reported four new coronavirus cases and one more death on Saturday, bringing the total to 3,004 cases and 56 deaths since the outbreak started in January.

China will reform its disease prevention and control system to address weaknesses exposed by the coronavirus outbreak, a senior health official said on Saturday.

Singapore registered 753 new coronavirus infections, its health ministry said on Saturday, taking the city-state's total to 22,460 cases.

Russian authorities said on Saturday they had recorded 10,817 new cases of the coronavirus in the last day, pushing the nationwide tally to 198,676.

Tokyo reported 36 new cases of coronavirus infections on Saturday, TV Asahi said, three less than a day earlier and the seventh consecutive day that new infections have remained below 100.

Indonesia reported on Saturday 533 new coronavirus infections, the biggest daily increase, taking the total number to 13,645, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said.

Malaysia health authorities on Saturday reported 54 new coronavirus cases for a total of 6,589.

Slovakia on Friday recorded no new cases of coronavirus for the first time since March 10, government figures showed.

Spain's daily death toll from the coronavirus fell to its second lowest since mid-March on Saturday, as half the country prepared to move to the next phase of an exit from one of Europe's strictest lockdowns.

Barcelona's women's team were officially declared champions of Spain's Liga Iberdrola on Friday after the national soccer federation's executive committee agreed to end all non-professional competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

RB Leipzig’s Julian Nagelsmann, whose side will be chasing a first Bundesliga title when the German league resumes next weekend, is to practise coaching while wearing a face mask in order to be ready for a return to action.

Taiwan reopened baseball games to a limited number of fans on Friday for the first time since controls were imposed to limit the spread of the coronavirus, part of government efforts to slowly allow normal life to resume.

John Daly, known as "Wild Thing" during his heyday on the PGA Tour, has said he was only trying to get some laughs when he jokingly said this month that a bottle of vodka and some Diet Coke is the cure for COVID-19.

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is hoping to get the 2020 season under way with the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational from July 15-18, the start of what will be a busy second half of the year.

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is hoping to get the 2020 season under way with the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational from July 15-18, the start of what will be a busy second half of the year.