One of Bangladesh's largest drugmakers, Beximco Pharmaceuticals, will start production this month of the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir, which has shown promise in fighting the new coronavirus, a senior company executive said on Tuesday.

India will begin flights on Thursday to bring home some 400,000 citizens stranded overseas by travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, prompting some worries over the risk that imported infections could fuel contagion in the country.

Afghan security forces arrested eight members of a network grouping Islamic State and Haqqani militants responsible for bloody attacks in the capital including on Sikh worshippers, the country's security agency said on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka's central bank cut its benchmark interest rates by a further 50 basis points on Wednesday, its third reduction since the coronavirus crisis struck there in March.

Indian troops killed four militants in gun battles in Kashmir on Wednesday, including the commander of the biggest separatist group fighting New Delhi, a police official said, triggering clashes across the disputed region that left dozens injured.

More than a third of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Afghan capital have been among doctors and other healthcare staff, two senior health officials said on Thursday, in a sign that the war-torn country is struggling to deal with the pandemic.

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.

Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents killed a provincial police chief and two others in a roadside bomb attack, the local governor said on Friday, in the latest violence hindering a U.S.-brokered peace process.

Local NGOs are working hard to plant seedlings over thousands of square miles of deforested land in Brazil.

Scientists have solved a lingering mystery about koala behavior. A new study describes the animal's drinking habit in the wild for the first time.

BMW expects the coronavirus pandemic to hit demand and earnings throughout this year, while Volkswagen sees some green shoots with higher Chinese demand. Francis Maguire reports.

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.

The Bank of England says the UK faces its worst slump in 300 years, but on Thursday held off from any moves on rates or bond buying. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

The steep plunge in U.S. payrolls caused by the pandemic also slammed the healthcare sector, as many workers in dentists' and doctors' offices lost their jobs. Fred Katayama reports.

Air travelers cannot receive cash compensation if their flight is delayed by a passenger biting others and assaulting crew members, an adviser at the Court of Justice of the European Union said on Thursday.

Worried about whether you have enough toilet paper for the coronavirus lockdown? A German website can tell you how long your supply will last.

Dressed as "Star Wars" characters, local officials in the Philippines are out and about to enforce strict quarantine measures while also handing out relief packages.

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.

A trooper stopping a car with a suspected "impaired driver" on a U.S. highway on Monday was bemused to find a 5-year-old in the driver's seat, the Utah Highway Patrol tweeted.

As Thailand's capital cautiously reopens many restaurants shuttered over coronavirus fears, the feline "employees" of the Caturday Cafe are back at work.

Rival lawmakers scuffled in Hong Kong's legislature on Friday in a row over electing the chairman of a key committee, a fresh sign of rising political tension as the coronavirus pandemic tapers off in the Chinese-ruled city. Francesca Lynagh reports.

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.

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

The steep plunge in U.S. payrolls caused by the pandemic also slammed the healthcare sector, as many workers in dentists' and doctors' offices lost their jobs. Fred Katayama 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).

China's policymakers struggle to grapple with a property market, the world's largest, that is crucial for growth yet prone to bubbles springing up in unlikely places.

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.

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.

One-way corridors, buffer zones around desks, and clear plastic screens to guard against colleagues' coughs and sneezes may become office standards after coronavirus stay-at-home orders are lifted, say occupational experts.

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.

Hundreds of chefs' jackets were laid down in the center of Brussels on Thursday to highlight the plight of hotels, restaurants and cafes that have been shuttered for nearly two months during the coronavirus outbreak.

As Thailand's capital cautiously reopens many restaurants shuttered over coronavirus fears, the feline "employees" of the Caturday Cafe are back at work.

It may not be the biggest in the world, but the Faroe Islands' Betri League will for once be in the spotlight when its season kicks off on Saturday.

Nigerian comedian Maryam Apaokagi has a sure-fire way of getting people to listen to her coronavirus health advice - she delivers it with a hard slap in the face.

A train killed 16 migrant workers who had fallen asleep on the track on Friday while they were heading back to their home village after losing their jobs in a coronavirus lockdown, police said.

Indian police have filed a culpable homicide complaint against an LG Chem subsidiary over a toxic gas leak at its chemical plant in the south of the country that killed 11 people and forced 800 into hospital for treatment from poisoning.

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 magical atmosphere will be missing if the cricket season currently stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic resumes in empty stadiums, India captain Virat Kohli has said.

A 5-year old boy has died in New York from a rare inflammatory syndrome believed to be linked to the novel coronavirus, highlighting a potential new risk for children in the pandemic, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday.

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—

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.

China's banking and insurance regulator on Saturday issued draft rules on commercial banks' online lending business, banning the use of such loans for riskier investments and capping banks' online consumer credit, in a move to rein in financial risks.

A train killed 16 migrant workers who had fallen asleep on the track on Friday while they were heading back to their home village after losing their jobs in a coronavirus lockdown, police said.

Indian police have filed a culpable homicide complaint against an LG Chem subsidiary over a toxic gas leak at its chemical plant in the south of the country that killed 11 people and forced 800 into hospital for treatment from poisoning.

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.