India greenlights purchase of 33 Russian fighter jets

Jul 3,2020
India's defence ministry Thursday signed off on the purchase of 33 Russian fighter jets and upgrades to 59 others worth $2.4 billion, amid rising tensions with nuclear-armed neighbour China.
Fire, explosion deaths in Vietnam down in H1
Jul 03
A total of 1,509 fires and explosions happened in Vietnam in the first half of this year, killing 48 people and injuring 111 others.
England begins lifting coronavirus quarantine
Jul 03
The British government on Friday revealed the first exemptions from its coronavirus quarantine, with arrivals from Germany, France, Spain and Italy no longer required to self-isolate from July 10.
US presidential election 4 months away
Jul 03
Friday marks four months until Americans head to the polls to choose who will be president.
8 police killed, 12 others injured in India's Uttar Pradesh 
Jul 03
At least eight police officers were killed and 12 others injured when they were attacked by criminals in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh in the early hours of Friday, confirmed a local police officer over phone.
U.S. coronavirus cases rise by nearly 55,000 over past 24 hours
Jul 03
U.S. coronavirus cases rise by nearly 55,000 over the past 24 hours Thursday, a new one-day record surge, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
New Zealand reports no new cases of COVID-19
Jul 03
New Zealand reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, according to the Ministry of Health.