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.

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

Stocks on Wall Street jumped Friday despite historic job losses suffered by the economy. Fred Katayama reports.

"Mad Mike" Hughes, a self-styled explorer and daredevil bent on proving that the earth is flat was killed over the weekend when his homemade rocket crashed in the California desert over the weekend.

The growls from the caged hyena reverberate through the room as Mohamed Sheikh Yakub slumps silently in a chair nearby, hoping the animal will frighten away the evil spirits he says have troubled him since his divorce.

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)

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

Gerson Monje holds up his cellphone to proudly show off his online sex shop. A red banner reading "sold out!" is plastered across half of the products.

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

Priest Don Giuseppe Castelvecchio hasn't been able to conduct services in his San Fiorano church for two months. In the town where restrictions are easing, his sermons delivered from a loud speaker in a car are a welcome relief. Joe Davies reports.

Australia will ease social distancing restrictions implemented to slow the spread of the coronavirus in a three-step process, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, with the aim of removing all curbs by July. Lauren Anthony reports.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Stocks on Wall Street jumped Friday despite historic job losses suffered by the economy. Fred Katayama reports.

The grunts, groans and the sound of pulsing music and crashing weights has returned to some of Beijing's gyms after being closed for nearly three months due to the coronavirus outbreak. Ciara Lee reports.

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

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday made an indirect dig at President Donald Trump's Navy Blue Angels flyover this weekend, saying that political leaders have 'no right to praise them and then ignore their needs.'

The stress and anxiety bred by weeks of restrictions on public life have made uncertainty, separation, and fear part of daily life for many, WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said.

A mother who was given a 50 percent survival chance and her newborn baby were discharged from hospital on Monday (May 4) after both fighting COVID-19.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday described a valet of his reportedly testing positive for the coronavirus as "one of those things" and said that he and Vice President Mike Pence have since been tested and they are both negative.

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).

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.

Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik are having a baby, according to entertainment website TMZ on Tuesday. Emer McCarthy reports.

London's High Court on Friday threw out part of a claim brought by Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, against a tabloid newspaper for breaching her privacy, ruling that it had not acted dishonestly. Lauren Anthony reports.

Rock band Queen and singer Adam Lambert are raising money for health workers fighting COVID-19 with new single ''You Are The Champions." Ryan Brooks reports.

Russell Howard, Nish Kumar, Jon Richardson and others help 'landlady' Kiri Pritchard-Mclean host 'The Big Comedy Quiz at The Covid Arms' and break a Guinness World Record.

Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, the son of Britain's Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan, celebrated his first birthday on Wednesday, with his parents marking the occasion with a video of his mother reading him a story.

When the nightclub in which she touted for business in southern Chile was shut down by the authorities as the new coronavirus spread, sex worker Camila Hormazabal was left without access to her sole source of income.

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.

Japan's time-honoured ritual of exchanging business cards face-to-face is under pressure as the government promotes a "new lifestyle" to combat the coronavirus.

In this year's mostly virtual commencement ceremonies, thousands of American graduates are adorning their mortarboards with the slogan "Gowns 4 Good" after donating their gowns to healthcare workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic to use as personal protective equipment.

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

Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins will stream a concert from an empty Royal Albert Hall on Friday evening, as locked-down Britain marks the 75th anniversary of "Victory in Europe" Day.

A court asked the Indian government on Friday to respond to a challenge against its order for compulsory use of a contact tracing app by public and private sector employees returning to work amid the world's biggest coronavirus lockdown.

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.

India captain Virat Kohli and his team mates would be ready to spend two weeks in quarantine in Australia if that helped the tour go ahead as planned later this year, a top official of the Indian board has said.

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.

Before she was laid off from her bartending job in Charleston, South Carolina, Shana Swain used to spend her nights serving food and mixing Manhattans and Cosmopolitans.

Kuwait will enact a "total curfew" from 4pm (1300 GMT) on Sunday through to May 30 to help to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, its cabinet said in a statement on Friday.

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.

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—

Sony Corp said on Friday it will manufacture and donate medical face shields to hospitals in Japan, amid worries about the availability of protective equipment for healthcare workers dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

A court asked the Indian government on Friday to respond to a challenge against its order for compulsory use of a contact tracing app by public and private sector employees returning to work amid the world's biggest coronavirus lockdown.

Microsoft Corp. said on Friday it would create its first datacentre region in Italy under a $1.5 billion investment plan as the U.S. company expands its cloud computing services to more locations across the world.

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.