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Students at Morehouse and Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia will not be returning to their campuses this fall due to recent spike in coronavirus cases in the state. The authorities announced on July 20. So the question on if the schools…

In the USA, the death toll from the novel coronavirus has well crossed the mark of 145k as the country has recorded  52,314 new cases and 759 reported deaths in the last 24 hours till July 24  at 5 p.m local time, reports Johns Hopkins…

The United States on 14 July has recorded its highest single day jump in new coronavirus cases with 67,417 cases reported on the day since the first case was detected in the country on January 21. The country has seen 900 new deaths as well…

Bangladesh, one of the worst hit countries by the novel coronavirus in South Asia, has logged another 33 deaths from the virus in the last 24 hours till July 14 afternoon. That brings the total toll in the country to 2,424. Over the period,…

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan (77) and his actor son Abhishek Bachchan (44) have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. They have already been admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai upon getting the results but they are not…

Bangladesh, one of the worst hit countries by the novel coronavirus in South Asia, has recorded another 30 deaths from the virus in the last 24 hours till July 11 afternoon. That brings the total toll in the country to 2,305. Over the…

The spike in novel coronavirus cases in the USA is going on non-stop as the country has logged another record daily increase of 63,900 in a single day on July 10, eclipsing the record rise of 63,247 just a day earlier. The record figure…

The Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest (first awarded in 1902) and perhaps most prestigious international scholarship programme, enabling outstanding young people from around the world to study at the University of Oxford. About 100 Rhodes…

The United States of America has witnessed another record jump in new coronavirus cases as at least 33 states in the country have been reporting upward trend in new infections. As per the Johns Hopkins University (JHU), at least  63,247 new…

Bangladesh, one of the worst hit countries by the novel coronavirus in South Asia, has recorded 3,360 more cases in the last 24 hours till July 9, raising the total cases in the country to 178,443. The rate of infections by the virus in the…

China’s National College Entrance Examination, commonly known as Gaokao, has finally taken place nationwide from July 7 to 8 after a month delay due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. This year about 11 million students took the exam,…

Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on July 8 has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its recent directive urging international students in the USA to leave or risk being deported if their…

Bangladesh, one of the worst hit countries by the novel coronavirus in South Asia, has recorded another 46 deaths in the last 24 hours till July 8, taking the death toll to 2,197. Besides, the country has logged 3,489 new cases over the…

The United States has recorded its highest single day count in coronavirus cases so far since the outbreak began in the country in February this year. As per Johns Hopkins University, the country reported 60,021 new cases and 1,195 deaths…

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (65), who has been against the use of face masks and lockdown measures from the very beginning of the pandemic, has now tested positive for Covid-19, the President himself announced July 7 while speaking…

Asia’s dominance on the world’s most powerful passport list continues to be intact as the top three places on the list are taken by the region’s three countries- Japan, Singapore and South Korea with Japanese one being the most travel…

International students who are pursuing degrees in the United States will have to leave the country or risk deportation if their universities switch to online-only courses, Immigration and Customs Enforcement made this announcement on July…

Harvard University, situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, will be delivering all Fall Semester course instructions online, the school announced on July 5. But the university is thinking about bringing back up to 40% undergraduate…

In Bangladesh, one of the worst hit countries by the novel coronavirus in South Asia, male accounts for a significant amount of deaths from the virus as the country has recorded 44 more fatalities in the last 24 hours till July 6. Of the…

At least 121 students at the University of Washington, Seattle have been infected by the novel coronavirus. A joint press release from the University and Public Health Seattle & King County said July 4. The press release said that of…