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Two AirAsia chiefs will step aside for at least two months as authorities and the airline look into claims that aerospace giant Airbus paid the company USD 50 million to secure a plane order. (Photo: File)World
2 AirAsia chiefs step aside as probe into Airbus bribery scandal...

Both men were to stand down -'for a period of two months or such other period that the company may deem fit-', the...

4 Feb 2020 11:45 AM IST

Indonesian nationals check-in at Tianhe airport in Wuhan, Chinas Hubei province, before boarding a flight and being evacuated to Indonesia. AFP photoWorld
Coronavirus deaths in China reach 360, higher than SARS fatalities

Hubei reported 56 new fatalities. That took the toll in China to 360, exceeding the 349 mainland fatalities from the...

3 Feb 2020 4:37 PM IST

A worker in a protective suit holds paperwork before an evacuation flight for EU nationals at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei Province. AP photoWorld
17,300 people infected by coronavirus worldwide

China sent medical workers and equipment to a newly built hospital, infused cash into financial markets and restricted...

3 Feb 2020 1:51 PM IST

Chinese employees work at the construction site of the Huoshenshan hospital, which means \Fire God Mountain\, before it was handed over to Chinas army in Wuhan. - Chinas army on February 2 was given control of a nearly-finished field hospital that will treat patients at the epicentre of a deadly virus epidemic that has severely strained medical facilities. (AFP)World
India, here-'s how to build a hospital

7000 ‘commando workers’ built Wuhan’s virus hospital in 10 days

3 Feb 2020 10:59 AM IST

26-year-old Wuhan native Lucy Huang, a documentary film-maker living in Beijing, puts on a protective facemask at her house in Beijing. Wuhan natives are being subjected to community checks bordering on stigma. (AFP)World
What’s it like to be someone from Wuhan?

‘As a Wuhan native, I feel very hurt. I feel disappointed that people don’t even have any sympathy.’

3 Feb 2020 10:16 AM IST

The Huoshenshan temporary field hospital under construction as it nears completion in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei Province, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. (AP)World
Coronavirus toll: 57 deaths on Sunday alone

All but one of these deaths occurred in Hubei Province of China, the ground zero of the outbreak

3 Feb 2020 8:16 AM IST

A worker dispenses hand sanitizer to a shopper at the entrance of a supermarket in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei province, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. The virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan, already on lockdown, banned most vehicle use downtown. (AP)World
Chinese central bank to pump USD 173 billion into economy in...

Analysts warn that this could weaken further if the spread of the mysterious pathogen goes on for an extended period.

2 Feb 2020 4:16 PM IST

South Korean protesters stage a rally calling for a ban on Chinese people entering South Korea near the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea. AP photoWorld
Coronavirus death toll crosses 300, triggers global xenophobia against...

The anti-Chinese sentiment calls for a full travel ban on Chinese visitors and indignities for Chinese and other Asians

2 Feb 2020 4:03 PM IST

A woman wearing a protective mask walks outside a church in Mandaluyong, east of Manila, Philippines on Sunday. AP photoWorld
Philippines reports first coronavirus death outside of China

South Korea and India flew hundreds of their citizens out of Wuhan. They went into a two-week quarantine

2 Feb 2020 3:43 PM IST

Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Sunday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for the evacuation of seven Maldivian nationals from the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan. (Photo: File)World
Maldives President thanks India for evacuating 7 citizens from...

The virus originated in Wuhan in December last year and has since then spread to various cities around the world.

2 Feb 2020 3:01 PM IST

Two girls with face masks ride the subway in Hong Kong on Saturday. AP photoWorld
Coronavirus death toll in China hits 259, WHO asks countries to...

South Korea and India flew hundreds of their citizens out of Wuhan

1 Feb 2020 11:50 PM IST

Imran Khan.World
Pakistan declares national emergency to battle locusts

PM Khan ordered formation of high-level committee to be headed by Bakhtiar to take decisions at federal level for...

1 Feb 2020 4:38 PM IST

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