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A man adjusts a mask in front an electronic stock board showing Japans Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo. (AP)

Japan's suicide hotline rings non-stop as economy falls

Health workers worry the current crisis will reverse Japan's downward trend in suicide rate

29 May 2020 10:41 AM IST

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks the press at the State Department in Washington. (AFP)

US might throw out thousands of Chinese graduate students

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Chinese students -"shouldn't be here in our schools spying-"

29 May 2020 9:57 AM IST

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Indonesia starts cloud seeding to keep forest fires at bay

Last year's fires were the worst since 2015 due to dry weather, with around 1.6 million hectares of land razed by the...

28 May 2020 3:28 PM IST

A man wipes the face of a Turkish soldier wearing a face mask for protection against the new coronavirus. (AP)

Turkey resumes intercity train services as coronavirus curbs ease

The virus has killed more than 4,300 people in Turkey, from nearly 160,000 infections

28 May 2020 3:15 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping votes on a proposal to draft a security law on Hong Kong during the closing session of the National Peoples Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 28, 2020. (AFP)

China's parliament approves Hong Kong national security bill

According to a draft released last week, the law would allow Chinese mainland security agencies to operate openly in...

28 May 2020 1:27 PM IST

Students from Hong Kong and Taiwan display placards reading Bad laws of Chinas national security during a protest outside the Hong Kongs Taipei office on May 28, 2020. (AFP)

China refuses UN Security Council meeting on Hong Kong issue

The Beijing legislature is expected on Thursday to move forward on the law, bypassing Hong Kong's own lawmaking body

28 May 2020 10:43 AM IST

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South Korea examines first suspected cases of Covid-linked syndrome in...

The syndrome has raised fears that COVID-19, caused by the coronavirus, could pose a greater risk to children than had...

27 May 2020 3:30 PM IST

Police guard an MTR station exit near the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on May 27, 2020, ahead of a debate over a law that bans insulting Chinas national anthem. (AFP)

Why is China pushing the Hong Kong security law?

The protests in Hong Kong and the reaction in Beijing illustrate a fundamental divide that has once again bubbled to the...

27 May 2020 2:23 PM IST

People wearing face masks amid concerns of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus walk along a bridge across the Han river in Seoul. (AFP)

South Korea reports spike in coronavirus cases

More than 2 million students, including kindergarten students, were expected to return to school on Wednesday

27 May 2020 9:42 AM IST

Riot police check press cards of journalists outside the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong, Wednesday, May 27, 2020.

Security tight as Hong Kong set to debate China national anthem bill

The anthem bill is set for a second reading today and is expected to be turned into law next month

27 May 2020 9:33 AM IST

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, center, and other officials attend a press conference in Hong Kong after returning from Chinas National Peoples Congress (NPC) meeting in Beijing. (AP)

Chinese security laws will not affect rights and freedoms: Hong Kong...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam calls on citizens to wait to see the details of the legislation

26 May 2020 11:45 AM IST

Police fire tear gas on protesters during a planned protests against a proposal to enact a new security legislation in Hong Kong on May 24, 2020. (AFP)

Hong Kong security chief warns of growing 'terrorism'

More than 180 people were arrested on Sunday as authorities fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse anti-government...

25 May 2020 11:14 AM IST