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Foreign workers wearing protective masks keep distance from each other as they queue in Dubai. (AFP)

Indian expats in UAE frustrated over government's repatriation plans

UAE is home to a 3.3-million-strong Indian community, who make up around 30 percent of the Gulf state's population

7 May 2020 3:41 PM IST

A staff member wearing a face shield walks through a long-distance bus station in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. (AFP)

China will not entertain foreign investigation until complete win over...

WHO says it is waiting on an invitation from China to take part in its investigations into the animal origins of the...

6 May 2020 4:47 PM IST

A Nepalese volunteer sprays disinfectants on a man while he arrives to get free food distributed by social workers during lockdown to control the spread of the new coronavirus in Kathmandu. (AP)

6 Indian coronavirus patients recover in Nepal

Another group of seven Indians undergoing treatment at the same hospital are still kept under observation and are...

6 May 2020 4:00 PM IST

Firefighters battle a blaze burning on the side of a high-rise building in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (AP)

Fire breaks out at residential tower in Sharjah

Seven people were treated for minor injuries from the fire in the tower in Sharjah's Al Nahda area

6 May 2020 2:59 PM IST

The P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. (AFP)

So what exactly happens at the Wuhan Institute of Virology?

The Chinese laboratory at the heart of the US-China virus spat, is accused of being the source of the coronavirus...

6 May 2020 2:30 PM IST

A man wearing a mask passes by the headquarters of broadcast network ABS-CBN Corp. (AP)

Broadcaster shutdown a warning to critics of Philippines government

The Philippines has long ranked as one of the world's most dangerous places to work as a journalist

6 May 2020 1:08 PM IST

An Egyptian doctor gives medical advice to girls about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) during an awareness campaign in Giza. (AFP)

Women hail victory as Sudan bans genital cutting

Nearly nine out of 10 girls in Sudan fall victim to what is known as FGM or genital cutting, according to the United...

6 May 2020 8:53 AM IST

Medial workers wearing protective gear move a patient infected with the coronavirus disease from an ambulance to a hospital in Seoul, South Korea (AP)

South Korea, China report only four coronavirus cases; public events...

In China, it has been three weeks since any new deaths have been reported.

5 May 2020 3:56 PM IST

A security guard checks the temperature of a shopper before allowing entry into a shopping mall. (AFP)

As lockdown curbs ease, South Korea throws open malls

The term bobok sobi - revenge shopping - trends on the nation's social media as people rush to make purchases delayed...

4 May 2020 11:52 AM IST

Medical staff member (R) taking swab samples of a woman for nucleic acid testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus in Shanghai.(AFP)

Top Chinese health official warns of virus rebound

As of Sunday, 962 asymptomatic cases, including 98 from abroad, were still under medical observation in the country

4 May 2020 9:39 AM IST

A globe showing Europe, Africa and Asia is pictured on an illustration representation of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus in Paris. (AFP)

Report: China hid coronavirus' severity to hoard medical supplies

The analysis states that while downplaying the severity of the virus, China increased imports and decreased exports of...

4 May 2020 9:21 AM IST

A North Korean flag flutters in the wind at a military guard post in Paju, at the border with South Korea. (AP)

North and South Korea exchange gunfire at demilitarized zone

The two Koreas remain technically at war after the Korean War ended with an armistice in 1953

3 May 2020 3:09 PM IST