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File image of President of South Korea Moon Jae-in. (AP)

South Korea: President Moon Jae-in's party wins national election by...

Koreans' confidence in Moon's administration was boosted by his -"coronavirus diplomacy-".

16 April 2020 3:24 PM IST

Passengers wearing face masks at Changsha railway station in China. (AFP Photo)

China didn't warn of pandemic for six crucial days, reveal secret...

President Xi Jinping warned the public on the seventh day, Janaury 20.

15 April 2020 2:52 PM IST

Iranians, some wearing protective masks, gather inside the capital Tehrans grand bazaar, during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic crises. AFP Photo

Covid-19: Iran records lowest single-day death toll in last one month

Ninety-eight deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall toll to 4,683.

14 April 2020 5:22 PM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: AFP)

Turkey projects itself as humanitarian power amid Coronavirus pandemic

Turkey is hard hit itself by the virus outbreak which has killed nearly 1,300 people.

14 April 2020 4:05 PM IST

Vietnams Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (C) addresses a live video conference on the special Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit on the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in Hanoi on Tuesday. (AFP)

In Asean conference, Vietnam backs Covid-19 emergency fund

Hanoi is chairing an Asean meeting on Covid-19, with the country touting its success so far.

14 April 2020 1:32 PM IST

An airline hostess wearing a facemask amid the concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus holds her smart phone next to empty check-in counters (R) at Beijing Capital International Airport. AFP photo

Beijing shuts its doors to neighbours fearing second wave of virus...

Between April 8 and April 13, some 1,037 people returned to Beijing from Wuhan. None tested positive for COVID-19

14 April 2020 9:23 AM IST

Passengers wearing face masks at Changsha railway station in China. (AFP Photo)

Imported cases of coronavirus worry China

Covid-19 cases have been increasing again after the country managed to contain the first wave of infections.

14 April 2020 9:13 AM IST

File image of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Benny Gantz. (AFP)

Israel prez rejects Gantz's request for more time to form government

Ex-military chief Gantz was given the mandate to form a government four weeks ago by President Reuven Rivlin.

12 April 2020 6:13 PM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani chairs a cabinet session in the capital Tehran. Rouhani urged the International Monetary Fund to provide the country with a requested $5 billion emergency loan to combat its novel coronavirus. AFP photo

Iran eases lockdown restrictions as country records 117 more deaths

Health ministry also confirmed that 1,657 new infections had been confirmed in the past 24 hours.

12 April 2020 5:23 PM IST

Representational image. (AP)

UK to airlift British nationals stranded in Ahmedabad

The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport here will facilitate operation of three relief flights.

12 April 2020 12:22 PM IST

Security guards wear a head gear in the shape of coronavirus. (PTI photo)

Coronavirus outbreak: India reacts sharply to UN body representative's...

Of late, India has been raising its voice on the international fora on the issue.

11 April 2020 4:06 PM IST

The Wuhan Huanan Wholesale Seafood Market, beleived to be the source of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China. AP photo

China must close wet markets to protect humans from zoonotic disease:...

A zoonotic disease is an illness that can be passed from an animal to a human

10 April 2020 1:15 PM IST