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Pedestrians wear masks to help guard against the Coronavirus, in downtown Tehran, Iran. AP Photo

COVID-19: Death toll jumps to 12 in Iran

Earlier on Sunday, Iranâ€™s health minister acknowledged that travel from China brought the new virus to the country

24 Feb 2020 1:40 PM IST

Workers wearing protective gears arrive to spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus at a market in Seoul, South Korea on Monday. AP Photo

South Korea sees a surge in COVID-19 with 161 new cases

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday raised the country-'s virus alert to the highest â€œredâ€ level

24 Feb 2020 12:12 PM IST

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad shakes hand with successor Anwar Ibrahim in Putrajaya, Malaysia. AP Photo

Malaysia in political turmoil after Anwar denounces bid to bring down...

The proposed new government includes the United Malays National Organisation and a hardline Islamist group

24 Feb 2020 11:19 AM IST

Iraqi authorities are taking precautions at Najaf and other Iraqi airports, as well as at the border gates with Iran, after the discovery of the new virus that emerged in China in Iran. AP Photo

COVID-19: Death toll in Iran rises to 8

The health ministry spokesman said that there were now 43 confirmed cases of the illness in Iran.

23 Feb 2020 4:25 PM IST

Paramedics treat an injured Palestinian at a hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 23, 2020, after being wounded while reportedly trying to rescue bodies of people killed during a confrontation along the border with Israel. AFP Photo

Israeli forces gun down Palestinian near Gaza fence, Army says

The Gaza health ministry said that two civilians were wounded by Israeli gunfire at the scene

23 Feb 2020 4:00 PM IST

A man carries a wounded boy to an ambulance after an earthquake hit villages in Baskale town in Van province, Turkey, at the border with Iran. AP Photo

Earthquarke strikes northwestern Iran, kills 8 in neighbouring Turkey

The earthquake had a depth of six kilometres, according to Tehran University-'s Seismological Centre

23 Feb 2020 3:45 PM IST

People in traditional Korean hanbok dresses wear face masks as they visit Gyeongbokgung palace in Seoul on Sunday. AFP Photo

With COVID-19 cases on the rise, South Korea raises alert level to...

The national toll of 556 cases is now the highest outside China

23 Feb 2020 1:57 PM IST

Restaurant workers wear protective clothing as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus as they prepare food to sell on the street outside their restaurant. AFP Photo

Cruise ship-'s quarantine questioned as Japanese woman tests positive...

Since Wednesday, about 970 passengers -- who tested negative after the government put the ship under quarantine, have...

23 Feb 2020 12:01 PM IST

In this Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 photo, patients rest in a temporary hospital at Tazihu Gymnasium in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei province. Chinas leadership sounded a cautious note about the countrys progress in halting the spread of the new virus that has now killed more than 2,200 people, after several days of upbeat messages. (AP)

WHO visits Wuhan amid signs that new cases of coronavirus infection...

For the fifth straight day, recovered patients number more than new arrivals in quarantine

23 Feb 2020 9:42 AM IST

Relatives of Filipino crew members stranded on board the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship, walk outside a building after meeting with a local employment agency for seafarers in Manila. AFP Photo

Diamond Princess crew-'s families fear for kin as Philippines delays...

While hundreds of travellers have disembarked from the cruise ship, more than 1,000 crew, including 400 Filipinos remain

22 Feb 2020 5:15 PM IST

Peace activists gather in Kandahar to celebrate the partial truce, a potentially historic turning point in the war. AFP Photo

Week-long partial truce comes into effect in Afghanistan amid isolated...

If the truce holds, it will be the only second lull in fighting since 2001

22 Feb 2020 4:45 PM IST

More than 100,000 casualties in Afghanistan in 10 years, UN says

While the number was down five percent from 2018, it was nonetheless the sixth year that the war caused high number of...

22 Feb 2020 1:22 PM IST