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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

Medical workers, wearing protective gear, transfer a suspected coronavirus patient to another hospital from Daenam Hospital in Cheongdo county near the southeastern city of Daegu in South Korea on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Coronavirus death toll climbs to 2,236

New virus cases soar in South Korea and Chinese prisons, 2 more deaths among 13 new cases in Iran.

22 Feb 2020 6:07 AM IST

Irans health ministry today reported two more deaths among 13 new cases of coronavirus in the Islamic republic. AFP Photo

COVID-19 cases soar in South Korea as more die in Iran

The WHO warned nations could face a serious problem if they fail to -"hit hard now-"

21 Feb 2020 6:13 PM IST

COVID-19 patients recuperate in a temporary hospital converted from an exhibition center in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei province. The hospital, one of the dozen of its kind built in Wuhan, hosts COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms.chinatopix via AP photo

Covid-19: New infections in China decline

Containment of the illness has been a struggle far from the epicenter in central China as a South Korea urged residents...

21 Feb 2020 10:25 AM IST

A man wearing a face mask rides a bicycle to pass the Chinatowns main entrance gate in Incheon, South Korea. AP photo

China virus fear spreads faster than tsunami, triggers stress and...

Governments have not always known how to handle the situation

21 Feb 2020 9:30 AM IST

Medical workers wearing protective gears move a patient suspected of contracting the coronavirus from an ambulance to the Kyungpook National University Hospital in Daegu, South Korea. AP photo

South Korea takes a giant step towards containing virus after first...

2.5 million people asked to stay home after first Coronavirus death

20 Feb 2020 6:00 PM IST

The Diamond Princess cruise ship (back) in quarantine due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus, is seen at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama. AFP photo

Indians on quarantined Japan ship infected by Covid-19 number 7

One more Indian on board the cruise ship Diamond Princess quarantined off the coast of Japan was tested positive for...

20 Feb 2020 2:43 PM IST

Members of a police sanitation team spray disinfectant on a bridge as a preventive measure agaist the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Bozhou, in Chinas eastern Anhui province. AFP photo

Too early to say Covid-19 less deadly than SARS: WHO

The death toll rose to 2,004, with most of the deaths in Hubei, where the virus first emerged in Dec before spiralling...

19 Feb 2020 3:47 PM IST

Members of a police sanitation team spray disinfectant as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. AFP Photo

COVID-19 cases jump by two-thirds in one day in South Korea

Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said in a statement that 20 new coronavirus cases had been...

19 Feb 2020 3:20 PM IST

An unidentified passenger is surrounded by the media after he disembarked from the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship on Wednesday. AP photo

Japan ship quarantine ends, passengers leave Diamond Princess

Results were still pending for some passengers whoâ€™ve been tested for the coronavirus that had infected more than 540...

19 Feb 2020 12:03 PM IST

Facebook also confirmed that some of its official social media accounts were hacked on Friday.

Facebook bans Singapore -"anti-government-" page

The action was taken following a demand by the authorities

18 Feb 2020 6:06 PM IST

Workers produce facemasks at a factory in Handan in Chinas northern Hebei province. AFP photo

Thieves rob 6,000 hygiene masks in Japan

Four boxes containing the face masks disappeared from a locked storage facility at the Japanese Red Cross hospital

18 Feb 2020 3:53 PM IST