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

Vince Reffet, known as Jetman, takes part in a flight in the Emirati city of Dubai. AFP PhotoWest Asia
-'Jetman-' stuns Dubai by scaling new heights, literally

Vince Reffet and his collaborators, known as -"Jetmen-", staged a series of aerial displays that send them tearing...

18 Feb 2020 3:37 PM IST

People still in quarantine due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus stand on balconies of the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama . AFP PhotoWorld
88 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Diamond Princess cruise

The total number of positive cases of COVID-19 on Diamond Princess now stands at 542

18 Feb 2020 3:21 PM IST

Xu Zhiyong has asked for Xi Jinping to step down. (Twitter: Amnesty)World
No end to China-'s crackdown on dissent despite coronavirus crisis:...

Over a dozen activists detained or disappeared after a gathering of disenters prior to coronavirus outbreak

18 Feb 2020 11:53 AM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference in the capital Tehran. AFP photoWest Asia
Iran will never yield to US pressure for talks: Rouhani

Relations between Tehran and Washington reached crisis point in 2018 after US President Donald Trump abandoned a 2015...

17 Feb 2020 11:42 AM IST

File photo provided the Anti-Poaching Special Squad shows police gathering outside a store suspected of trafficking in wildlife in the city of Guangde in central Chinas Anhui province. AP photoWorld
Covid-19 raises safety concerns about slaughtering wild animals

coronavirus is spreading through China, so far killing 1,380 people and sickening more than 64,000 — eight times the...

17 Feb 2020 9:23 AM IST

People wearing face mask walk at a downtown street in Hong Kong Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. COVID-19 viral illness has sickened tens of thousands of people in China since December. AP photoWorld
Covid-19 cases in China on rise, death toll up by 105

The 2,048 new cases followed three days of declines but was up by just 39 cases from the previous day’s figure

17 Feb 2020 9:10 AM IST

An Indonesian student (L) hugs her relative after being quarantined following the coronavirus outbreak, at the Juanda International Airport in Sidoarjo, East Java. (Photo: AFP)World
Toll in coronavirus climbs to 1,665

WHO experts scramble to assist Beijing contain the spread of virus in the country.

17 Feb 2020 1:22 AM IST

An image grab from footage obtained from the state-run Iran Press news agency on Wednesday allegedly shows rockets launched from the Islamic Republic against the US military base in Ein-al Asad in Iraq the prevous night. (Photo: Irna/Twitter)West Asia
Rockets strike near US embassy in Baghdad, no casualties reported

This is the 19th attack since October to target either the embassy or the US troops

16 Feb 2020 2:52 PM IST

A bus with a driver wearing protective gear departs from the dockside next to the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which has around 3,600 people quarantined onboard due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus. AFP PhotoWorld
NCOV-19 cases rise to 355 on quarantined ship

The new figures came as the United States was preparing to evacuate some of its citizens from the Diamond Princess

16 Feb 2020 11:57 AM IST

Half empty pews are seen during a mass at the Minor Basilica of San Lorenzo Ruiz in Manilas Chinatown, Philippines. AP photoWorld
Asian worshippers give church visits a miss over virus scare

A Seoul church switched entirely to online worship services after one of its followers tested positive for the virus

15 Feb 2020 12:20 PM IST

A worker moves medical waste at a hospital in Beijing treating coronavirus patients. AFP photoWorld
Covid-19 death toll surpasses 1,500, new cases decline

Some 1,700 medical workers have been infected, with six dying from the COVID-19 illness

15 Feb 2020 12:01 PM IST

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