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South Korean soldiers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant on the street to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at Gangnam district in Seoul. AFP PhotoWorld
Coronavirus China deaths cross 3000 as South Korea cases touch 6K

All the deaths were in the epicentre of the virus, Hubei Province and its capital Wuhan, which continued to be ground...

5 March 2020 11:57 AM IST

A large crowd wearing masks commutes through Shinagawa Station in Tokyo, Japan. AFP PhotoWorld
Here-'s how a virus outbreak is changing habits across the world

All around the world people are changing their daily habits at work, at home and in worship to reduce the risk of...

3 March 2020 1:33 PM IST

Police SWAT team arrive after a hostage situation was reported at a mall in suburban Manila (AFP Photo)World
Hostages at Manila shopping mall freed, captor subdued

Around 30 people were locked up in a shopping mall by a disgruntled former security guard

3 March 2020 1:16 PM IST

South Korean soldiers wearing protective suits spray disinfectant to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus in front of the Daegu city hall in Daegu, South Korea (AP Photo)World
Covid 19 crisis in China wanes even as epidemic takes hold in US,...

The worldwide death toll has topped 3,000, and the number of cases tops 89,000 in about 70 countries

3 March 2020 12:23 PM IST

Covid 19 cases approach 5,000 in South KoreaWorld
Covid 19 cases approach 5,000 in South Korea

In South Korea, 28 people have died so far due to coronavirus

3 March 2020 9:55 AM IST

This aerial photo taken on February 7, 2020 shows an overview of the Thammasat Urban Farming Green Roof, designed by landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom, at Thammasat University in Pathum Thani. AFP PhotoWorld
Thailand-'s innovative battle against the climate crisis

New analysis by the Nestpick 2050 Climate Change City Index says the Thai capital could be hardest hit by global warming

2 March 2020 5:17 PM IST

This aerial photo taken on February 7, 2020 shows an overview of the Thammasat Urban Farming Green Roof, designed by landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom, at Thammasat University in Pathum Thani. AFP PhotoWorld
Thailand-'s innovative battle against the climate crisis

New analysis by the Nestpick 2050 Climate Change City Index says the Thai capital could be hardest hit by global warming

2 March 2020 5:10 PM IST

Members of a police SWAT team take positions outside one of the entrances to a mall after a hostage situation was reported in suburban Manila. AFP PhotoWorld
One injured, dozens held hostage by former security guard in Manila

Workers and customers were evacuated from the V-Mall shopping centre in Manila early Monday after gunshots rang out

2 March 2020 2:37 PM IST

People stand behind a police tape outside the V-Mall where gunshots rang out inside, in Manila, Philippines on Monday. AP photoWorld
Sacked security guard opens fire at Manila mall, takes dozens hostage

The gunman, who was armed with a pistol, shot one person at the V-Mall

2 March 2020 1:11 PM IST

A paramedic wearing protective gear adjusts his goggles as he prepares to carry patients by ambulance in Daegu, South Korea. AFP PhotoWorld
South Korea going all out to contain COVID 19, Moon Jae-in says

The country reported 376 new cases on Sunday, taking the toll to 3,526

1 March 2020 3:17 PM IST

This handout from Malaysias Department of Information Malaysias incoming Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin receiving documents from King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah before taking the oath as the countrys new leader at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur. AFP PhotoWorld
Muhyiddin sworn in as Malaysian PM, Mahathir vows to fight on

The decision by the monarch to pick Muhyiddin was greeted with shock as Mahathir-'s allies claimed he had enough support...

1 March 2020 1:03 PM IST

President Donald Trump, center, speaks about the coronavirus in the press briefing room at the White House on Saturday, Feb. 29 (AP image)World
With battered economies, coronavirus is rewriting realities of life

While the new coronavirus has extended its reach across the world, definite geographic clusters of infections were...

1 March 2020 12:25 PM IST

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