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Pakistan was placed on the Grey List by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in June last year and was given a plan of action to complete it by October 2019 or face the risk of being placed on the Black List. (Photo: ANI Representational )

France not to go soft on Pakistan

According to these reports, Islamabad has succeeded in convincing several countries that it will comply with its...

25 Jan 2020 1:38 AM IST

An official checks a passengers temperature at a subway station in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei Province. AP photo

China adds ninth city Jingzhou to transport ban, 32 million people hit

Some 32 million people are now affected by travel restrictions around Hubei

24 Jan 2020 12:34 PM IST

A worker wearing a hazardous materials suit uses a digital thermometer to check a passenger at a subway station in Beijing. AP photo

Coronavirus not a global health emergency yet: WHO

The WHO has confirmed that the new virus can be passed between people, at least those in close contact

24 Jan 2020 12:20 PM IST

A health official scans the body temperature of a passenger as she arrives at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia. Indonesia is screening travelers from overseas for a new type of coronavirus as fears spread about a mysterious infectious disease after its first death reported in China. AP photo

Coronavirus: All you want to know about the China virus

Airports around the world have stepped up screening of passengers who have travelled to China

24 Jan 2020 9:52 AM IST

Mdical staff members wearing protective suits at the Zhongnan hospital in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. AFP photo

Massive treatment facility in Wuhan to treat coronavirus

The new hospital is being built around a holiday complex originally intended for local workers, set in gardens by a lake...

24 Jan 2020 9:43 AM IST

A worker wearing a hazardous materials suit uses a digital thermometer to check a passenger at a subway station in Beijing, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. (AP)

Death toll in China-'s coronavirus climbs to 25 with 830 confirmed...

Indian embassy sets up helpline for info on Indian nationals living in epidemic epicentre Wuhan

24 Jan 2020 9:41 AM IST

A hotel employee takes the temperature of a person that just arrived at the premise in Wuhan. AFP photo

Coronavirus: Hotlines for Indians in China

Concerns arose for India too as about 700 Indian students, mostly studying medicine in different Chinese universities,...

24 Jan 2020 9:35 AM IST

Travellers wear face masks as they enter the arrival area at Beijing Capital International Airport on Thursday. (AP)

China locks down 5 cities over coronavirus

Wuhan, the city of 11 million people where the virus is believed to have first emerged, has no trains or planes in or...

24 Jan 2020 1:28 AM IST

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

Snakes, Bats linked to China virus outbreak

The theories are based on examination of the genome sequence of the virus released by authorities in the wake of the...

23 Jan 2020 3:06 PM IST

A display board shows a cancelled flight arrival from Wuhan at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. AP photo

China Virus: After placing Wuhan under quarantine, Huanggang public...

The coronavirus has spread across China and beyond, with 17 people killed and more than 500 infected in an outbreak that...

23 Jan 2020 11:32 AM IST

People wearing masks wait at Hongqioa train station as they head home for the Lunar New Year in Shanghai on January 23, 2020 - China placed the city at the centre of a virus outbreak under effective quarantine, suspending outward flights and trains in a drastic step to contain a contagious disease that has killed 17, stricken hundreds and reached other countries. (AFP)

China virus cases climb to 571 with 17 deaths

Public transport suspended in Wuhan city, epicenter of epidemic

23 Jan 2020 10:13 AM IST

Travellers wearing protective masks arrive at the Beijing Capital Airport in Beijing. AFP photo

Taiwan warns citizens against China travel after first coronavirus...

Asian countries have ramped up measures to block the spread of the new virus as the number of cases in China jumped to...

22 Jan 2020 4:24 PM IST