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security personnel wearing a protective suit stands guard at a residential area under lockdown near Yuquan East Market in Beijing on June 15, 2020.(AFP)

Beijing locks down more districts as new virus outbreak gathers pace

After nearly two months with no new infections, Beijing now has 79 cases reported linked to a single wholesale food market

15 Jun 2020 5:43 PM

A voter casts his vote during a mock election to test the guidelines implemented against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Ingiriya of Kalutara District in Western Province on June 14, 2020. (AFP)

Sri Lanka holds mock election to test virus measures

The island nation of 21 million people has steadily lifted its lockdown restrictions, although a night curfew remains

14 Jun 2020 8:28 PM

Pride events kick off in Shanghai

Social distancing restrictions, imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have largely been lifted in Shanghai in recent months

14 Jun 2020 3:48 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right). (AP)

Russia's low death toll raises suspicion

The way Russia counts fatalities could be one reason why its official death toll of 6,829 is far below many other countries

14 Jun 2020 2:22 PM

People wear face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus as they ride the subway in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP)

Eased curbs result in record number of infection in few countries

South Korea, Egypt and US show spike in virus cases after virus restrictions were lifted, as China now fears of a second wave

14 Jun 2020 1:45 PM

US man receives $1.1 million hospital bill after surviving COVID-19

Michael Flor survived an almost sure death, only to receive a 181-page bill totalling $1,122,501.04 after miraculously recovering

14 Jun 2020 12:41 PM

Chinese police guard the entrance to the closed Xinfadi market in Beijing. (AFP)

Could Beijing become another Wuhan?

Concerns grow about a new cluster as China reports highest daily count since April

14 Jun 2020 9:10 AM

Four Mumbai policemen succumbed to novel coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours. (AFP Photo)

Four Mumbai policemen succumb to COVID-19

So far, 25 personnel and one officer of Mumbai police has died of Covid-19, while several hundred are undergoing treatment

14 Jun 2020 9:02 AM

A cemetery worker puts a cranium into a bag while exhuming the body of a person buried three years ago at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo. (AP)

Cemeteries ‘cleaned up’ to bury more in Brazil as virus deaths spike up

Brazil’s biggest metropolis is digging up the bones of people buried in the past to create space for new bodies

13 Jun 2020 12:52 PM

Police move in to disperse protesters that had gathered in Sydney, Friday, June 12, 2020, to support U.S. protests over the death of George Floyd. Hundreds of police disrupted plans for a Black Lives Matter rally but protest organizers have vowed that other rallies will continue around Australia over the weekend despite warnings of the pandemic risk. (AP)

BLM rallies hit Australia for 2nd weekend, some banned

Thousands of people protested in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane against racism and the deaths of Indigenous Australians in custody

13 Jun 2020 11:43 AM

A patient with symptoms related to COVID-19 is brought to the coronavirus unit at San Juan de Dios hospital by firefighters in protective gear in Guatemala City. (AP)

North and South America currently have 4 of the 10 worst hit countries in the world

The disease is 'highly active in Central and South America, says WHO's emergency expert, highlighting problems in Brazil and Mexico

13 Jun 2020 11:17 AM

People gather on the street outside the closed Jingshen seafood market in Beijing on June 12, 2020. - Beijing's Xinfadi meat wholesale market and Jingshen seafood market were closed for disinfection and environmental sample collection after it emerged both were visited by two newly identified coronavirus patients, local media reported. (AFP)

Beijing wholesale market temporarily shut after new coronavirus infections

Authorities had earlier halted beef and mutton trading at the Xinfadi market, alongside closures at other wholesale markets in Beijing

13 Jun 2020 10:20 AM

The Supreme Court directed the Centre and the states not to take any action against companies unable to pay full wages. (PTI Photo)

SC: It's OK to hold up workers' wages. But how can you not pay doctors?

Supreme Court took serious note of the non-payment of salary and lack of proper accommodation to doctors

12 Jun 2020 4:07 PM

An ambulance is parked at Arizona General Hospital shown in Laveen, Ariz., as Arizona hospitals that are expected to be able to treat new cases of coronavirus without going into crisis mode were above 80% capacity Tuesday, a milestone that should trigger an automatic stop to elective surgeries at affected hospitals. (AP)

Fears of second wave of virus outbreak rise in US

A recent spike in cases raises concerns that the reopening of the US economy may spark a second wave of infections

12 Jun 2020 10:25 AM

US President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he steps off Air Force One upon arrival in Dallas, Texas. (AFP)

If you catch COVID-19 at a Tump rally, it's on you

Donald Trump supporters who attend his election rally must sign a waiver promising not to sue if they catch COVID-19 at the event

12 Jun 2020 10:01 AM

Rescuers carry a child to a boat during an evacuation of a flooded village in Qingyuan in southern China's Guangdong province. (AP)

At least 20 people dead or missing as rains flood South China

Nearly 3 million people have been affected by the floods with 228,000 forced to seek shelter and 1,300 homes destroyed

11 Jun 2020 6:29 PM

US official says 'very concerned' about religious freedom in India

The remarks came hours after the release of the '2019 International Religious Freedom Report' on Wednesday

11 Jun 2020 3:17 PM

A Colombian Tikuna indigenous woman breastfeeds her child while wearing a face mask, amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Leticia. (AFP)

Poverty may hit another 49 million, says UN chief

Every percentage point drop in global gross domestic product (GDP) means an additional 0.7 million stunted children, Guterres said

11 Jun 2020 11:42 AM

Health workers wearing protective gear are seen at the Central de Abastos market in Mexico City. (AFP)

Latin America hits 70,000 virus deaths as Mexico reports record daily infections

The World Health Organization has declared that Latin America is the new hotspot for the coronavirus pandemic

11 Jun 2020 9:31 AM

People walk along popular Tunali Hilmi Street, in Ankara, Turkey. (AP)

Turkey relaxes coronavirus restrictions further

Turkey had already lifted restrictions on intercity travel and allowed businesses to reopen after a sharp slowdown in new cases

10 Jun 2020 9:22 PM

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