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This handout from the Myanmar Fire Services Department taken and released on July 2, 2020 shows rescuers attempting to locate survivors after a landslide at a jade mine in Hpakant, Kachin state. (AFP)

113 dead in Myanmar's jade mine landslide

Dozens of low-paid migrant workers die each year while working in the country's highly lucrative but poorly regulated jade industry

02 Jul 2020 1:14 PM

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson participates in a national "clap for carers" to show thanks for the work of Britain's NHS (National Health Service) workers and other frontline medical staff around the country as they battle with the novel coronavirus pandemic. (AFP)

UK confident COVID-19 tracking system will be in place before lockdown eased

Health workers have warned that any failure in tracing people with the virus and their contacts would result in a second deadly wave

22 May 2020 4:23 PM

People have lunch at a restaurant along the shoreline as stage 1 of the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions begin in Sydney. (AP)

Australians emerge from coronavirus lockdown to beers and lattes

Country’s second most populous state reported a total of 29 new cases on Friday, a bump up from the recent daily average of fewer than 20

15 May 2020 1:38 PM

A medical worker wears a mask and a face shield at the entrance of the SERMESA hospital in Managua. (AP)

Nicaragua releases 2,800 prisoners to house arrest to contain virus

Many of the political prisoners arrested during 2018 protests against president Ortega still kept in jail

14 May 2020 1:27 PM

A medical worker takes a swab sample from a woman to be tested for the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Wuhan. (AFP)

Wuhan to test all residents after handful of new infections

A cluster of six new cases was found in one part of the city, the first local infections reported in Wuhan since the lockdown was eased

13 May 2020 1:57 PM

Maria Branyas fought the respiratory illness off in isolation in her room at a care home. (Screengrab of Youtube video)

113-year-old Spanish woman survives coronavirus

Maria Branyas is likely to be the world's oldest person to have survived the the pandemic

13 May 2020 9:29 AM

Grave diggers wearing protective suits bury a COVID-19 victim as relatives and friends stand at a safe distance in Kolpino, outside St.Petersburg, Russia. (AP)

Russia overtakes Italy and Britain after record rise in virus cases

The number of new cases jumped by 11,656 in the past 24 hours, taking the total count to 221,344

11 May 2020 3:50 PM

A man waring a face mask passes by notices at the entrance of a temporary closed dance club in Seoul, South Korea. (AP)

South Korea reports highest rise in virus cases in a month after restrictions eased

PM says health officials are struggling to trace "thousands of people" who went to clubs and bars once the country loosened its lockdown

11 May 2020 8:54 AM

Laborers work to build a road as authorities relax the government-imposed nationwide lockdown. (AP)

Pakistan begins to ease month-long lockdown even as coronavirus cases rise

Prime Minister Imran Khan cited the economic crisis due to the shutdown as reason to allow businesses to open from Saturday

09 May 2020 3:01 PM

A grandchild gives a kiss to his grand-father, suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus, as he is evacuated to a hospital by the Protection Civile Paris Seine first aid workers, from his home in Paris. (AFP)

France prepares to lift lockdown, red zone Paris under watch

Prime minister Edouard Philippe opine that enough progress had been made in curbing the virus and supporting hospitals

08 May 2020 12:57 PM

Family members watch as cemetery workers place into a niche a coffin with the remains of person suspected to have died from coronavirus, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP)

Brazil emerges as next big coronavirus hotspot

New cases rose roughly 9.2% over the last 24 hours, while deaths increased roughly 7.8%

07 May 2020 12:58 PM

Clinical staff wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as they care for a patient at the Intensive Care unit at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge. (AFP)

UK overtakes Italy, reports highest coronavirus death toll in Europe

Only the United States, with a population nearly five times greater, has suffered more confirmed fatalities from the virus than Britain

06 May 2020 10:28 AM

A staff member (R) wearing a face shield talks with a passenger at a long-distance bus station in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. (AFP)

Top Chinese health official warns of virus rebound

As of Sunday, 962 asymptomatic cases, including 98 from abroad, were still under medical observation in the country

04 May 2020 9:35 AM

A healthcare worker applauds in return as she and her colleagues are cheered on outside the Gregorio Maranon Hospital in Madrid. (AFP)

Spain sees further dip in daily virus death toll

This is the fifth straight day that the number of daily deaths has hovered around 300, with the lowest figure since March 20

30 Apr 2020 4:20 PM

Multi-device support comning to WhatsApp.

Upcoming WhatsApp feature will forever change the way we use the app

WhatsApp is getting ready to roll-out multiple-device support for Android users and this will help in enhancing security to new levels.

25 Nov 2019 1:27 PM

The team over at Facebook is presently testing this feature and they are the team that’s currently developing this privacy-focused update in WhatsApp for Android 2.19.275. (Photo: Pixabay)

1.5 billion people’s WhatsApp messages will self-destruct

A new feature has been discovered which has revealed that WhatsApp is finally testing self-destructing messages.

03 Oct 2019 8:25 AM

To enable the filters, go to YouTube Studio, select the Comments tab from the left menu and use the filter bar at the top of the page. (Photo: ANI)

YouTube makes it easy to search comments

The new comment search filters in YouTube Studio allow creators to filter comments by response status.

28 Sep 2019 7:47 AM

There's also a new sorting feature that allows you to sort pins by 'Most Reactions' and 'Most Comments'. (Photo: ANI)

Pinterest will let you 'react' to pins in Group Board

The reactions include a pair of clapping hands and a thumbs down option.

19 Sep 2019 7:34 AM

The One-tap ratings is for those who don't have the time to write reviews. (Photo: ANI)

Massive Amazon update incoming; will change the way you shop

One-tap ratings is an experiment and allows a user to just tap once to leave a star rating on any item.

16 Sep 2019 7:37 AM

To sort the best photos for this format, Google uses machine learning.

'Memories' is Google Photos' new stories-style feature

The feature shows photos from your past which are presented privately.

13 Sep 2019 7:49 AM

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