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A man wears a protective suit as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus as he accompanies a passenger leaving Beijing Capital Airport (AFP PHOTO)World
China reports 22 new virus deaths as imported cases rise

Ten of the new cases came from abroad most from Italy, the worst-hit country outside China

11 March 2020 3:50 PM IST

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by his wife Jill, speaks to members of the press at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. AP photoWorld
Biden wins Michigan, deals blow to Sanders

Biden again showed strength with working-class voters and African Americans, who are vital to winning the Democratic...

11 March 2020 10:20 AM IST

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Canada confirms first death in Covid19

The Quebec government also confirmed two new cases Monday, including one person who was exposed to the virus during a...

10 March 2020 11:56 AM IST

A lone passenger leaves Milans train station, Italy on March 9, 2020. Italy took a page from Chinas playbook to impose a travel ban across the country to stop the spread of the coronavirus. (AP)World
Italy put under unprecedented lockdown

Travel, public gatherings banned everywhere in the country to stop coronavirus

10 March 2020 8:29 AM IST

An activist of the Aurat (Woman) March, with a slogan reading freed woman painted in her face attend a rally to mark the International Womens Day in Islamabad (AFP)World
Pakistan's Aurat march: Stones, shoes hurled at women marchers

Following last year's event, organisers said they faced a backlash including murder and rape threats

9 March 2020 3:53 PM IST

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea (AP)World
North Korea fires short-range projectiles

The launches is said to be a violation of an inter-Korean agreement aimed at lowering military animosities

9 March 2020 12:35 PM IST

According to the official All-China Womens Federation, women account for the majority of nurses and doctors on the frontline force (AFP)World
Female medical staff in China given pills to delay periods

Reports of prioritising conserving suits over menstrual health invite flak from all over the world

9 March 2020 12:35 PM IST

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Coronavirus death toll in Italy hits 366

After mass testing uncovered more than 7,300 infections, Italy's outbreak surged to nearly equal South Korea's

9 March 2020 11:15 AM IST

Residents walk past a retail and office district with a screen showing propaganda which reads Go China! Go Wuhan as businesses slowly restart in Beijing. AP photoWorld
China shuts makeshift hospital in Wuhan after Covid19 weakens

Two makeshift hospitals were suspended on Sunday in Wuhan as the number of patients continued to drop

9 March 2020 10:46 AM IST

In this Tuesday, July 10, 2018 file photo, members of the royal family gather on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, with from left, Prince Charles, Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth II, Meghan the Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Prince William and Kate the Duchess of Cambridge, as they watch a flypast of Royal Air Force aircraft pass over Buckingham Palace in London. AP photoWorld
Meghan-Harry on last royal duty before farewell

Aggrieved taxpayers insisted that Harry and Meghan repay the 2.4 million pounds of public money spent to renovate their...

9 March 2020 10:18 AM IST

Carrying multiple people who have tested positive for COVID-19, the Grand Princess maintains a holding pattern about 30 miles off the coast of San Francisco. AP photoWorld
US virus toll hits 21, California awaits cruise arrival

The Grand Princess carrying more than 3,500 people from 54 countries is expected to dock Monday in Oakland

9 March 2020 10:05 AM IST

Revolutionary Guard members take part in disinfecting the city to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Tehran, Iran.AP PhotoWorld
Covid19: 49 new deaths reported in iran, toll rises to 194

The virus has spread to all of Iran's 31 provinces with 6,566 confirmed cases

8 March 2020 5:10 PM IST

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