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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (centre) visiting the completed Suchon phosphate fertilizer factory in South Pyongan Province, North Korea on May 1st. (Released from North Koreas official Korean Central News Agency)

Kim Jong Un reappears in public after weeks of health rumours

The leader's recent absence from public events had triggered a series of fevered rumours and unconfirmed reports over...

2 May 2020 9:42 AM IST

People wear face masks amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus as they walk to the entrance of the Forbidden City, the former palace of Chinas emperors, in Beijing. (AFP)

China takes a holiday from virus anxiety

Millions of Chinese hit the road or visited newly re-opened tourist sites on Friday for an extended national holiday

1 May 2020 4:44 PM IST

Pakistan speaker Asad Qaiser. (AFP)

Pakistan speaker Asad Qaiser tests Corona+

24 people have died in the last 24 hours in Pakistan, taking the death toll to 385

1 May 2020 2:44 PM IST

Pro-democracy protesters wearing face mask raise a Hong Kong colonial flag during a protest at a shopping mall in Hong Kong.(AP)

Hong Kong democracy rallies to make a comeback as pandemic eases

Pro-democracy unions and social media posts have called for people to gather and shout slogans in their neighbourhoods...

1 May 2020 12:33 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AP)

Court documents reveal Chinese journalist jailed for 15 years for...

The charge of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" is a catch-all that Chinese authorities use against people who...

1 May 2020 11:56 AM IST

South Korean nurses wearing protective gear arrive for their shift to care for patients infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus at Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital in Daegu. (AFP)

South Korea is an example world should follow on COVID-19 fight: UN

UN Secretary-General Guterres said recovery from the pandemic needs to go hand-in-hand with climate action, just as...

1 May 2020 8:49 AM IST

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Coronavirus cases in Pakistan on the rise, 1,865 patients so far

So far 25 people died due to the disease, while 52 recovered. Another 12 were in critical condition at various hospitals

31 March 2020 3:56 PM IST

Passengers wearing face masks at Changsha railway station in China. (AFP Photo)

Coronavirus could push 11 million people into poverty: World Bank

Growth in the developing East Asia and Pacific, is projected to slow to 2.1 per cent in the baseline

31 March 2020 1:49 PM IST

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Covid19 is a long term battle, can't let down our guard: WHO

WHO does not expect any country to be safe, as the coronavirus will eventually get everywhere

31 March 2020 1:43 PM IST

This handout photo taken and released by Thailand Ministry of Justice on March 29, 2020 shows Buriram Prison security personnel looking over a group of inmates on the ground after a jail riot in Buriram. AFP Photo

Covid19 fear sparks riot in Thailand's prison

During the violence some convicts escaped from the Buriram prison where 2,000 are held, the justice ministry said

29 March 2020 6:26 PM IST

$A traveller looks up near a decoration with the slon \Remember your mission\ at a train station in Beijing. AP Photo$ World

Covid19: Imported cases rise in China, five new fatalities reported

The five new fatalities were all reported from the epicentre Hubei province, taking the death toll to 3,300

29 March 2020 9:24 AM IST

South Korea reports 146 new Covid19 cases

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Se-kyun called for local governments to strengthen monitoring South Koreans who...

28 March 2020 12:34 PM IST