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68th Day Of Lockdown
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10 killed as cyclone Amphan batters Bangladesh
Many low-lying areas were inundated, embankments collapsed, trees uprooted and houses damaged by cyclone in coastal districts of Bangladesh
21 May 2020 3:59 PM
Japan to light up night skies with fireworks at secret time to cheer citizens
Japan freed 39 of its 47 prefectures from a blanket state of emergency that had lasted most of April, several more could emerge this week
20 May 2020 3:57 PM
Taiwan president rejects Beijing rule, asserts independence
China views Taiwan as part of its territory and has vowed to seize it by force if necessary
20 May 2020 2:02 PM
US hails Taiwan as a model against China
Taiwan fears of a major impact, if Beijing comes to view its complex relationship with it through the lens of growing tensions with US
20 May 2020 9:45 AM
Schools reopen in South Korea as virus fears ease
The country appears to have brought its outbreak under control, thanks to an extensive "trace, test and treat" programme
20 May 2020 8:36 AM
Hong Kong legislature plunges into chaotic scuffles again
Pro-Beijing lawmakers on Monday took control of a key committee, leading to a debate on bill criminalising abuse of China’s national anthem
18 May 2020 1:41 PM
China sees post-lockdown rise in air pollution
After months of lockdown, China is reopening its economy as the outbreak comes under control, causing emissions to spike
18 May 2020 1:04 PM
Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead at home: Police
Initial reports say staff had found Du dead in his bed and that there were no signs of violence
17 May 2020 3:50 PM
Lack of immunity makes China vulnerable to second wave of virus infection: Expert
Doctor Zhong Nanshan, senior medical advisor of the Chinese government and pivotal in China's corona fight explains
17 May 2020 1:57 PM
US urges China to release Panchen Lama
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the second highest spiritual authority in Tibetan Buddhism after Dalai Lama, is world's youngest political prisoner
15 May 2020 10:04 AM
Strong typhoon slams into pandemic-hit Philippines
Authorities evacuate tens of thousands of people while trying to avoid the virus risks of overcrowding emergency shelters
14 May 2020 3:47 PM
Has Japan dodged the coronavirus bullet?
With infections sharply down, Japanese government is now hoping to lift the state of emergency declared in most of the country
14 May 2020 9:57 AM
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
South Korea raises age of sexual consent from 13 to 16
Previously, teenagers aged 13 or older were held to be legally capable of consenting to sex, resulting in controversial cases in the country
13 May 2020 11:54 AM
Afghanistan: Deadly suicide attack targets hospital, funeral in Nangarhar
Special forces rescued 80 people including mothers and babies from the Kabul hospital after three gunmen launched a morning assault
12 May 2020 3:58 PM
China says it is not yet the time to relax coronavirus measures
Wuhan on Monday reported its first cluster of coronavirus infections since a lockdown on the city
12 May 2020 2:16 PM
Japan to approve its first coronavirus antigen test kits
Antigen tests scan for proteins that can be found on or inside a virus
12 May 2020 1:42 PM
Indonesia: 'Rice ATMs' come to the rescue amid coronavirus lockdown
Coronavirus outbreak has caused millions to lose their jobs in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.
12 May 2020 10:48 AM
The other side of Covid: 600 kg of biomedical waste nobody should touch ever again
The BMW generated each day also includes other wastes generated in the process of treating the coronavirus victims at the two hospitals
11 May 2020 6:28 PM
Official sacked for poor management after new Covid19 cases reported in China's Wuhan
All the cases were reported in the Sanmin residential community, which is under the jurisdiction of Changqing Street
11 May 2020 4:29 PM
Columns
Being quarantined is, at its very benign, a ‘social fact’ in the life of the Bharatiya aurat
The global pandemic has triggered utter destruction of the world economy and a full stop to China’s Belt and Road Initiative juggernaut
Mumbai experiences devastating floods, the authorities promptly trot out some more nonsensical statistics to justify their goof-up
When Boris Johnson moved into 10 Downing Street, he hired Dominic Cummings as chief adviser, a post which gave him more clout over policy
