Japan emperor says ill empress has ‘ups and downs’
TOKYO: Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has said his wife Empress Masako “still has ups and downs”…
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COVID-19: Sister of Malaysian patient who attended Singapore conference discharged
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s first locally transmitted case of COVID-19, the sister of the Malaysian man who…
Walls, mud packs and monkey removal for Trump in India
AHMEDABAD, India: US President Donald Trump makes his first official visit to India on Monday (Feb 24)…
Japan minister apologises after woman who leaves ship tests positive for virus
TOKYO: Japan’s health minister apologised on Saturday (Feb 22) after a woman who was allowed…
No date fixed for leadership transition: PM Mahathir
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday (Feb 21) said that “no date” has been…
South Korea reports second COVID-19 death, 142 new cases
SEOUL: South Korea reported its second death on Saturday (Feb 22) from the novel coronavirus as…
Drop in new China COVID-19 cases as toll reaches 2,345
BEIJING: The death toll in China from the new coronavirus outbreak rose by 109, the National…
Wuhan woman with no symptoms infects five relatives with COVID-19: Study
WUHAN: A 20-year-old Chinese woman from Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, travelled 675km…
New Zealander jailed over Briton’s Tinder date murder
WELLINGTON: A New Zealand man was jailed for life on Friday (Feb 21) over the…
‘Tiger widows’ shunned as bad luck in rural Bangladesh
SHYAMNAGAR, Bangladesh: Abandoned by her sons, shunned by her neighbours and branded a witch. Mosammat…
Vietnam police charge 7 over UK truck deaths
HANOI: Police in Vietnam have charged seven people in connection with the deaths of 39…
South Korea reports 52 new COVID-19 cases, brings total to 156: Yonhap
SEOUL: South Korea reported 52 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, taking the national tally…
Passengers leave Japan coronavirus ship as new infections detected
YOKOHAMA, Japan: Hundreds of relieved passengers disembarked on Wednesday (Feb 19) from a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship…
Commentary: Growth of big cities turbo-charged the spread of the COVID-19
TORONTO: Emerging infectious disease has much to do with how and where we live. The…
Malaysia’s hand sanitiser, rubber glove manufacturers in overdrive as demand spikes over COVID-19 fears
KUALA LUMPUR: With demand for sanitising products surging in Malaysia amid the COVID-19 outbreak, local…
China’s Hubei province reports 108 more COVID-19 deaths
BEIJING: The death toll from China’s new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 2,112 on Thursday (Feb 20)…
Apple slides 3% at open on revenue warning
NEW YORK: Apple shares slid some three per cent in opening trade Tuesday (Feb 18) after…
China’s Hubei to adopt thorough checks on patients to curb COVID-19
BEIJING: The central Chinese province of Hubei will adopt more thorough and forceful measures to…
China sees fall in COVID-19 deaths as WHO urges caution
BEIJING: China reported its fewest new coronavirus infections since January on Tuesday (Feb 18) and…
Anxious passengers wait to leave virus-riddled cruise ship in Japan
TOKYO: Several hundred passengers who have endured a torrid 14-day quarantine on board a coronavirus-riddled…
Chinese doctors ‘using plasma therapy’ on COVID-19 patients
SHANGHAI: Doctors in Shanghai are using infusions of blood plasma from people who have recovered…
China’s Xi recounts early role in COVID-19 battle
BEIJING: In an internal speech at a meeting of the core Chinese leadership on Feb 3,…
‘Every scenario on the table’ in China’s COVID-19 outbreak: WHO
GENEVA: The latest data provided by China on people infected with coronavirus indicates a decline…
Kodokan: Near-religious experience for foreign judo pilgrims
TOKYO: For judo lovers all over the world who make the pilgrimage to Tokyo’s Kodokan,…