Wuhan virus: Xi says China fighting ‘demon’ coronavirus as contagion spreads abroad
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping said Tuesday (Jan 28) China was in a struggle against a “demon”…
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Indian schoolgirl wins bravery award for thwarting trafficker
CHENNAI: An Indian schoolgirl who won a bravery award after she helped a child escape…
Taiwan reports first case of domestic Wuhan virus transmission
TAIPEI: Taiwan reported its first case of domestic transmission of the new coronavirus on Tuesday…
In photos: Life at the virus-stricken ‘ghost town’ of China’s Wuhan
BEIJING: As of Tuesday (Jan 28), more than 100 people in China have died and…
Taliban claims American plane ‘crashed’ in eastern Afghanistan
GHAZNI, Afghanistan: The Taliban claimed a US forces aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Monday…
Beijing reports capital’s first death from coronavirus
BEIJING: Beijing authorities on Monday (Jan 27) reported the Chinese capital’s first death from a new…
Trump offers China ‘any help’ needed as Wuhan virus toll hits 81
SHANGHAI: US President Donald Trump offered China “any help that is necessary” on Monday (Jan…
Canada reports second ‘presumptive’ coronavirus case
MONTREAL: The wife of a man hospitalised in Toronto with a suspected Chinese coronavirus infection…
Pope Francis praises China’s efforts to contain Wuhan virus
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis praised China’s “great commitment” to contain the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday…
India police decommission historic British-era rifles
LUCKNOW, India: Police in northern India on Sunday (Jan 26) bid goodbye to the historic British-era…
India’s Republic Day celebrations marked with protests, blasts
KOCHI: Hundreds of thousands of Indians protested across the country on Sunday (Jan 26) against…
Local heroes: Wuhan motorists defy virus threat to help neighbours
WUHAN, Hubei: Citizens of China’s virus-stricken city of Wuhan have been told to stay indoors, avoid…
Rugby: New Zealand, Fiji, England command sevens attention
HAMILTON, New Zealand: New Zealand, Fiji and England emerged as the unbeaten sides in the…
‘Nobody can leave’: Trapped Wuhan residents stock up
WUHAN: Police at a roadblock on the outskirts of Wuhan turned away cars trying to…
Two Rohingya women killed as Myanmar army shells village: Lawmaker
YANGON: Two women, one pregnant, were killed and seven other people injured after Myanmar troops…
China to build second new hospital to treat cases of coronavirus in Wuhan
BEIJING: A central Chinese city that is the epicentre of a new SARS-like virus outbreak is…
Chinese tourist who evaded health checks in France claims to have no symptoms of Wuhan virus
PARIS: A Chinese tourist from Wuhan who said she evaded health checks at customs and…
Beijing, Shanghai urge people from virus outbreak areas to stay at home for 14 days
BEIJING: Beijing city government has urged residents returning from coronavirus outbreak areas to stay at…
Beijing to close section of Great Wall, other tourist sites
BEIJING: China announced Friday (Jan 24) it will close a section of the Great Wall and…
Wuhan virus: 8 Chinese nationals who were in ‘close contact’ with Singapore’s first case quarantined in JB hotel
KUALA LUMPUR: Eight Chinese nationals who were in “close contact” with the first person to…
Hong Kong turns holiday camps into quarantine zones as Wuhan virus fears spike
HONG KONG: Hong Kong will turn two holiday camps, including a former military barracks, into…
Ten missing after migrant boat capsizes off Indonesia
PEKANBARU: Ten people were missing after a boat carrying 20 migrant workers capsized off the…
Malaysia’s public hospitals can handle possible cases of Wuhan virus: Deputy Health Minister
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s public healthcare system is equipped to deal with possible cases of a…
Taiwan says Chinese air force passes to island’s south in drills
TAIPEI: Chinese air force planes passed through the narrow Bashi Channel to the south of…