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Health workers stretch as they take a break from performing COVID19 rapid tests on residents at a parking lot that has been converted into an extension of the Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center in Manila, Philippines. (AP)

As cases mount, Philippines gives in to health workers-' demand for a...

Medical groups had warned that the country was waging -'a losing battle-' against the coronavirus amid an alarming surge...

3 Aug 2020 1:24 PM IST

Japan has so far escaped the worst of the epidemic, with around 35,200 infections and just over 1,000 deaths since the first case was detected in January. (Representational Image: AFP)

US Marines account for most of the -'explosive spread-' in Japan-'s...

The region, which also a popular tourist destination, has declared state of emergency following the recent surge

1 Aug 2020 12:50 PM IST

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong. (AP)

Hong Kong postpones elections by a year citing coronavirus

This comes as a huge blow to Hong Kong-'s democracy supporters as China welcomed the move as -'necessary, reasonable and...

31 July 2020 6:57 PM IST

The woman, who is a Singapore citizen, had arrived in Singapore from India on July 17. (Representational Image: AFP)

Singapore citizen tests positive for COVID after returning from India

Including four imported cases reported today, Singapore has a total of 51,809 coronavirus recorded till date

30 July 2020 3:31 PM IST

Riot police set up a cordon line during a protest at a shopping mall in Hong Kong. (AP)

Hong Kong police help pro-democracy hashtag trend by accident

Hong Kong-'s Twitter warriors were quick to pounce, many of them mocking the city-'s police force for helping to make...

30 July 2020 1:25 PM IST

Students wear masks as a preventive measure against coronavirus, at Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu. PTI

145 Indian students stranded in Kyrgyzstan return home in AI special...

All 145 passengers instructed to stay in institutional quarantine for next one week in their hometowns as per central...

30 July 2020 11:04 AM IST

Pedestrians wear face masks in the Kowloon-side Sham Shui Po district of Hong Kong. (AFP)

4 booked for online posts under Hong Kongâ€™s controversial security...

China, in justifying the new law, says issues such as separatism are a national security concern and, as such, fall...

30 July 2020 10:11 AM IST

A group of plaintiffs and supporters celebrate during a meeting following the court ruling in Hiroshima, western Japan, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. A court has recognized people exposed to radioactive black rain that fell after the U.S. atomic attack on Hiroshima as atomic bomb survivors, ordering the government to provide the same medical benefits it gives other survivors. (AP)

75 years after -'black rain-', Hiroshima court finally recognizes...

The US dropped the worldâ€™s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing 140,000 people and almost...

30 July 2020 9:47 AM IST

People walk toward an ambulance to be driven to a hospital for quarantine relating to a suspected COVID-19 case in Hanoi, Vietnam, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Vietnam has locked down Da Nang, its third-largest city, for two weeks after 15 cases of COVID-19 were found in a hospital. (AP)

Every city, province in Vietnam is now at risk of virus infection

Vietnam is the most populous country in the world to have recorded no deaths from the virus and zero local transmission...

29 July 2020 4:49 PM IST

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, center, walks into a courtroom at Kuala Lumpur High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (AFP Photo)

Malaysia-'s ex-PM Najib Razak found guilty in 1MDB graft case

Najib faced seven charges of criminal breach of trust, money laundering and abuse of power for receiving $10 million...

28 July 2020 12:10 PM IST

Malaysias former prime minister Najib Razak (C) arrives for a court appearance at the Duta court complex in Kuala Lumpur. - A Malaysian court on July 28, 2020 will hand down its verdict in Najib Razaks first corruption trial, nearly 16 months after it began probing the former prime ministers role in the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal. (AFP)

1MDB: The financial scandal hanging over Malaysia-'s ex-PM

The scandal alleges top Malaysian officials looted billions and then went on a spending spree - including financing a...

26 July 2020 11:39 AM IST

North Korean authorities have imposed a lockdown on the border city of Kaesong after discovering what they say is the countrys first suspected coronavirus case. (Representational Image:AP)

North Korea declares lockdown over first suspected coronavirus case

Leader Kim Jong Un convened emergency politburo meeting to implement a -'maximum emergency system and top-class alert-'...

26 July 2020 9:26 AM IST