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A voter, right, wearing a face mask to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus has his temperature checked upon his arrival to cast his vote for the parliamentary election at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea. AP Photo

Despite drop in Covid19 cases, South Korea to keep social distancing...

Officials said the government will allow a limited number of essential employment- and license-related examinations to...

19 April 2020 3:42 PM IST

Former lawmaker and pro-democracy activist Martin Lee (C) talks to members of the media as he leaves the Central District police station in Hong Kong. AFP Photo

Hong Kong arrests pro democracy activists, UK and US condemn the move

Condemning the arrests, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the arrests -"deeply concerning-"

19 April 2020 12:04 PM IST

A medical worker prepares to check the temperature of an AFP photojournalist before a COVID-19 coronavirus test in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. AP Photo

China classifies coronavirus epicentre Wuhan as 'low-risk area'

Counties and districts with no newly confirmed cases in 2 weeks are categorised as low-risk areas.

19 April 2020 11:20 AM IST

A medical worker takes a swab from a previously recovered COVID-19 coronavirus patient during testing at a hospital in Wuhan, in Chinas central Hubei province on March 14, 2020. - China reported 11 new infections of the coronavirus on March 14, and for the first time since the start of the epidemic the majority of them were imported cases from overseas. (Photo | AFP)

China: Director of Wuhan lab denies any link to Coronavirus outbreak

Beijing has come under increasing pressure over transparency in its handling of the pandemic.

19 April 2020 10:29 AM IST

In American troops in Afghanistan. The US is keen to end its longest-ever conflict, and under the terms of a deal signed in Doha last month has said all foreign forces will quit Afghanistan within 14 months -- provided the Taliban stick to their security commitments. (AFP)

Afghanistan: Unknown gunman kills six local workers at US base

The nine workers were on their way home when a gunman riding a motorcycle opened fire on them.

17 April 2020 2:24 PM IST

File image of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

Duterte threatens crackdown against lockdown violators in Philippines

Duterte spoke a day after authorities reported an upsurge of cars on Manila's roads.

17 April 2020 11:28 AM IST

Hospital beds are pictured inside a field hospital that had offered beds for COVID-19 coronavirus patients during the height of the crisis in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. AFP photo

China revises Covid-19 death toll to 4,632 amid charges of...

The Wuhan municipal headquarters on Friday revised the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases and deaths.

17 April 2020 11:07 AM IST

U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo. (AFP)

Covid-19: Pompeo seeks 'full transparency and information sharing'...

The call comes day after President Donald Trump announced to halt the funding to WHO.

16 April 2020 5:13 PM IST

File image of President of South Korea Moon Jae-in. (AP)

South Korea: President Moon Jae-in's party wins national election by...

Koreans' confidence in Moon's administration was boosted by his -"coronavirus diplomacy-".

16 April 2020 3:24 PM IST

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

China didn't warn of pandemic for six crucial days, reveal secret...

President Xi Jinping warned the public on the seventh day, Janaury 20.

15 April 2020 2:52 PM IST

Vietnams Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (C) addresses a live video conference on the special Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit on the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in Hanoi on Tuesday. (AFP)

In Asean conference, Vietnam backs Covid-19 emergency fund

Hanoi is chairing an Asean meeting on Covid-19, with the country touting its success so far.

14 April 2020 1:32 PM IST

An airline hostess wearing a facemask amid the concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus holds her smart phone next to empty check-in counters (R) at Beijing Capital International Airport. AFP photo

Beijing shuts its doors to neighbours fearing second wave of virus...

Between April 8 and April 13, some 1,037 people returned to Beijing from Wuhan. None tested positive for COVID-19

14 April 2020 9:23 AM IST