FILE PHOTO: Protesters wearing a masks during last year Hong Kong Protest. Wed 27 May 2020: (AFP) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that Hong Kong could lose its status as a global financial center if a proposed Chinese crackdown goes ahead, and promised a “very interesting” US response within days. The Chinese legislation […]
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Tue 26 May 2020: Huge swarms of desert locusts are destroying crops across western and central India, prompting authorities to step up their response to the country’s worst plague in nearly three decades. Drones, tractors and cars have been sent out to track the voracious pests and spray them with pesticides. The locusts have already destroyed […]
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Mon 25 May 2020: Eid has become a more sombre affair for Muslim Muslim Malaysian doctors, amid the coronavirus pandemic that has so far seen over 7,000 people in the country infected with the coronavirus, including 115 who have died of COVID-19. Muslim-majority Malaysia has imposed widespread restrictions on movement since mid-March in a bid […]
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Sun 24 May 2020: (Reuters) The sudden death of Hana Kimura, a 22-year-old professional wrestler and a cast member in the popular Netflix reality show “Terrace House” shocked fans and raised concerns over cyber-bullying after reports she was harassed on social media. Kimura was one of six residents in the most recent season of Terrace […]
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Fri 22 May 2020: India registered some 6,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, the country’s biggest jump in 24 hours, as New Delhi eases a nationwide lockdown and airlines prepare to resume some domestic flights. The country of 1.3 billion people reported a total of over 118,000 confirmed cases on Friday, a […]
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Thu 21 May 2020: (Bloomberg) Bangladesh’s Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. said it has become the world’s first company to start selling the generic version of Gilead Sciences Inc.’s antiviral drug on mounting urgency to treat the infection caused by the deadly coronavirus across the developing world. The Dhaka-based Beximco, which counts Norges Bank as one of […]
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FILE PHOTO Wed 20 May 2020: Gunmen have opened fire in a mosque in central Afghanistan, killing at least seven worshippers and wounding five others, officials said. Parwan province’s police chief Haroon Mubarez said on Tuesday the gunmen stormed the mosque when worshippers were offering evening prayers after breaking their Ramadan fast. “Seven people have […]
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Tue 19 May 2020: (REUTERS) Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered the government on Monday to lift some of the remaining restrictions imposed on business to halt the spread of the coronavirus, even as the country recorded a rise in infections since beginning to emerge from lockdown. In its decision, which is binding, the court said the […]
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FILE PHOTO: Afghan security forces arrive at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul on May 31, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SHAH MARAI Mon 18 May 2020: A suicide bomber on Monday carried out an attack on Afghanistan’s national intelligence agency, local media reported. According to local broadcaster Tolo News at least seven […]
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Sun 17 May 2020: Tension has also escalated along Demchok in eastern Ladakh; reports indicate Chinese construction activity has been spotted. Ladakh is being closely monitored and Indian troops are being reinforced along the border with reports of China pitching tents near river Galwan — a 1962 flashpoint that has seen aggression in recent days […]
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