Wed 03 June 2020: (Reuters) India’s coronavirus infections crossed 200,000, the health ministry said on Wednesday, and a peak could still be weeks away in the world’s second most populous country. Cases jumped by 8,909 over the previous day in one of the highest single-day spikes, taking the tally to 207,615. Six other nations, from […]
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Tue 02 June 2020: Pupils wearing face masks returned to school in Singapore on Tuesday and some workplaces re-opened as coronavirus restrictions were eased in the hard-hit city-state. Singapore initially kept infections low through a strict regime of testing and contact-tracing, only for major outbreaks to emerge from crowded dormitories housing low-paid foreign workers. The country has […]
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Mon 01 June 2020: (Reuters) Asia’s factory pain deepened in May as the slump in global trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic worsened, with export powerhouses Japan and South Korea suffering the sharpest declines in business activity in more than a decade. A series of manufacturing surveys released on Monday suggest any rebound in businesses […]
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Sun 31 May 2020: (Reuters) – India on Sunday expelled two officials working at the Pakistan embassy in New Delhi after they were held for espionage, the foreign ministry said in a statement. “Two (Pakistani) officials were apprehended on Sunday by Indian law enforcement,” the ministry said, adding that the Indian government had declared them […]
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Sat 30 May 2020: Myanmar reported a surge in COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing its tally to 224. Of the total, six have died and 130 made full recoveries, according to health ministry. The ministry of health and sports announced late Friday that 17 people who were under a 21-day quarantine after returning from India, tested […]
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Fri 29 May 2020: The number of COVID-19 cases in India has climbed to 1,65,799, making it the world’s ninth worst-hit country by the coronavirus pandemic. The Union health ministry said the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,706 in the country, while the number of cases climbed to 1,65,799, registering an increase of […]
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Thu 28 May 2020: The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday condemned the Indian government’s decision to proceed with the construction of a mandir at the site of the historic Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. In a statement, FO Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said: “While the world is grappling with the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, the RSS-BJP combine in India is […]
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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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