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A man wearing a face mask has his temperature checked upon his arrival to attend at Memorial Day ceremony at the national cemetery in Daejeon, South Korea. (AP)

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South Korea's coronavirus cases surpass 50 for second day

The country could be moving towards another wave of virus spread as authorities have now loosened strict social...

7 Jun 2020 10:36 AM IST

Chinas Wuhan city discharges last three COVID-19 patients from hospital. (AFP Photo)

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Last three COVID-19 patients in China's Wuhan discharged from hospital

According to the China's National Health Commission five imported cases were reported in China

5 Jun 2020 2:48 PM IST

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Nine Indian students in Singapore fined for breaching COVID-19...

Investigations revealed that some of the students had gathered there to study and attend online lectures, while some...

4 Jun 2020 3:50 PM IST

South Korean conservative activists launch balloons carrying leaflets denouncing North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during a rally in Hwacheon, South Korea. (AP)

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Seoul vows to stop border protests after Pyongyang's threat

North Korea threatened to end an inter-Korean military agreement over activists flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets and...

4 Jun 2020 3:41 PM IST

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South Korea seeks arrest of Samsung heir in succession probe

Lee, if arrested, faces a return to jail just a little over two years after being released from detention in February...

4 Jun 2020 12:24 PM IST

Chinese police officers stand guard in front of Tiananmen Gate near Tiananmen Square in Beijing. (AP)

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Candles to light up Hong Kong on fraught Tiananmen anniversary

The anniversary strikes a sensitive nerve this year as Beijing moves to impose national security law that could crush...

4 Jun 2020 9:46 AM IST

A man checks his mobile phone at a coffee shop, sitting in front of a plastic sheet barrier installed to help curb the new coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia. (AP)

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Indonesia court orders president to apologize for internet curbs

The restrictions were implemented to contain civil unrest in the Papua region after some students were allegedly taunted...

3 Jun 2020 3:24 PM IST

$A pro-democracy protester (C) waves a British colonial flag during a \Lunch With You\ rally at a shopping mall in the Central district in Hong Kong. (AFP)$ World

Tensions simmer in Hong Kong as controversial anthem law back up for...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam accuse foreign governments on Tuesday of 'double standards' in their reaction to Beijing's...

3 Jun 2020 10:37 AM IST

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Japan allows saliva-based tests to boost coronavirus detection

The saliva-based PCR tests can be given to those who have had symptoms for up to nine days, Japan's health ministry said

2 Jun 2020 1:26 PM IST

Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan defends lifting lockdown, urges nation to live with the virus. (AFP Photo)

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Imran Khan defends lifting lockdown, urges Pak to -"live with the...

Pakistan has rolled back almost all shutdown measures, primarily to avert an economic meltdown

2 Jun 2020 9:23 AM IST

Armenias Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. (AFP)

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Armenian PM Pashinyan tests positive for coronavirus

Armenia has registered 9,402 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of Monday and 139 deaths

1 Jun 2020 2:09 PM IST

Pro-China supporters hold the effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese national flag outside the U.S. Consulate during a protest, in Hong Kong, Saturday, May 30, 2020.(AP)

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China says US action on Hong Kong doomed to fail'

Small groups of Beijing supporters marched to the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong on Saturday carrying Chinese flags and...

31 May 2020 11:08 AM IST