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A staff member (Right) greets students as they arrive at Kyungbock High School in Seoul on May 20, 2020. (AFP)

Schools reopen in South Korea as virus fears ease

The country appears to have brought its outbreak under control, thanks to an extensive "trace, test and treat" programme

20 May 2020 8:36 AM IST

Pro-democracy lawmaker Eddie Chu (bottom C) is surrounded by security as he and other pro-democracy lawmakers scuffle with pro-Beijing lawmakers at the House Committeess election of chairpersons. (AFP)

Hong Kong legislature plunges into chaotic scuffles again

Pro-Beijing lawmakers on Monday took control of a key committee, leading to a debate on bill criminalising abuse of...

18 May 2020 1:41 PM IST

Traffic congestion is seen on a road in Wuhan, in Chinas central Hubei province. (AFP)

China sees post-lockdown rise in air pollution

After months of lockdown, China is reopening its economy as the outbreak comes under control, causing emissions to spike

18 May 2020 1:04 PM IST

Members of the Israeli police talk to people at the gated house of the Chinese ambassador where he was found dead, in Herzliya. (AFP)

Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead at home: Police

Initial reports say staff had found Du dead in his bed and that there were no signs of violence

17 May 2020 3:50 PM IST

A medical worker takes a swab sample from a man to be tested for the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in a neighborhood in Wuhan. (AFP)

Lack of immunity makes China vulnerable to second wave of virus...

Doctor Zhong Nanshan, senior medical advisor of the Chinese government and pivotal in China's corona fight explains

17 May 2020 1:57 PM IST

Pro-Tibetan protestors hold picures of Gendun Cheokyi Nyima (The Panchen Lama) during a demonstration outside the Chinese consulate in Barcelona. (AFP)

US urges China to release Panchen Lama

Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the second highest spiritual authority in Tibetan Buddhism after Dalai Lama, is world's youngest...

15 May 2020 10:04 AM IST

Dark clouds envelop the skies as workers fold a billboard to prepare for the coming of typhoon Vongfong in Manila. (AP)

Strong typhoon slams into pandemic-hit Philippines

Authorities evacuate tens of thousands of people while trying to avoid the virus risks of overcrowding emergency...

14 May 2020 3:47 PM IST

A man wearing a face mask amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak walks across a street in Tokyo. (AFP)

Has Japan dodged the coronavirus bullet?

With infections sharply down, Japanese government is now hoping to lift the state of emergency declared in most of the...

14 May 2020 9:57 AM IST

A medical worker takes a swab sample from a woman to be tested for the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Wuhan. (AFP)

Wuhan to test all residents after handful of new infections

A cluster of six new cases was found in one part of the city, the first local infections reported in Wuhan since the...

13 May 2020 1:57 PM IST

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South Korea raises age of sexual consent from 13 to 16

Previously, teenagers aged 13 or older were held to be legally capable of consenting to sex, resulting in controversial...

13 May 2020 11:54 AM IST

Violence flares in Afghanistan as hospital, funeral attacked. (AFP Photo)

Afghanistan: Deadly suicide attack targets hospital, funeral in...

Special forces rescued 80 people including mothers and babies from the Kabul hospital after three gunmen launched a...

12 May 2020 3:58 PM IST

China says it is not yet the time to relax coronavirus measures. (AFP Photo)

China says it is not yet the time to relax coronavirus measures

Wuhan on Monday reported its first cluster of coronavirus infections since a lockdown on the city

12 May 2020 2:16 PM IST