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Prisoners riot in Iran amid coronavirus outbreak

Prisoners in southern Iran broke cameras and caused other damage...

India says no plan to extend coronavirus lockdown as poor struggle

India has no plans to extend a 21-day lockdown to...

Drop in China’s new coronavirus cases; none in Hubei for sixth day

Mainland China reported a drop in new coronavirus infections for...

Iran's coronavirus death toll reaches 2,640

Iran’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 2,640, a health...

Coronavirus fear sparks Thai prison riot as cases reach 1,388

Prisoners set fire to the canteen of jail in northeastern...

Modi apologises to poor people as lockdown criticism mounts

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the nation's poor for...

A coronavirus death exposes paranoia in India

When Satyaki Mitra’s father developed a mild fever in mid-March,...

Saudi Arabia shuts entry and exit into Jeddah, brings forward curfew

Saudi Arabia shut down entry and exit into the Jeddah...

N Korea fires more missiles than ever amid coronavirus outbreak

North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic...

India to use some train coaches as coronavirus isolation wards

India said on Saturday it was planning to turn some...

India plans to turn some idled trains into coronavirus isolation wards

India said on Saturday it was planning to turn some...

Indian authorities send buses to meet exodus of people from capital

Indian authorities sent a fleet of buses to the outskirts...

In Iraq, coronavirus terrifies even doctors

Through decades of conflict, Dr Haidar Hantoush has watched wounded...

Life at Wuhan partly resumes after lockdown

The city in China where the coronavirus pandemic began, Wuhan,...

Tokyo coronavirus cases rise by daily record, residents urged to stay home

Tokyo has confirmed more than 50 new coronavirus infections, a...

China reports no local virus transmissions as foreigners barred

China on Saturday reported no locally transmitted coronavirus infections for...

China bars foreign visitors as imported cases rise

China has announced a temporary ban on all foreign visitors,...

Time lapsed in defence of India's medical staff

As the coronavirus spread across Asia in February, Indian manufacturers...

Malaysia announces $58-billion package to cushion impact of virus

Malaysia announced a stimulus package worth 250 billion ringgit ($58.28...

China's Xi offers Trump help in fighting coronavirus

Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump during...

Japan says no need now for state of emergency

The Japanese government said on Friday there was no need...

Indian state to free 11,000 prisoners to control Covid-19

India's western state of Maharashtra will be releasing about 11,000...

In China’s Hubei, uncertainty, pessimism and hope as life resumes

Li Yu is happy she sold six pieces of roasted...