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Malaysian rivals Mahathir, Anwar ally again amid turmoil

Malaysian rivals Mahathir, Anwar ally again amid turmoil

-- 2020-02-29 11:06:41

Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad will stand for prime minister on behalf of the former ruling coalition, he said on Saturday, less than a week after he quit and plunged the country into political tur...

South Korea sees its largest rise in coronavirus cases

South Korea sees its largest rise in coronavirus cases

-- 2020-02-29 10:59:02

South Korea has recorded its largest rise in coronavirus infections in a single day, with 594 new cases confirmed on Friday. The increase brings the total number of infections in South Korea to 2,931...

Scars of violence haunt Delhi after deadly riot

Scars of violence haunt Delhi after deadly riot

AP 2020-02-28 17:02:53

India's hard-line Hindu nationalists watched anti-government protests centred in Muslim communities for months in anger that finally boiled over in the worst communal rioting in New Delhi in decades,...

New Zealand reports first case of COVID-19

New Zealand reports first case of COVID-19

Reuters 2020-02-28 11:58:48

New Zealand’s health ministry on Friday confirmed the country’s first case of coronavirus in a person who recently returned from Iran. The person, who is in their 60s, tested positive in...

Iran coronavirus death toll reaches 26

Iran coronavirus death toll reaches 26

Reuters 2020-02-28 10:50:10

Iran said on Thursday its death toll from coronavirus had risen to 26, by far the highest number outside China, and the total number of infected people now stood at 245, including several senior offic...

BD student asked to leave India

BD student asked to leave India

-- 2020-02-27 21:04:46

Indian government has asked a Bangladeshi studying at Visva-Bharati to leave India for participating in “anti-government activities” after she posted on Facebook a few photographs of prote...

Boy's remains found in lion enclosure at Pakistan zoo

Boy's remains found in lion enclosure at Pakistan zoo

-- 2020-02-27 19:35:52

The remains of a teenage boy have been found in the lion enclosure of a Lahore zoo, a day after he went missing. Officials said they are investigating how Muhammad Bilal, 17, made it over the fence a...

Japan to shut all schools over coronavirus

Japan to shut all schools over coronavirus

-- 2020-02-27 18:39:38

All Japan's elementary, junior and high schools will be asked to close from March 2 until their upcoming spring break to help contain the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a task fo...

34 killed, 200 injured in Delhi violence over citizenship law

34 killed, 200 injured in Delhi violence over citizenship law

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-02-27 13:38:01

At least 34 people were killed and over 200 injured in New Delhi after four straight days of brutal violence over the Citizenship Amendment Act, reports Indian news channel NDTV There were reports of...

Coronavirus spreads faster outside China, stoking global fears

Coronavirus spreads faster outside China, stoking global fears

REUTERS 2020-02-27 12:41:15

The number of new coronavirus infections inside China - the source of the outbreak - was for the first time overtaken by fresh cases elsewhere on Wednesday, with Italy and Iran emerging as epicentres...

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia suspends entry for Umrah pilgrims

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia suspends entry for Umrah pilgrims

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-02-27 10:16:03

Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended entry to the Kingdom for the purpose of Umrah and visiting the Prophet’s Mosque. It also suspended the entry of tourist visa holders from countries where...

Death toll rises to 20 from riots, Modi appeals for calm

Death toll rises to 20 from riots, Modi appeals for calm

-- 2020-02-26 20:35:19

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed for calm on Wednesday after days of clashes between Hindus and minority Muslims over a controversial citizenship law in some of the worst sectarian violenc...

Mahathir, Anwar in new showdown amid turmoil

Mahathir, Anwar in new showdown amid turmoil

-- 2020-02-26 17:59:37

Malaysia’s decades-old political rivals Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim set out claims to lead the Southeast Asian country on Wednesday after Mahathir’s shock resignation as prime minis...

Hong Kong to give cash gift of $1,200 to residents

Hong Kong to give cash gift of $1,200 to residents

-- 2020-02-26 14:49:06

Hong Kong will hand out cash to adult permanent residents, to help boost spending and ease financial burden. As part of the annual budget, $10,000 Hong Kong dollars ($1,280; £985) was announced...

24 dead as bus falls into river in Rajasthan

24 dead as bus falls into river in Rajasthan

-- 2020-02-26 14:29:56

At least 24 people, including 10 women and 3 children, were killed when the private bus they were travelling in fell into Maiz river on Kota-Dausa mega highway in Bundi district of Rajasthan in India...

Coronavirus infects US soldier in South Korea

Coronavirus infects US soldier in South Korea

-- 2020-02-26 12:16:46

South Korea reported 169 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, including a US soldier, as health authorities readied an ambitious plan to test more than 200,000 members of a church hit hardest by the co...

19 killed as New Delhi riots overshadow Trump visit

19 killed as New Delhi riots overshadow Trump visit

Reuters 2020-02-26 10:32:28

At least 19 people have been killed in the Indian capital during clashes between opposing protesters over a new citizenship law, a senior hospital official told Reuters on Wednesday, even as an eerie...

India to buy $3b military equipment from US, Trump says

India to buy $3b military equipment from US, Trump says

-- 2020-02-25 16:39:00

US President Donald Trump Trump announced that India has signed a deal to purchase more than $3 billion of advanced military equipment, including helicopters. Trump also described trip to India as 'u...

Thailand reports two new virus cases

Thailand reports two new virus cases

-- 2020-02-25 12:30:15

Thailand confirmed two new cases of the coronavirus, a senior health official said, bringing the total infections in the country to 37. Both of the new cases are Thai nationals, Sukhum Kanchanapimai,...

Floods in Indonesia capital paralyse parts of city, cut power

Floods in Indonesia capital paralyse parts of city, cut power

-- 2020-02-25 11:47:08

Flooding caused by torrential rain paralysed large parts of Indonesia’s capital on Tuesday, as major streets were inundated with murky, brown flood water and power supplies cut in certain parts...

Seven killed in Delhi during protests against citizenship law

Seven killed in Delhi during protests against citizenship law

Reuters 2020-02-25 11:11:27

At least seven people were killed and about 150 were injured in clashes on Monday in New Delhi during protests over a new citizenship law, a police official told Reuters on Tuesday. “Seven pers...

Coronavirus death toll in China reaches 2,663

Coronavirus death toll in China reaches 2,663

-- 2020-02-25 10:37:57

China reported a rise in new coronavirus cases in Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak, on Tuesday while the rest of the country saw a fourth-straight day of declines. Hubei had 499 new conf...

Mahathir resigns but asked to stay as interim PM

Mahathir resigns but asked to stay as interim PM

-- 2020-02-24 22:04:30

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced his resignation but was asked to stay on as interim leader by the country's monarch. Mahathir said in a two-line statement that he had informed the...

Timeline: Mahathir and Anwar's turbulent relationship

Timeline: Mahathir and Anwar's turbulent relationship

-- 2020-02-24 18:31:20

Mahathir Mohamad submitted his resignation from the post of Malaysia's prime minister to the king on Monday in a shocking turn of events. The announcement was made amid plans by Mahathir's supporters...

Trump lands in India

Trump lands in India

Reuters 2020-02-24 13:36:18

US President Donald Trump landed in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Monday to a raucous reception at the start of a visit during which the two sides will aim to reset relations that have been...

Bahrain's first coronavirus case detected

Bahrain's first coronavirus case detected

Reuters 2020-02-24 13:03:07

The first case of the new coronavirus was detected in Bahrain, the state news agency said on Monday, citing the health ministry. The Ministry of Health added that it was a Bahraini citizen arriving f...

Malaysian PM Mahathir sends resignation letter to king

Malaysian PM Mahathir sends resignation letter to king

Reuters 2020-02-24 12:42:01

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has submitted a letter of resignation to Malaysia’s king, his office said on Monday, amid talk of forming a new governing coalition. The fate of Malaysia’s...

New Zealand extends ban on China arrivals

New Zealand extends ban on China arrivals

-- 2020-02-24 11:35:23

New Zealand has extended for eight days a ban on arrivals from mainland China, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday, carrying into its fourth week an effort to block exposure to the coronaviru...

Global spread of coronavirus raises pandemic fears

Global spread of coronavirus raises pandemic fears

REUTERS 2020-02-24 10:51:20

Fears mounted on Monday that the coronavirus outbreak in China will grow into a pandemic with disruptive and deadly consequences for countries around the world, after sharp rises in infections in Sout...

New coronavirus cases fall in China

New coronavirus cases fall in China

WHO concerned by global spread 2020-02-23 17:07:05

China reported a sharp fall in new deaths and cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, but world health officials warned it was too early to make predictions about the outbreak as new infections continue...