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UK extends visa for foreign nationals

UK extends visa for foreign nationals

-- 2020-05-24 19:34:14

The British government has extended overseas nationals' stay in the UK until July 31 with visa extension facilities for those whose visas are expired. Those overseas nationals who cannot return home...

Police in Hong Kong fire tear gas as protesters rise up against national security law

Police in Hong Kong fire tear gas as protesters rise up against national security law

-- 2020-05-24 17:57:08

Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands protesting on Sunday against Beijing’s plan to directly impose national security laws on the city, signalling a return to m...

Huge storm batters Australia’s west coast

Huge storm batters Australia’s west coast

BBC  2020-05-24 17:52:51

Australia's western coast is being battered by a huge storm, which is heading for the main city of Perth. Torrential rains, strong winds and waves of up to eight metres (26ft) are forecast in some ar...

Malaysia COVID-19 cases in immigration detention facilities hit 7,245

Malaysia COVID-19 cases in immigration detention facilities hit 7,245

Xinhua 2020-05-24 17:05:16

Malaysia reported 60 new COVID-19 cases, with 33 of them traced to two immigration detention facilities, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. The Semenyih detention facility which had already seen a c...

China says WHO chief has done a good job

China says WHO chief has done a good job

-- 2020-05-24 16:27:15

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has done a good job and countries with decency will support the body, the Chinese government’s top diplomat Wang Yi said on Sunda...

Trump plays golf for first time since declaring coronavirus a nat'l emergency

Trump plays golf for first time since declaring coronavirus a nat'l emergency

Reuters 2020-05-24 16:13:34

US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) went on his first golf outing since the White House declared a national emergency over the coronavirus in March, visiting his club in the Washington...

Afghanistan closer to realising peace than ever, says Chinese foreign minsiter

Afghanistan closer to realising peace than ever, says Chinese foreign minsiter

Xinhua 2020-05-24 16:00:54

The fast-moving events in recent months have taken Afghanistan closer to peace than ever, but the road ahead is far from smooth, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday. Wang...

Major Indian states seek delay in restarting flights as coronavirus cases rise

Major Indian states seek delay in restarting flights as coronavirus cases rise

-- 2020-05-24 15:53:23

Three large Indian states have sought to delay the planned opening of their airports on Monday as new cases of the novel coronavirus jumped by a record, complicating the federal government’s pla...

Israel’s Netanyahu goes on trial for corruption

Israel’s Netanyahu goes on trial for corruption

-- 2020-05-24 13:35:46

The corruption trial of Benjamin Netanyahu opens on Sunday in a Jerusalem court, where he will become the first serving Israeli prime minister to face criminal prosecution, in a case he calls a politi...

‘A sad mood’: Malaysian doctor spends Eid in hospital

‘A sad mood’: Malaysian doctor spends Eid in hospital

REUTERS 2020-05-24 13:31:12

Malaysian doctor Muhammad Syahidd Al-Hatim was used to being away from his family on Eid al-Fitr, having spent the past two years celebrating the end of the holy Ramadan fasting month at Kuala Lumpur...

Thailand reports no new coronavirus cases for fourth time this month

Thailand reports no new coronavirus cases for fourth time this month

-- 2020-05-24 11:46:01

Thailand on Sunday reported no new coronavirus cases and no new deaths, maintaining the total to 3,040 confirmed cases and 56 fatalities since the outbreak began in January. Sunday was the fourth day...

Hundreds protest in Hong Kong against proposed nat'l security laws

Hundreds protest in Hong Kong against proposed nat'l security laws

Reuters 2020-05-24 11:43:46

Hundreds of people protested in Hong Kong on Sunday against Beijing’s controversial new plan to directly impose national security laws on the city, where a tight police presence guarded China&rs...

North Korea's Kim vows to further bolster nuclear capabilities

North Korea's Kim vows to further bolster nuclear capabilities

-- 2020-05-24 11:02:18

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted a military meeting to discuss new policies to bolster the country’s nuclear capabilities amid stalled denuclearisation talks with the United States, Reuter...

US demands review of WHO's handling of pandemic starts now

US demands review of WHO's handling of pandemic starts now

REUTERS 2020-05-24 10:54:16

The United States called on the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday to begin work immediately on investigating the source of the novel coronavirus, as well as its handling of the response to the...

Taliban, Afghan president declare Eid ceasefire

Taliban, Afghan president declare Eid ceasefire

Reuters 2020-05-24 10:36:21

The Taliban declared a three-day Eid ceasefire in Afghanistan starting Sunday, via a tweet on Saturday from the hardline Islamist group, and the country’s president said the government would rec...

Easing lockdown, Spain to reopen for tourism in July

Easing lockdown, Spain to reopen for tourism in July

-- 2020-05-24 10:02:49

Spain will reopen its borders to tourists in July and its top soccer division will kick off again in June, the Prime Minister said on Saturday, marking another phase in the easing of one of the world&...

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 431 to 178,281

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 431 to 178,281

Reuters 2020-05-24 09:56:18

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 431 to 178,281, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Sunday. The reported death toll rose by 3...

New coronavirus cluster at Malaysia migrant detention centre

New coronavirus cluster at Malaysia migrant detention centre

-- 2020-05-23 22:34:55

A new cluster of coronavirus infections has broken out in Malaysia at a detention centre for undocumented migrants, authorities said on Saturday. Earlier, Malaysia arrested more than 2,000 foreigners...

Thailand begins coronavirus vaccine trials on monkeys

Thailand begins coronavirus vaccine trials on monkeys

-- 2020-05-23 22:01:44

Thailand on Saturday began testing a vaccine against the coronavirus on monkeys after positive trials in mice. Thailand's minister of higher education, science, and research and innovation, Suvit Mae...

‘US deliberately delays health packages for Chinese students overseas’

‘US deliberately delays health packages for Chinese students overseas’

Global Times 2020-05-23 22:01:14

Nearly 60,000 “health packages” have been stuck in ports for over a month, as relevant US authorities were deliberately delaying the approval procedure, a source familiar with the matter t...

‘Rohingyas still suffering persecution in Myanmar despite int’l court order’

‘Rohingyas still suffering persecution in Myanmar despite int’l court order’

-- 2020-05-23 21:50:24

The Rohingya people are still suffering persecution in Myanmar despite international court order, says UK-based right body Amnesty International. “Despite the International Court’s order,...

US plans massive coronavirus vaccine testing effort to meet year-end deadline

US plans massive coronavirus vaccine testing effort to meet year-end deadline

Reuters 2020-05-23 20:05:25

The United States plans a massive testing effort involving more than 100,000 volunteers and a half dozen or so of the most promising vaccine candidates in an effort to deliver a safe and effective one...

PIA spokesman says blackbox recovered from Karachi plane crash site

PIA spokesman says blackbox recovered from Karachi plane crash site

-- 2020-05-23 19:37:19

The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder have been recovered from site of a place crash in Karachi, an airline spokesman said on Saturday, reports Reuters. "The black box had been found la...

23 new virus cases in South Korea, none in China

23 new virus cases in South Korea, none in China

AP 2020-05-23 18:31:22

South Korea reported 23 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, mostly from the densely populated Seoul area where authorities shut down thousands of nightclubs, bars and karaoke rooms to stem transmission...

Amphan loss estimated at $13b in India, may rise in Bangladesh

Amphan loss estimated at $13b in India, may rise in Bangladesh

Reuters 2020-05-23 17:23:44

A powerful cyclone that tore through India's eastern state of West Bengal this week has caused a damage of 1.0 trillion rupees ($13 billion) to infrastructure and crops, state officials said. Neighbo...

Brazil climbs to second in COVID-19 cases worldwide

Brazil climbs to second in COVID-19 cases worldwide

Xinhua 2020-05-23 16:58:13

Brazil registered a record number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, with 20,803 cases reported, and exceeded 1,000 deaths in one day for the third time, the government said on Friday. Accor...

Indonesia reports 949 coronavirus new cases, 25 new deaths

Indonesia reports 949 coronavirus new cases, 25 new deaths

Reuters 2020-05-23 16:23:51

Indonesia confirmed on Saturday 949 new coronavirus infections, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 21,745, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said. Yurianto reported 25 new deat...

Death toll from Pakistan airliner crash 97, two survivors: Authorities

Death toll from Pakistan airliner crash 97, two survivors: Authorities

REUTERS 2020-05-23 15:43:09

The death toll from Friday’s passenger aircraft crash in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi has been confirmed at 97 with two survivors, while no fatalities were reported from the dense r...

UK to impose 14-day quarantine on new arrivals

UK to impose 14-day quarantine on new arrivals

-- 2020-05-23 14:59:59

New arrivals to Britain must self-isolate for two weeks from June 8, with fines for anyone who breaches the measure designed to prevent a second wave of coronavirus from overseas, Home Secretary Priti...

Russia reports 9,434 new coronavirus infections

Russia reports 9,434 new coronavirus infections

-- 2020-05-23 14:53:11

Russia said on Saturday that 9,434 new cases of the novel coronavirus had been reported in the last 24 hours, pushing its nationwide tally to 335,882. The country’s coronavirus crisis response...