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17 more tested positive for COVID-19 in Myanmar

17 more tested positive for COVID-19 in Myanmar

-- 2020-05-30 11:20:46

Myanmar reported 17 more confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday, bringing the number of infection to 224 in total, said a release from the Health and Sports Ministry. The newly confirm...

Monkeys steal coronavirus blood samples in India   

Monkeys steal coronavirus blood samples in India  

-- 2020-05-29 20:31:16

A troop of monkeys in India attacked a medical official and snatched away blood samples of patients who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, authorities said on Friday. The attack occurred...

Australian court rules queen’s letters can be made public

Australian court rules queen’s letters can be made public

-- 2020-05-29 17:37:56

Australia’s highest court ruled on Friday to make public letters between Queen Elizabeth II and her representative that would reveal what knowledge she had, if any, of the dismissal of an Austra...

Malaysia's Mahathir ousted from party amid power struggle

Malaysia's Mahathir ousted from party amid power struggle

-- 2020-05-29 16:34:27

Malaysia's former prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, has been ousted from his ethnic Malay political party in the latest twist of a power struggle with his successor, but he has vowed to challenge the...

Indonesia reports 678 new coronavirus cases, 24 deaths

Indonesia reports 678 new coronavirus cases, 24 deaths

Reuters 2020-05-29 16:17:26

Indonesia on Friday reported 678 new coronavirus infections, taking the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 25,216, said health ministry official Achmad Yurianto. Yurianto reporte...

Pattaya beaches to reopen on June 1

Pattaya beaches to reopen on June 1

-- 2020-05-29 15:03:02

Pattaya beaches in Thailand will reopen to all visitors and local villagers under social distancing rules on June 1. Pattaya City Mayor Sonthaya Khunpleum said on Friday that all the beaches of the...

Nepali Sherpas wait, grow potatoes as Himalayas remain closed due to coronavirus

Nepali Sherpas wait, grow potatoes as Himalayas remain closed due to coronavirus

-- 2020-05-29 12:54:37

Had it not been for the coronavirus, Nepali climbing guide Tashi Lakpa Sherpa would have been on Mount Everest now, guiding clients and trying to add another feather in his cap - a ninth ascent. But...

Hong Kong warns US over special status removal

Hong Kong warns US over special status removal

REUTERS 2020-05-29 12:44:55

Hong Kong told the United States to keep out of the internal debate over new national security laws being imposed by China, and warned that withdrawal of the financial hub’s special status under...

South Korea schools close again over virus spike

South Korea schools close again over virus spike

-- 2020-05-29 12:05:42

More than 200 schools across South Korea have been forced to return to online teaching just days after being allowed back in classrooms. Most of the affected schools are in an area outside of Seoul w...

Attack on Taiwan an option to stop independence, top China general says

Attack on Taiwan an option to stop independence, top China general says

Reuters 2020-05-29 11:48:40

China will attack Taiwan if there is no other way of stopping it from becoming independent, one of the country’s most senior generals said on Friday, a rhetorical escalation between China and th...

China says wants ‘peaceful reunification’ with Taiwan

China says wants ‘peaceful reunification’ with Taiwan

-- 2020-05-29 10:34:30

The head of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said on Friday that “one country, two systems” and “peaceful reunification” is the best way to bring China and Taiwan together....

Cockpit voice recorder recovered from debris of crashed Pakistani plane

Cockpit voice recorder recovered from debris of crashed Pakistani plane

Reuters 2020-05-28 16:23:44

Search teams on Thursday recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of a Pakistani airliner that crashed last week, a spokesman for the airline said. The Pakistan International Airlines A...

China-South Korea 'fast-track' entry system necessary and beneficial

China-South Korea 'fast-track' entry system necessary and beneficial

Global Times 2020-05-28 16:13:38

A Chinese expert said that the approval of the "fast-track" entry system between China and South Korea was due to both countries having successfully contained the novel coronavirus domestically and is...

China's parliament approves Hong Kong nat'l security bill

China's parliament approves Hong Kong nat'l security bill

Reuters 2020-05-28 14:27:11

China’s parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved directly imposing national security legislation on Hong Kong to tackle secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference in a city...

Hong Kong police detain 300 as thousands protest over security laws

Hong Kong police detain 300 as thousands protest over security laws

-- 2020-05-27 19:05:53

Police in Hong Kong fired pepper pellets and made 300 arrests as thousands of people took to the streets on Wednesday to voice anger over national security legislation proposed by China, that has rais...

Afghanistan starts releasing 900 Taliban prisoners

Afghanistan starts releasing 900 Taliban prisoners

-- 2020-05-27 17:47:44

The Afghan government said it was in the process of freeing 900 Taliban members from prison on Tuesday, the biggest such release yet, and urged the insurgent group to extend a three-day ceasefire set...

 Police shield Hong Kong legislature as protesters gather against anthem bill

 Police shield Hong Kong legislature as protesters gather against anthem bill

-- 2020-05-27 16:36:18

Hong Kong deployed riot police around the Legislative Council on Wednesday as activists called for protests against a bill to criminalise disrespect of the Chinese anthem, amid soaring tensions over p...

India's total COVID-19 cases surpass 150,000-mark, Australia's youngest coronavirus victim dies aged 30

India's total COVID-19 cases surpass 150,000-mark, Australia's youngest coronavirus victim dies aged 30

Xinhua 2020-05-27 16:02:25

The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia-Pacific countries:  NEW DELHI -- India's federal health ministry Wednesday morning said that the total number of COVID-...

Heatwave hits India amid locust, pandemic crisis

Heatwave hits India amid locust, pandemic crisis

-- 2020-05-27 14:45:51

The Indian capital, Delhi, saw temperatures rise to 47.6C on Tuesday, as most of north India faced severe heatwave conditions. The heatwave, which officials say is likely to last until the weekend, c...

New Zealand expects plan for safe travel with Australia in June

New Zealand expects plan for safe travel with Australia in June

-- 2020-05-27 10:19:01

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday a draft blueprint on safely starting travel between New Zealand and Australia will be presented to both governments in early June. The neig...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam dismisses concerns over rights

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam dismisses concerns over rights

-- 2020-05-26 22:31:44

Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam has said other countries "have no place" interfering in the territory, as she robustly defended a controversial national security law planned by China, reports BBC. The...

Saudi Arabia allows mosques to open for Friday prayers

Saudi Arabia allows mosques to open for Friday prayers

Reuters 2020-05-26 20:41:51

Saudi Arabia will allow mosques to open for Friday prayers, state TV reported on Tuesday, as the kingdom eases restrictions on movement to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Mosques will be authoris...

Afghan government to release 900 Taliban prisoners

Afghan government to release 900 Taliban prisoners

Reuters 2020-05-26 16:18:28

The Afghan government urged the Taliban to extend a three-day ceasefire which is due to end on Tuesday night and also announced that it would release 900 prisoners from the insurgent group on Tuesday....

India coronavirus cases rise as millions return home

India coronavirus cases rise as millions return home

REUTERS 2020-05-26 16:14:49

Indian states witnessing millions of migrant labourers returning from the big cities are recording rising coronavirus infections, officials said on Tuesday, fearing that the pandemic could spread thro...

Earthquake rattles New Zealand for the second time in 48 hours

Earthquake rattles New Zealand for the second time in 48 hours

-- 2020-05-26 10:00:05

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the New Zealand city of Levin, near the country’s capital Wellington, a day after a 5.8 tremor was recorded in the same area, government seismic monitor Geonet...

Masks too dangerous for children under two, Japan medical group says

Masks too dangerous for children under two, Japan medical group says

-- 2020-05-26 09:36:59

Children under the age of two shouldn’t wear masks because they can make breathing difficult and increase the risk of choking, a Japan medical group said, launching an urgent appeal to parents a...

S Arabia to end curfew on June 21, except in Mecca

S Arabia to end curfew on June 21, except in Mecca

-- 2020-05-26 09:21:06

Saudi Arabia will revise curfew times this week, and lift it entirely across the Kingdom with the exception of the holy city of Mecca starting June 21, state news agency reported in a statement early...

India among 10 worst-hit coronavirus countries as cases jump

India among 10 worst-hit coronavirus countries as cases jump

-- 2020-05-25 16:22:00

India on Monday posted its biggest single-day jump in cases of Covid-19, overtaking Iran to become one of the 10 worst-hit nations, even as the government allowed domestic air travel to restart, repor...

Indian Olympic great Balbir Singh dies aged 95

Indian Olympic great Balbir Singh dies aged 95

-- 2020-05-25 16:15:48

India's three-times Olympic gold medallist Balbir Singh has died at the age of 95 after a prolonged pulmonary illness, reports Reuters.  Singh helped India win its first Olympic gold as an indep...

Singaporean cooks up Eid feast for migrant workers in lockdown

Singaporean cooks up Eid feast for migrant workers in lockdown

-- 2020-05-25 16:09:02

As Muslims around the world celebrate Eid-ull-Fitr to mark the end of the fasting month, thousands of migrant workers in Singapore have had to spend the holiday in quarantine because of outbreaks of t...