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No dialogue for now as Saudis, Iranians camp on positions

No dialogue for now as Saudis, Iranians camp on positions

REUTERS 2020-02-16 12:39:49

Iran and Saudi Arabia appeared no closer to bridging their differences on Saturday with both sides sticking to their positions and regional facilitator Oman seeing no breakthrough before US elections...

New Chinese coronavirus cases show slight fall

New Chinese coronavirus cases show slight fall

REUTERS 2020-02-16 10:24:56

The number of new cases of a coronavirus in China fell slightly on Sunday, more than three weeks after the outbreak's epicentre was locked down, and a Chinese tourist died from the virus in France, th...

Turkey to oppose Pakistan blacklisting at anti-terrorism finance meet

Turkey to oppose Pakistan blacklisting at anti-terrorism finance meet

REUTERS 2020-02-15 13:16:39

Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said he would help Pakistan stay off a terrorism financing blacklist at a meeting of a global finance watchdog, a move he suggested would counter “poli...

China struggles to slow coronavirus spread

China struggles to slow coronavirus spread

REUTERS 2020-02-15 10:35:02

More than 2,600 new cases were confirmed from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China, the National Health Commission said on Saturday, a day after people returning to the capital from holidays were...

China says 1,716 health workers infected by coronavirus, six dead

China says 1,716 health workers infected by coronavirus, six dead

REUTERS 2020-02-14 14:41:41

A senior Chinese health official said on Friday 1,716 health workers have been infected by the coronavirus and six of them have died. National Health Commission vice minister Zeng Yixin told a news c...

Will strike US and Israel if they make the slightest error, Iran says

Will strike US and Israel if they make the slightest error, Iran says

-- 2020-02-14 12:17:08

Iran is ready to strike the United States and Israel if they give it any reason to do so, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards said in a live speech on state television on Thursday. “If y...

China coronavirus deaths slow, cruise ship disembarks in Cambodia

China coronavirus deaths slow, cruise ship disembarks in Cambodia

REUTERS 2020-02-14 10:59:15

China’s coronavirus outbreak showed no sign of peaking with health authorities on Friday reporting more than 5,000 new cases, while passengers on a cruise ship blocked from five countries due to...

Coronavirus: 254 die on Wednesday alone

Coronavirus: 254 die on Wednesday alone

AP 2020-02-13 18:18:08

China has reported 254 new daily deaths and a spike in new daily virus cases of 15,152, after new methodology was applied in the hardest-hit province of Hubei as to how cases are categorised. The tot...

European diplomats check India's loosening of Kashmir clampdown

European diplomats check India's loosening of Kashmir clampdown

REUTERS 2020-02-13 13:57:29

More than two dozen diplomats are visiting Indian-administered Kashmir, New Delhi said on Wednesday, as the country tries to reassure foreign allies following several months of unrest in the contested...

Coronavirus death toll leaps in China's Hubei province

Coronavirus death toll leaps in China's Hubei province

REUTERS 2020-02-13 10:17:30

The Chinese province at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak reported a record rise in the death toll on Thursday under a new method for diagnosing cases, as health experts warned the epidemic co...

Iran woman dies of suspected coronavirus infection

Iran woman dies of suspected coronavirus infection

Reuters 2020-02-12 13:00:34

An Iranian woman has died of a suspected coronavirus infection, the state daily newspaper IRAN reported on Wednesday, without citing any sources. The 63-year-old woman died in a Tehran hospital on Mo...

Chinese hospitals discharge 4,740 recovered coronavirus patients

Chinese hospitals discharge 4,740 recovered coronavirus patients

-- 2020-02-12 11:41:52

A total of 4,740 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Tuesday, Chinese health authorities announced Wednesday. Tuesday saw 744 p...

New coronavirus cases fall

New coronavirus cases fall

-- 2020-02-12 11:33:53

China on Wednesday reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since late January, lending credence to a prediction from the country’s senior medical adviser that the outbreak could be o...

WHO details protective tips against novel coronavirus

WHO details protective tips against novel coronavirus

-- 2020-02-11 16:40:43

Amid global efforts to tackle the novel coronavirus epidemic, the World Health Organization has offered the following advice on basic protective measures. First, wash hands frequently with soap and w...

India readying $2.6 billion US naval helicopter deal ahead of Trump trip

India readying $2.6 billion US naval helicopter deal ahead of Trump trip

REUTERS 2020-02-11 13:24:58

India is set to give final approval to a $2.6 billion deal for military helicopters from US defence firm Lockheed Martin ahead of a visit by US president Donald Trump this month, defence and industry...

Delhi polls: Kejriwal’s AAP surges ahead of Modi’s BJP

Delhi polls: Kejriwal’s AAP surges ahead of Modi’s BJP

-- 2020-02-11 11:53:36

Early trends show Delhi's governing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) heading for a big win in the Indian capital. The party is leading in more than two-thirds of the state's 70 seats. Delhi voted on 8 February...

Death toll from coronavirus in China climbs to 1016

Death toll from coronavirus in China climbs to 1016

REUTERS 2020-02-11 10:27:19

The death toll from the coronavirus epidemic in mainland China soared past 1,000 on Tuesday with a record daily rise in fatalities, although the number of new confirmed cases fell. Another 108 new co...

BD, Bhutan, India, Nepal agree to expedite MVA

BD, Bhutan, India, Nepal agree to expedite MVA

-- 2020-02-10 16:47:18

Officials from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) agreed to expeditiously finalize the passenger and cargo protocols for implementation of the BBIN Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA). The agreemen...

Myanmar nationalists hold pro-military rally

Myanmar nationalists hold pro-military rally

REUTERS 2020-02-10 13:59:47

Hundreds of Myanmar nationalists rallied in the country's commercial capital on Sunday in a show of support for the military, amid tensions between the civilian government and the army ahead of electi...

Taiwan to bar entry of many Hong Kong, Macau residents to halt virus

Taiwan to bar entry of many Hong Kong, Macau residents to halt virus

-- 2020-02-10 13:54:06

Taiwan expanded its restrictions on visitors from Hong Kong and Macau on Monday to freeze the entry of many residents from the two Chinese-run cities to help control the spread of the new coronavirus....

Death toll from China virus rises past 900

Death toll from China virus rises past 900

REUTERS 2020-02-10 10:31:24

Workers began trickling back to offices and factories around China on Monday as the government eased some restrictions on working in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic that has now killed more than...

Thai soldier's killing spree left 26 dead, 57 wounded: PM

Thai soldier's killing spree left 26 dead, 57 wounded: PM

REUTERS 2020-02-09 13:34:28

A Thai soldier who went on a rampage in a northeastern city that ended in a standoff in a packed shopping mall killed 26 people and wounded at least 52, prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Sunday...

Singapore kicks off air show amid coronavirus clampdown

Singapore kicks off air show amid coronavirus clampdown

-- 2020-02-09 13:07:14

Organisers scrambled on Sunday to shore up the Singapore Airshow, which is going ahead under a cloud of health and economic concerns after dozens of exhibitors pulled out of Asia’s largest aeros...

American, Afghan soldiers killed in shootout in Afghanistan

American, Afghan soldiers killed in shootout in Afghanistan

REUTERS 2020-02-09 11:44:17

US and Afghan forces came under attack in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said in Kabul, as they launched investigations into what the New York Times described as a deadly shootout between...

Iran says it is ready to mediate between Turkey and Syria

Iran says it is ready to mediate between Turkey and Syria

REUTERS 2020-02-09 10:56:53

Iran is ready to help Turkey and Syria resolve their differences over the nearly nine-year-old war in Syria, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, adding that Tehran backs the sovereignty of its key...

Deaths in China virus climb to 811, surpassing toll from SARS

Deaths in China virus climb to 811, surpassing toll from SARS

-- 2020-02-09 10:23:03

The number of new coronavirus deaths on the Chinese mainland hit 811 by end of Feb 8, the National Health Commission said on Sunday morning, surpassing that of the SARS epidemic in 2002/2003. The new...

Thai soldier kills at least 10 in shooting rampage

Thai soldier kills at least 10 in shooting rampage

-- 2020-02-08 19:41:20

A Thai soldier killed at least 10 people in a shooting rampage on Saturday in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima in the north east of Thailand and remains at large, police said, reports Reuters.  Loc...

Thailand reports seven new coronavirus cases   

Thailand reports seven new coronavirus cases  

-- 2020-02-08 19:00:57

Thailand's public health ministry reported seven new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, including three Thais and four Chinese. The new cases brought the total reported in the country to 32, amo...

New Delhi votes with Modi’s popularity on the line

New Delhi votes with Modi’s popularity on the line

-- 2020-02-08 14:22:15

Voting began for a crucial state election in India’s capital on Saturday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party trying to regain power after a 22-year gap and major vi...

Singapore lifts virus alert to SARS level, sparking panic buying

Singapore lifts virus alert to SARS level, sparking panic buying

-- 2020-02-08 12:10:34

Singapore on Friday raised its coronavirus alert level and reported more cases not linked to previous infections or travel to China, a move that sparked panic-buying of essentials in some shops across...