Asia Pacific

Australians commemorate war dead from home amid lockdown

On Saturday, April 25, Australia commemorated soldiers who had sacrificed their lives in wars from home amid restrictions due to the coronavirus lockdown

Apr 25, 2020

By IANS

Coronavirus

A man walks past a Singapore Airlines signage at Changi Airport in Singapore

Singapore Airlines extends cancellation of 96% of flights till June

The Singapore Airlines has decided to extend the wide-ranging flight cancellation until the end of June

Apr 25, 2020

By IANS

Coronavirus

Singapore confirms 618 new Coronavirus cases taking total to 12,693

The deadly virus outbreak has created havoc around the world and has spread to more than 170 countries globally

Apr 25, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Kim Jong Un in a vegetative state after botched heart surgery, reveals medical team treating him

Kim-Jong-un, is in a vegetative state following a failed heart surgery, according to the medical team currently looking after the dictator in North Korea, claims Japanese media

Apr 25, 2020

By Manthan C.

2 Coronavirus vaccines will be ready by end of 2020: China CDC chief confirms it will take maximum 5 months

While Oxford researchers already mentioned that by autumn UK's Coronavirus vaccine will be ready, China CDC head recently revealed that the country will produce the vaccine soon

Apr 25, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

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Trump's $211M Bank of China debt can jeopardize his re-election campaign

Donald Trump is reported to owe tens of millions of dollars to China, through a real estate debt which falls due in 2022, offering 'astonishing leverage' to Beijing

Apr 25, 2020

By Manthan C.

Trump vs Biden

US-China quarrel over epidemic leads to last-minute cancellation of G20 leaders' summit

While US held the WHO accountable for its initial mishandling of the outbreak,China strongly resisted discussing any proposal to investigate the health body.

Apr 25, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Coronavirus

Korean Peninsula expert believes North Korea's Kim Jong Un is dead; pictures, reports flood social media

Unconfirmed reports about North Korea leader Kim Jong Un's death appeared online after China sent doctors to North Korea to help determine his current health status

Apr 25, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

World leaders launch plan to speed COVID-19 drugs, vaccine; US stays away

World leaders joined a video conference to launch what the WHO billed as a "landmark collaboration" to fight the pandemic

Apr 25, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

China medical team in North Korea as Beijing-backed TV boss claims Kim Jong Un dead

Vice director of HKSTV Hong Kong Satellite Television told her 15 million followers on Weibo that her Kim Jong Un death claim was backed by a very solid source

Apr 25, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Following false claims, people in Vietnam try black cat paste to ward off coronavirus

Black cats in Vietnam are being killed and ground into a paste and sold as a cure for the coronavirus

Apr 24, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

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Is North Korea lying about Coronavirus cases? Man shot by Chinese guards tests positive in hospital

North Korean defector who was shot and wounded while trying to enter China has tested positive for Coronavirus, despite Kim Jong-un's regime denying having any COVID-19 cases

Apr 24, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Philippines launches study on coconut oil as an anti-coronavirus agent

The DOST Science Secretary has announced that the ethics committee has approved the clinical trial of testing Virgin Coconut Oil on coronavirus patients

Apr 24, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Coronavirus