Asia Pacific

Wall Street Journal sign outside its building, Manhattan, NYC

China expels WSJ journalists for 'discrediting the Chinese' over coronavirus outbreak

China expels three journalists over discredited information and using racist language in the headline of an article published in the Wall Street Journal

Feb 19, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Coronavirus

Vexed, stranded and quarantined passengers of Diamond Princess walk to freedom finally in Japan

Passengers leaving the quarantined ship post videos and pictures while leaving the Diamond Princess on Wednesday

Feb 19, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Coronavirus

People spotted wrapping themselves in plastic covers

Wrapping in plastic bag saves you from contracting Wuhan Coronavirus? Ideas galore go viral

The recent videos and photos surfaced online will prove that people are ready to go to any extent to protect themselves from the novel coronavirus

Feb 19, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

4, including 3 kids charred to death in Brisbane; 'He's poured petrol on me,' screamed woman jumping out of car

"He has poured petrol on me", yelled woman, while being engulfed in fire

Feb 19, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

File photo of an ethnic Uighur woman on a drip at a hospital in Shaya county of Aksu

'Uighur Muslims land in detention camps for having beard, veil'

A source inside Xinjiang leaked a highly sensitive document that delineates the lives of hundreds of Uighur Muslims currently in internment camps across China

Feb 19, 2020

By IANS

Bushfires affected majority of the Australians: Poll

The bushfires killed more than 33 people along with destroying above 3,000 homes accross the country

Feb 18, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

India detains Chinese ship with suspected missile launcher parts on way to Karachi in Pakistan

Indian nuclear scientists are inspecting the cargo on the Hong Kong-flagged Da Cui Yun which is now docked in Kandla port in Gujarat in western India

Feb 18, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Coronavirus Effect: Will the Indian alternative Namaste with folded hands replace handshake now?

Instead of handshake, the 'No-contact policy' at airshow suggested adoption of alternative greetings

Feb 18, 2020

By Soorya Kiran NN

Ivanka Trump draws flak for wearing 'hijab' at UAE mosque

Daughter and special adviser to the US president, Ivanka Trump arrived in the UAE on Saturday to take part in the Global Women's Forum in Dubai

Feb 17, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Skullbreaker Challenge: Bangkok police warn against participating in viral challenge: may land you in jail

TikTok has taken down videos related to Skullbreaker challenge following a public outcry

Feb 17, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Before and after pictures of 'dirtiest car'

Is this the 'dirtiest car' ever? Car service company debunks fake news of posting pics without consent

The interior of the car had many sticky substances, deep stains, lollipop stick, biscuits, sweets and wrappers inside, to name a few

Feb 17, 2020

By Anu James

Hamas militants used honeytrap to install malware in Israeli soldiers' smartphones: Report

Hamas militants posed as attractive women to compromise the victims' devices and then install malware

Feb 17, 2020

By Anirban Roy

Italy to evacuate 35 nationals from cruise ship quarantined at Japan port

The United States and Hong Kong have stated that they will send flights to fetch their people from the ship

Feb 16, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

Kim Jong-un makes first public appearance in weeks

As of yet, the so-called hermit kingdom has not reported any cases of the new coronavirus, which has caused the death of over 1,600 people in China

Feb 16, 2020

By IANS

Coronavirus

South Korea to evacuate Koreans from cruise ship quarantined in Japan

The Diamond Princess cruise ship which is owned by the Carnival Corp, has been quarantined since arriving in Yokohama on February 3

Feb 16, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

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