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Alarming absence of ethics, illegal activities in China virology lab in focus as Coronavirus rages

Reports revealed that researchers from the Wuhan labs used to sell leftovers in wet markets after they are done experimenting on animals

Apr 27, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a grand military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the North Korean Army

Kim Jong Un reportedly went into hiding over fears of getting infected with coronavirus

Kim Jong-un has reportedly gone underground after his personal bodyguard was suspected to have been infected with coronavirus, according to South Korean news outlets

Apr 27, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

Philippines President Duterte sings love song at Trumps request

COVID-19 lockdown displaces over 2 mn workers in Philippines

Apart from the capital region, the strict lockdown will be maintained during three more weeks in areas such including the main island of Luzon

Apr 27, 2020

By IANS

Coronavirus

Iran plans to reopen mosques in areas free of coronavirus, president says

Iraj Harirchi said in an interview on Sunday that 116 counties in the country could be considered white at the moment and 134 yellow

Apr 27, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

Japan's Osaka to name and shame pachinko parlours defying coronavirus lockdown

Japan declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other areas on April 7 that it later extended to the rest of the nation

Apr 27, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia

After ending flogging, Saudi Arabia scraps death penalty for minors

Saudi Arabia outlawed the death penalty for minors after ending flogging as a form of punishment

Apr 27, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

US Senator Lindsey Graham says Kim Jong Un is 'dead or incapacitated'

Earlier, US President Donald Trump had said reports related to Kim's health were incorrect

Apr 27, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

North Korea expert: Panic buying, helicopters flying low in Pyongyang amid Kim Jong Un dead claims

Pyongyang is abuzz with talk that something has happened to the Respected Comrade, says Kim Jong Un biographer

Apr 26, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Indonesia: Hundreds of people affected by haze-related illness

Did Beijing know Coronavirus outbreak will become pandemic? China filed Remdesivir patent application in January

Top-secret Wuhan Institute of Virology and Military Medicine Institute made the patent application for potential coronavirus drug Remsvidir

Apr 26, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

North Korea to hold Workers Party Congress after 36 years: What to expect?

Tracking down Kim Jong-un: Experts reveal how they can find out what's happening in North Korea

There are a few tech tools which experts and analysts use to know more about the secretive country, North Korea and its ruler, Kim Jong-un

Apr 26, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

People outside a supermarket in SouthKorea

Big churches in South Korea to reopen with designated seats and size limits amid Coronavirus crisis

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times claiming the lives of more than 200,000 people worldwide

Apr 26, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Not Kim Jong Un death - North Korea collapse and nuclear missiles that can reach US, worry experts

Defense analysts believe that the North Korean ICBM Hwasong-15 has a potential range of 8,100 miles and is capable of decimating any part of the US mainland

Apr 26, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

What does Kim Jong Un like to eat? Details on poor diet leading to his health issues

The current health condition, as well as whereabouts of Kim Jong Un, are not known yet, amid rumours of his death, here are details about the food he loves to eat

Apr 26, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Malaysia to impose tourism tax from July, not August: Minister

Malaysia confirms 38 new Coronavirus cases and no new deaths

The deadly virus outbreak has spread to more than 170 countries in the world claiming the lives of over 200,000 worldwide

Apr 26, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Coronavirus Lockdown: 3-year-old offering Namaz with his T-Rex toy in Malaysia goes viral [VIDEO]

A video of three-year-old Abbad Nawfal making his T-Rex dinosaur toy bow in obeisance during prayers on the occasion of beginning of Ramadan has gone viral

Apr 26, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

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