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Fact check: Singapore Govt debunks coronavirus posts; asks citizens not to spread rumours

Singapore government has debunked a series of misleading posted on social media related to the China virus outbreak

Jan 31, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Wuhan virus: Disabled Chinese teen with cerebal palsy starves to death six days after parent quarantined for coronavirus

His father and younger brother both were taken from their home and quarantined at a facility 15 miles to the south last Friday

Jan 31, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

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China and Denmark in diplomatic spat over coronavirus cartoon in Danish newspaper

China asked the Danish newspaper 'Jyllands-Posten' to apologize, which the newspaper and the cartoonist refused, with Danish PM Mette Frederiksen defending the newspaper

Jan 30, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Coronavirus

China virus: What does Wuhan, Jiayou mean? Why on video Chinese residents post coronavirus lockdown shouting 'add oil'?

Wuhan residents are doing their part in making the best of a bad situation

Jan 30, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Coronavirus

Coronavirus misinformation grips Internet and social media; How to filter it out?

China's coronavirus outbreak has caused extreme panic in all around the world which is ideal to spread misinformation and rumours online

Jan 30, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Coronavirus vs Corona beer : A case of mistaken identity, as Google search surges for 'Corona beer virus'

It should be noted without a doubt that there is no connection between the Mexican beer - Corona Extra and the virus, in any way.

Jan 30, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Coronavirus

China virus:New videos from Wuhan show coronavirus infected people dying on streets, supermarkets and trains

For thousands of residents of Wuhan, which is the epicenter of the outbreak, situations seem to be turning grimmer as a cure for this novel coronavirus strain still remains elusive.

Jan 30, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Coronavirus

British Airways suspends direct flights to mainland China amid virus fears

British Airways has suspended all the direct flights to and from China citing safety issues due to the coronavirus crisis

Jan 29, 2020

By Reuters

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A man covers his face as he walks to work in Delhi

Social media infected with fake news and videos of Wuhan coronavirus

Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter are filled with a massive amount of fake news and videos related to the Wuhan's Coronavirus

Jan 29, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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China virus: Shocking videos of Wuhan residents fighting, begging for food reveals the state of a city under lockdown

Several videos that have surfaced online, tell a story of panic and mass hysteria in the initial days of the lockdown.

Jan 28, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

China deploys military staff to epicenter; 13 countries talk about new cases of coronavirus

The death toll has reached more than 50 while mainland China has reported more than 2000 cases of the virus

Jan 26, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Two Rohingya women killed as Myanmar army shells village

As per a national member of parliament for Buthidaung township in northern Rakhine state, shells fired from a nearby battalion hit Kin Taung village in the middle of the night

Jan 25, 2020

By Reuters

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Iraqi security forces raid Baghdad's main protest camp, shoot at demonstrators

In the southern city of Basra, security forces raided and deployed a force to stop protesters gathering there again

Jan 25, 2020

By Reuters

Japan arrests six over child pornography

Soon in Turkey men can legally rape young girls - if they marry them

The bill has sparked massive protests from women in Turkey, who see it as a law that will not only legitimize child marriage and rape but will also increase child abuse

Jan 25, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

18 killed, 500 injured as 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Turkey's eastern province

The 6.8 magnitude earthquake was followed by as many as 60 aftershocks, with magnitudes ranging from 2.7 to 5.4; with tremors felt in neighboring Syria, Lebanon and Iran

Jan 25, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

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