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Coronavirus: Saudi social media star's 'dirty' quarantine prank on wife lands him in jail

The social media celebrity used "toilet water" to make tea for his unsuspecting wife and took a video documenting the act

Apr 8, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Society

WHO rejects 'China-centric' charge after Trump criticism

US contributions to WHO in 2019 exceeded $400 million, which is almost double the second-largest country donor, as per the figures from the US State Department

Apr 8, 2020

By Reuters

Society

Ethiopia declares national emergency to contain the spread of Covid-19

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declares emergency as country reports 58 confirmed coronavirus cases and two deaths

Apr 8, 2020

By Bharat Sharma

Society

Singapore minister claims Coronavirus battle can last very long

Minister of home affairs, K Shanmugam told that the fight to revive the huge economic impact and the costs caused by coronavirus pandemic would last for a very long time

Apr 8, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Escaped Kajang prisoner recaptured from construction site

Weird World

Saudi actress proposes drug tests on prisoners instead of bats and monkeys, gets a taste of her own medicine

One person responded to Maram Abdul Aziz's tweet comparing her to Adolf Hitler, while another suggested that she undergo the medical test herself

Apr 8, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Society

Tokyo sees biggest daily jump in infections as coronavirus emergency begins

Tokyo has reported the highest daily jump in the coronavirus cases as the city enters the first day of the state of emergency in the country

Apr 8, 2020

By Reuters

Society

Bengal Tiger in Mexico zoo named Covid amid coronavirus outbreak (Video)

One-month-old cub, currently at the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center Africa Bio Zoo in Cordoba, Veracruz, in Mexico, came as a ray of hope against coronavirus

Apr 8, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Society

EU fails to reach economic deal after 16 hours negotiation

The European Union is trying to reach a point to set an agreement on the measures to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the worst-affected member states

Apr 8, 2020

By IANS

Society

Egypt to extend nationwide night-time curfew by 15 days for countering Coronavirus

The coronavirus outbreak has spread to more than 170 countries around the world infecting over one million people

Apr 8, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Society

Shocking data reveals African Americans are more likely to die from Coronavirus

The Coronavirus, which has infected 1,446,557 and killed over 83,000 people globally likely to attack people of colour

Apr 8, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Football

PSG to launch crowdfunding platform for the fight against Coronavirus

The coronavirus outbreak has infected more than one million people around the world and is spreading like wildfire

Apr 8, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Society

Mass burials on Hart Island? Drone video might be showing inmates burying the dead

Inmates from New York prisons are said to be working on Hart Island burying coffins of dead COVID-19 patients

Apr 8, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Society

Iran's new Coronavirus death reaches to 3,993: Health official

The coronavirus outbreak has created a major stir and has spread to more than 170 countries in the world

Apr 8, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Science

Obesity is a major Coronavirus risk factor, says France chief epidemiologist

The coronavirus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting more than 1,400,000 people

Apr 8, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Economy

Hong Kong announces $17.7 billion in relief measures to help fight the impact of Coronavirus

The coronavirus outbreak has already infected over one million people around the world claiming the lives of more than 80,000 globally

Apr 8, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Society

Light show, celebrations after Coronavirus lockdown ends in China's Wuhan

Wuhan lifted its 11 week-long lockdown, it was celebrated with a light show in the city, midnight on Wednesday

Apr 8, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Football

Tottenham Hotspur ask squad to follow British government's social distancing rules

The team's manager Jose Mourinho was also captured while he was at an outdoor training session at Hadley Common with midfielder Tanguy Ndombele

Apr 8, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

People walk near the Eiffel tower in haze in Paris, capital of France

Society

France working on 'StopCovid' contact-tracing app to fight against Coronavirus, say ministers

France has entered the fourth week of the lockdown imposed to slow down the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus

Apr 8, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Society

Returnees from all the countries mandatory to serve 14 days self-isolation in Singapore

Singapore issues expansion of stay-home-notice requirement for returnees coming from all the countries

Apr 8, 2020

By Bharat Sharma

Social Media

Facebook launches new messaging app for couples to stay 'Tuned' amid Coronavirus quarantine

Created by Facebook's New Product Experimentation (NPE) team, the Tuned app is described as 'a private space where you and your significant other can just be yourselves'

Apr 8, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

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