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South Korea sticks with virus lockdown rollback despite nightclub outbreak

Officials have linked at least 119 cases of COVID-19 to the night spots, which had just reopened as part of the South Korea's move to ease lockdown measures

May 13, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

Murder case claims turbulent career of veteran Lesotho PM

Police accused his current wife, Maesaiah, of assassinating Lipolelo as well as Thabane of being involved in the killing of his then-wife Lipolelo

May 13, 2020

By Reuters

Social distancing done right? A woman walks with this unique headgear in Paris

Social distancing done right? Check whether THIS unique headgear really helps amid Coronavirus

The video of a woman wearing a meter-stick hat in Paris has started doing the rounds on social media.

May 13, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

9/11: The World Trade Center south tower burst into flames

Who is Mussaed Ahmed al-Jarrah? FBI 'mistakenly' reveals Saudi official helped 9/11 attackers

Al-Jarrah was the 'mysterious third man' whose name was redacted from the documents

May 13, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Xi Jinping with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

CIA: China told WHO to downplay coronavirus outbreak so it could stock up on medical supplies

A new bombshell CIA report claims China told WHO to withhold information regarding the coronavirus outbreak from the rest of the world while it stocked up on medical supplies.

May 13, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Wuhan embarks upon testing entire population of 11 million; Singapore, Denmark to follow

Singapore, China and Denmark have already decided to announce substantial expansions of their testing regimes

May 13, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

China's Jilin city imposes travel restrictions after new coronavirus cases

Officials said that five of the six new infections could be traced directly to one confirmed case in Shulan, where a cluster infection was previously identified

May 13, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

Russia slams US assertion at UN that it remains party to Iran nuclear deal

Diplomats say the United States would face a messy battle if it tries to trigger a return of sanctions

May 13, 2020

By Reuters

Corpse waves from inside a coffin in Indonesia, video goes viral

The chilling video was captured during a Christian service in North Sulawesi, Indonesia

May 13, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Coronavirus

Wuhan doctor who turned black after contracting coronavirus regains original skin colour

Yi Fan and his colleague Hu Weifeng contracted the virus four months ago while treating COVID-19 patients. During treatment, the skin tone of both the doctors turned black.

May 13, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Coronavirus