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'Myanmar military may be committing new war crimes'

'Myanmar military may be committing new war crimes'

-- 2020-04-29 16:24:48

The departing UN human rights envoy for Myanmar has said its military may be committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Rakhine and Chin states, where fighting between government troops and...

UK PM Johnson and partner announce birth of baby boy

UK PM Johnson and partner announce birth of baby boy

-- 2020-04-29 16:00:28

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of their baby. Johnson’s office says Symonds gave birth to a “healthy baby boy at a London hos...

Germany reports 1,304 more virus cases, 202 more deaths

Germany reports 1,304 more virus cases, 202 more deaths

Reuters 2020-04-29 13:45:38

Germany on Wednesday reported 1,304 more cases of the novel coronavirus while the number of deaths rose by 202 compared to the previous day, data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases...

India seeks to count migrant workers amid pandemic

India seeks to count migrant workers amid pandemic

Reuters 2020-04-29 10:52:09

A veteran of organising elections and pilgrimages in stifling dust and heat, Indian bureaucrat Pranabjyoti Nath sees a precious opportunity in the coronavirus crisis - documenting the country's legion...

US coronavirus deaths surpass Vietnam War toll

US coronavirus deaths surpass Vietnam War toll

-- 2020-04-29 10:10:53

The US coronavirus death toll climbed above 58,000 on Tuesday, surpassing the loss of American life from the Vietnam War, as Florida’s governor met with President Donald Trump to discuss an easi...

Americans losing faith in Trump’s saying about COVID-19

Americans losing faith in Trump’s saying about COVID-19

-- 2020-04-29 10:02:05

Americans appear to be losing faith in what President Donald Trump says about the coronavirus pandemic, with almost everyone rejecting Trump's remark that COVID-19 may be treated by injecting infect...

'Should I buy a mask or food?' – poor people of South Asia face stark choice

'Should I buy a mask or food?' – poor people of South Asia face stark choice

-- 2020-04-28 21:48:16

Buy a mask and let his family go hungry, or buy food and go out into the crowded city without one - that is the stark choice facing Hayatullah Khan, an Afghan labourer whose daily earnings have fallen...

Global COVID-19 cases top 3.0m

Global COVID-19 cases top 3.0m

Xinhua 2020-04-28 19:46:28

Global confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 3 million on Monday, reaching 3,002,303 as of 1 p.m. (1700 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University....

Trump urges states to consider opening schools before summer

Trump urges states to consider opening schools before summer

-- 2020-04-28 18:15:47

US President Donald Trump says states should “seriously consider” reopening their public schools before the end of the academic year, even though dozens already have said it would be unsaf...

Zero coronavirus death in Mainland China for 13th day

Zero coronavirus death in Mainland China for 13th day

Xinhua 2020-04-28 16:08:02

No coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths were reported on the Chinese mainland for the 13th straight day until Monday, the health authorities said Tuesday. The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had rea...

Kim may be trying to avoid coronavirus, says South Korea

Kim may be trying to avoid coronavirus, says South Korea

Reuters 2020-04-28 16:03:47

Kim Jong Un may have missed a key holiday on April 15 because of concerns over the coronavirus, not because he is ill, South Korea’s minister for North Korean affairs said on Tuesday. North K...

Indian criticism of coronavirus test kits "irresponsible": China

Indian criticism of coronavirus test kits "irresponsible": China

REUTERS 2020-04-28 15:55:13

China has criticised India’s decision to stop using Chinese testing kits for the novel coronavirus because of quality issues as unfair and irresponsible in the latest strain in their ties. The...

Malaysia fines minister for breaking virus restriction rules

Malaysia fines minister for breaking virus restriction rules

-- 2020-04-28 14:00:41

Malaysia's Deputy Health Minister Noor Azmi Ghazali and Perak executive council member Razman Zakaria have been jointly charged with 13 others at the Magistrate's Court after they were all pictured ha...

China lab rejects conspiracy claims, but virus origins remain a mystery

China lab rejects conspiracy claims, but virus origins remain a mystery

Reuters 2020-04-28 13:18:15

Claims that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan have no basis in fact, the head of the lab told Reuters news agency, adding that there were still no conclu...

New York scientists map coronavirus genome to help track future outbreaks

New York scientists map coronavirus genome to help track future outbreaks

Reuters 2020-04-28 11:35:44

Scientists at New York City’s health department have begun to analyse the novel coronavirus’s genetic material to allow them to trace the origins of any future outbreaks in the coming mont...

Ramadan bazaars go digital in Southeast Asia

Ramadan bazaars go digital in Southeast Asia

Reuters 2020-04-28 10:35:21

For 15 years, Siti Zabedah Abdul Wahab’s family food business has opened for one month a year, selling murtabak, a pan-fried bread stuffed with meat, at Malaysia’s popular Ramadan bazaars....

As Japan fights coronavirus with shutdowns, rats emerge onto deserted streets

As Japan fights coronavirus with shutdowns, rats emerge onto deserted streets

-- 2020-04-28 10:32:43

As more Japanese restaurants shut down and people stay home during the country’s state of emergency to fight the coronavirus, experts say rats may be expanding their search for food to deserted...

US House committee launches probe of Trump WHO aid cutoff

US House committee launches probe of Trump WHO aid cutoff

-- 2020-04-28 09:52:08

The US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee launched an investigation on Monday of President Donald Trump’s blocking of funds for the World Health Organization, giving the State De...

India not to use COVID-19 test kits from two Chinese firms

India not to use COVID-19 test kits from two Chinese firms

-- 2020-04-27 21:30:40

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday asked state governments of the country to stop using coronavirus testing equipment brought from China because of conflicting results. More than hal...

Vietnam reports no new COVID-19 cases in three days

Vietnam reports no new COVID-19 cases in three days

Xinhua 2020-04-27 18:39:30

Vietnam reports no new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the third day in a row, with its total confirmed cases remaining at 270, according to its Ministry of Health. The country on Monday announced that thr...

Mideast economies take massive hit with oil price crash

Mideast economies take massive hit with oil price crash

AP 2020-04-27 16:41:21

Iraq is planning painful cuts in social benefits relied on by millions of government workers. Saudi Arabia will likely have to delay mega-projects. Egypt and Lebanon face a blow as their workers in th...

Spain records lowest daily death toll as lockdown eases

Spain records lowest daily death toll as lockdown eases

-- 2020-04-27 16:26:01

Spain, which has been one of the worst hit-countries in the coronavirus pandemic, has reported its lowest daily death toll in more than a month. Its health ministry said earlier that 288 more people...

‘New antiviral coating can protect surfaces for 90 days’

‘New antiviral coating can protect surfaces for 90 days’

-- 2020-04-27 16:21:22

Researchers at a Hong Kong university say they have developed an antiviral coating which could provide 90 days of "significant" protection against bacteria and viruses such as the one causing COVID-19...

New Zealand stops community transmission of COVID-19

New Zealand stops community transmission of COVID-19

-- 2020-04-27 16:10:50

New Zealand says it has stopped community transmission of COVID-19, effectively eliminating the virus. With new cases in single figures for several days - one on Sunday – country’s Prime...

Asia's mosques deserted as coronavirus keeps Ramadan faithful away

Asia's mosques deserted as coronavirus keeps Ramadan faithful away

Reuters 2020-04-27 11:58:30

It is a Ramadan like never before for Muslims across Asia as mosques that would normally be packed for prayers are deserted and in some places locked up as governments enforced measures to stem the sp...

Saudi Arabia ends executions for crimes committed by minors

Saudi Arabia ends executions for crimes committed by minors

-- 2020-04-27 11:39:22

Saudi Arabia will no longer impose the death penalty on people who committed crimes while still minors, the country's Human Rights Commission says. The announcement, citing a royal decree by King Sal...

S Korean officials call for caution amid reports that N Korea’s Kim is ill

S Korean officials call for caution amid reports that N Korea’s Kim is ill

Reuters 2020-04-27 11:07:51

South Korean officials are calling for caution amid reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be ill or is being isolated because of coronavirus concerns, emphasising that they have detected no...

Australians rush to download coronavirus tracing app, PM’s popularity soars

Australians rush to download coronavirus tracing app, PM’s popularity soars

-- 2020-04-27 10:57:17

More than a million Australians rushed to download an app designed to help medical workers and state governments trace close contacts of COVID-19 patients, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s app...

Italy moves to ease Europe’s longest lockdown

Italy moves to ease Europe’s longest lockdown

-- 2020-04-27 10:04:10

Italy has outlined plans to ease the strict restrictions imposed seven weeks ago to curb the spread of the coronavirus as it recorded its lowest daily death toll since mid-March. Prime Minister Giuse...

Saudi coalition calls for end to escalation in Yemen

Saudi coalition calls for end to escalation in Yemen

REUTERS 2020-04-27 09:49:34

A Saudi Arabia-led coalition said on Monday all parties need to return to the status that existed before the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen declared an emergency in Aden, according to a...