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With biryani and rice balls, Malaysia aims for halal Olympic gold 16 Feb 2020 - 03:48 pm
Workers arrange food packages at Mychef halal food factory in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 6, 2019. Picture taken December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Malaysia insists virus diagnosis from cruise passenger is correct 16 Feb 2020 - 03:31 pm
A general view of the Westerdam cruise ship docked at Sihanoukville port on February 15, 2020. AFP / Tang Chhin Sothy
Nepal evacuates 175 citizens, mostly students, from Wuhan after coronavirus outbreak 16 Feb 2020 - 01:38 pm
Nepalese nationals who were in the coronavirus-stricken Chinese city of Wuhan walk out from a Nepal Airlines plane carrying 175 Nepalese nationals, before they were sent to be quarantine, at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal February 16,
Parasite' director Bong Joon-ho gets hero's welcome in South Korea 16 Feb 2020 - 01:20 pm
Director of four Oscar award-winning film 'Parasite' Bong Joon-ho is escorted by security personnel as he leaves Incheon International Airport, South Korea, February 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Kim Jong Un in first appearance in weeks as coronavirus rages next door 16 Feb 2020 - 01:02 pm
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits his father and former leader Kim Jong Il's mausoleum to mark the anniversary of the late leader's birth, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) on February 15, 2020. KCNA/via REUTE
Cruise ship passengers bumped from KLM flight in Malaysia 16 Feb 2020 - 09:15 am
 Passengers wave their hands after they depart from MS Westerdam, a cruise ship that spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over fears that someone aboard might have the coronavirus, as it docks in Sihanoukville, Cambodia Februar
Coronavirus cases on Japan ship rise to 355 16 Feb 2020 - 07:55 am
Japan Self-Defense Forces members walk past a military vehicle attached to a gate of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which has around 3,600 people quarantined onboard due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus, at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Y
New virus has infected more than 67,000 people globally 15 Feb 2020 - 01:08 pm
Employees work on a production line manufacturing face masks at a factory, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China February 15, 2020. (cnsphoto via REUTERS)
Chinese gymnasts pull out of World Cup in Australia due to coronavirus travel ban 15 Feb 2020 - 09:02 am
Artistic Gymnastics - 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - October 9, 2019 China's Xiao Ruoteng in action REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/
China’s capital Beijing imposes 14-day quarantine on arrivals 14 Feb 2020 - 07:11 pm
Workers wearing face masks clean the ground of a food court amid snowfall, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country, on Valentine's Day at the Sanlitun shopping area in Beijing, China February 14, 2020. (REUTERS/Tingshu Wang)
Man sentenced for placing knives on Japan prince's desk 14 Feb 2020 - 12:05 pm
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Virus-hit Hong Kong says it with face masks, not flowers 14 Feb 2020 - 11:02 am
A man wearing a protective face mask as a preventative measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, buys flowers to mark Valentine's Day in Hong Kong on February 14, 2020. / AFP / Philip Fong
First passengers exit quarantined Japan ship 14 Feb 2020 - 10:22 am
Passengers are seen on the deck of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, with around 3,600 people quarantined onboard due to fears of the new coronavirus, at the Daikaku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama port on February 13, 2020. AFP / Kazuhiro Nogi
KLM apologises after airliner crew's coronavirus toilet note sparks outrage in S.Korea 14 Feb 2020 - 10:03 am
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Expose reveals child labour in Cambodian brick kilns despite crackdown 13 Feb 2020 - 10:59 pm
A boy shovels smoldering ash out of a kiln at a brick factory in Kandal Province, Cambodia, on January 23, 2020. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Matt Blomberg
Part of the ceiling collapses at Atlanta airport restaurant 13 Feb 2020 - 09:40 pm
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Outcast cruise’s ordeal ends after Cambodia welcomes ship 13 Feb 2020 - 09:40 pm
MS Westerdam cruise ship is moored at port in Sihanoukville, where it has been granted permission to dock following nearly two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over coronavirus fears, Cambodia February 13, 2020. Reuters/Juarawee Kitt
Fear, boredom, adventure fill each day on quarantined ship 13 Feb 2020 - 09:39 pm
Passengers are seen on the deck of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, with around 3,600 people quarantined onboard due to fears of the new coronavirus, at the Daikaku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama port on February 13, 2020. AFP / Kazuhiro Nogi