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'Joy of spring': Japan fetes cherry blossoms despite virus 23 Mar 2020 - 12:01 pm

Tokyo: The crowds might be thinner and parties smaller, but warnings from officials over the coronavirus have done little to stop Japanese celebrating...

Pakistan: COVID-19 cases jumps to 803 23 Mar 2020 - 12:01 pm

Islamabad/Karachi, Pakistan - With over 150 new coronavirus cases confirmed in the last 24 hours, the number of COVID-19 patients in Pakistan reached...

Three in U.S. Congress test positive for coronavirus, more self-quarantine 23 Mar 2020 - 11:43 am

Washington - Three members of the U.S. Congress have tested positive for the coronavirus, and at least 22 others have said they are...

France toughens lockdown penalties as coronavirus kills medic 23 Mar 2020 - 11:33 am

PARIS - French lawmakers approved tougher penalties for defying a nationwide confinement order as the coronavirus death toll rose on Sunday, with a...

PM Modi tells Indians to save themselves from coronavirus as Delhi locks down 23 Mar 2020 - 10:48 am

New Delhi/ Mumbai - Streets were deserted in the Indian capital on Monday and office buildings shuttered as a lockdown to halt the...

China sees drop in new coronavirus cases; all new cases imported 23 Mar 2020 - 09:59 am

Beijing - Mainland China saw a drop in its daily tally of new coronavirus cases, reversing four straight days of gains, as the...

Merkel in quarantine after contact with infected doctor 22 Mar 2020 - 11:41 pm

Angela Merkel’s ability to effectively direct Germany’s coronavirus response was thrown into question after the chancellor quarantined herself at home following contact with...

Coronavirus supplies donated by Alibaba's Ma arrive in Africa 22 Mar 2020 - 07:32 pm

ADDIS ABABA: A first planeload of protective and medical equipment donated to Africa by Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma to help...

Canada coronavirus death toll jumps, PM Trudeau predicts crisis to last months 22 Mar 2020 - 07:23 pm

OTTAWA: The Canadian death toll from the coronavirus outbreak jumped almost 50% percent to 19 in less than a day and Prime Minister...

Quake hits Zagreb, PM urges social distancing as residents flee buildings 22 Mar 2020 - 07:23 pm

ZAGREB: A large earthquake struck near the Croatian capital Zagreb on Sunday, critically injuring a teenager caught in a collapsed building in the...

Americans see Trump's virus response through partisan lens 22 Mar 2020 - 07:07 pm

LARGO, Florida: As restaurants across the country stacked chairs on tables and shut their doors to try to contain the deadly coronavirus, what...

Switzerland records more than 900 more coronavirus cases 22 Mar 2020 - 05:06 pm

ZURICH: Switzerland recorded more than 900 additional coronavirus cases from Saturday to Sunday, the nation's health ministry said, bringing total confirmed infections to...

Emirates to stop all passenger flights by March 25 22 Mar 2020 - 04:56 pm

DUBAI: Emirates will temporarily suspend all passenger flights by March, it said on Sunday. "As a global network airline, we find ourselves in...

Doctors respond en masse to Italy's call to arms 22 Mar 2020 - 04:52 pm

ROME: Almost 8,000 doctors of different ages have responded to the Italian government’s desperate call for help to create a special task force...

Spain's coronavirus deaths surpass 1,700, cases over 28,000 - Health Ministry 22 Mar 2020 - 02:37 pm

Madrid - Spain's death toll from coronavirus soared to 1,720 on Sunday from 1,326 the day before, according to latest data from the...

Kuwait confirms 12 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 188 22 Mar 2020 - 02:00 pm

Kuwait: Kuwait's Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed 12 coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 188. During a press...

Lock downs not enough to defeat coronavirus - WHO's Ryan 22 Mar 2020 - 01:51 pm

London - Countries can't simply lock down their societies to defeat coronavirus, the World Health Organization's top emergency expert said on Sunday, adding...