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India's gold deposit at Sonbhadra: How did the information spread? 24 Feb 2020 - 03:20 pm

New Delhi: Day after the news of the discovery of gold deposits estimated to be around 3,000 tonnes in Sonbhadra district of Uttar...

China says more than 3,000 medical staff infected by corona virus 24 Feb 2020 - 03:17 pm

BEIJING: More than 3,000 medical staff in China have been infected by the new coronavirus that emerged in the country late last year,...

Mahathir Resigns But Outcome of Malaysia Power Struggle Unclear 24 Feb 2020 - 02:44 pm

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad abruptly submitted his resignation to the king on Monday and his party exited the ruling coalition, kicking off...

Iran denies virus coverup and claim of 50 deaths 24 Feb 2020 - 02:03 pm

Tehran: Iran's government vowed Monday to be transparent after being accused of covering up the deadliest coronavirus outbreak outside China, dismissing claims the...

China bans trade, consumption of wild animals to counter virus 24 Feb 2020 - 01:58 pm

China’s top legislature imposed a total ban on trade and consumption of wild animals, according to state-run China Central Television, a move that...

Libyan premier denounces Haftar as "war criminal" at UN 24 Feb 2020 - 01:53 pm

Geneva: Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj on Monday denounced the shelling of civilian areas and airports in his country, labelling renegade military commander...

Afghanistan confirms first case of coronavirus from three suspected 24 Feb 2020 - 01:29 pm

Kabul - Afghanistan on Monday identified the country's first case of coronavirus as reported cases outside China jump. Ferozuddin Feroz, the minister of...

WHO says it no longer uses 'pandemic' category, but virus still emergency 24 Feb 2020 - 01:07 pm

Geneva - The World Health Organization no longer uses the term pandemic, but the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak remains an international emergency that is...

Italy records fourth death from coronavirus; stock market slides 24 Feb 2020 - 11:36 am

Milan: A fourth person infected with the coronavirus has died in Italy, officials said on Monday as the government struggled to contain an...

Trains between Italy and Austria resume after passengers test negative for coronavirus 24 Feb 2020 - 11:34 am

Vienna - Austria suspended train services over the Alps to Italy for about four hours late on Sunday before restarting them after two...

South Korea becomes biggest coronavirus centre outside China 24 Feb 2020 - 11:07 am

Seoul - South Korea reported 161 more coronavirus cases Monday, taking the nationwide total to 763 and making it the world's largest total...

'Guest is God': Crowds gather to greet Trump as he lands in India 24 Feb 2020 - 10:51 am

Ahmedabad, India - U.S. President Donald Trump landed in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Monday at the start of a visit...

Malaysia in turmoil as Anwar denounces bid to bring down govt 24 Feb 2020 - 09:22 am

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian politics was in turmoil Monday after leader-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim denounced a "betrayal" by coalition partners he said were trying...

Sherpa team to attempt to scale Everest in 5 days in winter 24 Feb 2020 - 08:39 am

Kathmandu: Four experienced Sherpa guides are attempting to climb to the top of Mount Everest in less than a week during the final...

WHO experts visit Chinese virus epicentre 24 Feb 2020 - 08:35 am

Beijing: Experts from the World Health Organization have visited the locked-down central Chinese city at the epicentre of the deadly global coronavirus outbreak,...