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China Imposes Strict Lockdown in Hebei Province, 400,000 Under Coronavirus Enclosed Zone Now

Chinese authorities said Anxin, which is around 150 km south of Beijing, would be fully enclosed and controlled

Jun 29, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Terrorists Attack Pakistan Stock Exchange, Six Dead

Pakistan has again been targeted by terrorists and this time, they have gone after the country's business capital.

Jun 29, 2020

By Akshay Saraswat

Starbucks Barista Wins $83,000 in Tips After Insults by Mask-less Customer; Video Goes Viral

Amber Lynn Giles wrote a Facebook post with the intention of shaming Lenin Gutierrez but users jumped in the barista's defense.

Jun 29, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Facebook Coronavirus

14 Filipino Fishermen Disappear as Chinese Vessel Sinks Boat in South China Sea

The Philippine Coast Guard is looking for 14 Filipino fishermen who disappeared in the South China Sea.

Jun 29, 2020

By IANS

Thousands in Western Myanmar Flee as Army Plans Operations, Monitors Say

This year the army of Myanmar has been fighting the AA, a group from the largely Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group that is seeking greater autonomy for the western region

Jun 28, 2020

By Reuters

Singapore General Election 2020: Facebook Removes 'Fabrications About PAP' Admin Accounts

Social media giant Facebook said it had removed some accounts as they have violated its policies

Jun 28, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Facebook Fake news Coronavirus

President Widodo says Indonesia actively involved in resolving South China Sea conflicts

Indonesian President Threatens to Reshuffle Cabinet due to Coronavirus Response

The government of Widodo has pledged to spend nearly $50 billion on public health, social protection, and relief measures

Jun 28, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Philippines Drops Multinational Buying of Rice as Vietnam Restarts Exports

Based on ranking of qualified bids, Myanmar was on the top with an offer of $489.25 a tonne for a volume of 33,000 tonnes, $494.25 a tonne for a different volume of 42,000 tonnes

Jun 28, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Beijing Increases Coronavirus Testing Capacity, Reaching a Third of the City's Population So Far

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting more than 10 million people globally

Jun 28, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Central bank of China Claims Economy Faces Risks From Coronavirus Pandemic

The PBOC said in a statement it would continue to guide lending rates lower by exploiting the full potential of the reforms

Jun 28, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Indonesia Confirms 1,198 New Coronavirus Cases and 34 New Deaths

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting more than 10 million people globally

Jun 28, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Singapore GE2020: As PAP's Ivan Lim Triggered Uproar, Here's Desmond Tan Winning Many Hearts

PAP's Singapore GE candidate Desmond Tan emerges as a people's person as netizens hail him for his empathetic, down-to-earth behavior

Jun 28, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Oscar Winning Writer Charles Randolph Boards New Coronavirus Pandemic Movie

The untitled film will feature the dramatic weeks in China as the heroic medical community confronts a mysterious virus

Jun 28, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Defiant Najib orchestrates expulsion of Muhyiddin and Mukhriz from Unmo

Malaysian Economy Would Have Faced $234 Billion in Losses If Lockdown Continued: PM

Malaysia's PM Muhyiddin Yassin has announced a total of 280 billion ringgits in stimulus packages to boost the economy

Jun 28, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

China Recruits MMA Fighters to its Border Militia After Hand-to-Hand Fight With India

Twenty Mixed Martial Arts fighters from the Enbo Fight Club is going to form the Plateau Resistance Tibetan Mastiffs, with the border militia ranks

Jun 28, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

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