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Iranian Wedding Party Fuelled New Coronavirus Surge, Says President Rouhani

Iran has more than 167,000, novel Coronavirus cases as of Saturday and disease has caused over 8,000 deaths in the country

Jun 6, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

Macron the mould-breaker - France's youngest leader since Napoleon

France Continues to Back "One Country, Two Systems" Principle for Hong Kong, says Macron

In the midst of escalated tension between the US and China, Marcon talked to Xi Jinping and said France is following events happening in Hong Kong

Jun 6, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Australia and Asia Protests Embrace 'Black Lives Matter' Movement

Asia-Pacific demonstrations against the racism issues were limited by social-distancing curbs aiming at stopping the novel coronavirus pandemic

Jun 6, 2020

By Reuters

Anti-Government Protestors Detained in Kazakh

Dozens Of Anti-Government Protesters Detained by Kazakh Police [VIDEO]

Police detained anti-government protesters in Kazakhstan's largest city Almaty as dozens took to the streets

Jun 6, 2020

By Reuters

Citing Coronavirus-Fueled Racism, China Asks its Citizens Not to Travel to Australia

With an increase in racist incidents against people of China and Asian background, the Chinese government issued a travel advisory

Jun 6, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus

Myanmar Doctor Jailed for Criticizing Buddhist Monks Opposing Sex Education in Schools

Dr Kyaw Win Thant was arrested in May after he apologized for his social media ranting to the Buddhist monks

Jun 6, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Education Facebook

Japan Aims to Use Coronavirus Vaccines by June 2021

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting more than 6.6 million people globally

Jun 5, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Black Lives Matter Rallies Papuan Activists in Indonesia

Indonesian social media users have adopted the hashtag #PapuanLivesMatter alongside #BlackLivesMatter

Jun 5, 2020

By Reuters

US Military Commander Says China Pushing Territorial Claims Under Cover of Coronavirus

US criticism of China comes as relations have frayed amid accusations by Washington that Beijing failed to warn it quickly enough about the coronavirus

Jun 5, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

North Korea Is Supporting China for Newly Implemented Measures in Hong Kong

North Korea will actively support the Chinese party and government to defend national sovereignty, says Ri Son Gwon

Jun 5, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Mosques in Jakarta Hold Prayers for the First Time in 2 Months

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting more than 6.6 million people globally

Jun 5, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Indonesia Confirms 703 New Cases of Coronavirus and 49 New Deaths: Official

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting more than 6.6 million people globally

Jun 5, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Household Spending in Japan Falls at Record Speed as Coronavirus Stalls Economy

The deadly virus outbreak has affected the global economy a lot as most of the countries imposed lockdowns to contain the spread of COVID-19

Jun 5, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Can New Contact Tracing Wearable Device Help Singapore Curb Coronavirus Cases?

Singapore may soon launch wearable device to trace contact as TraceTogether app fails to work efficiently on iPhones

Jun 5, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus

Hong Kong's Free Media Fears Being Silenced by China's National Security Law

RTHK announced it was suspending production of the Chinese-language show, which had been running since 1989, at the end of the current season

Jun 5, 2020

By Reuters

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