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Who is Kizzmekia Corbett? NIH Coronavirus researcher asks Fauci to check 'privilege' while talking about racism

Kizzmekia Corbett urged Dr Anthony Fauci and the general surgeon Dr Jerome Adams to 'check' their 'privilege' in a tweet

Apr 18, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Malaysia confirms 54 new Coronavirus cases and 2 fresh deaths

The coronavirus outbreak has created havoc around the world and has spread to more than 170 countries globally

Apr 18, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Indonesia confirms 325 new Coronavirus cases taking the total 6,248

The coronavirus outbreak has created a major stir around the world claiming the lives of over 150,000 people

Apr 18, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Twitter spats, conspiracy theories, nationalism: A peak into China's 'Wolf Warrior' Coronavirus diplomacy

The term 'Wolf Warrior' has been named after a 2015 nationalist action film and its sequel which released in 2017

Apr 18, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Hong Kong police detain veteran democracy activists in raids

Several including Jimmy Lai was arrested in Hong Kong for illegal assembly on Saturday, Asian financial hub, media and political sources said

Apr 18, 2020

By Reuters

Oxford University's Coronavirus vaccine could be given to UK volunteers 'within the next week or so'

UK trial participants are expected to be given the first dose of a potential COVID-19 vaccine within the next week

Apr 18, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Who is Jennings Staley? Doctor gets arrested for selling hydroxychloroquine to Coronavirus patients

San Diego physician Jennings Staley is now facing criminals charges after he tried to sell hydroxychloroquine

Apr 18, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Corona cases hit India's Western Naval Command, INS Angre isolated

Indian Navy personnel have tested positive for the coronavirus in Mumbai, confirmed the authorities on Saturday, April 18

Apr 18, 2020

By IANS

Coronavirus

Like in Wuhan, people are collapsing on streets in Harbin; China enforces emergency lockdown

As Heilongjiang emerges as the epicentre of the outbreak, reports of people collapsing on the streets surface on social media.

Apr 18, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

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Photos capture North Korea ships' sanctions busting in Chinese waters: UN report

The annual report to the U.N. Security Council by independent sanctions monitors said North Korea continued to flout council resolutions

Apr 18, 2020

By Reuters

Chinese barred from Aussie supermarket? Here's the truth behind viral video

Viral video shared on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and WhatsApp shows a man of Asian origin having an altercation with fellow shoppers

Apr 18, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Coronavirus

US intelligence tipped Israel on coronavirus outbreak in November?

US intelligence issued an early warning about the coronavirus to Israel and NATO as far back as November, Israel's Channel 12 claimed in a television broadcast.

Apr 18, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

Saudi princess Basmah bint Saud appeals for release as her health is 'deteriorating'

Saudi Arabia princes Basmah bint Saud appealed to the king and crown prince for her release through official Twitter account.

Apr 17, 2020

By Bharat Sharma

Zombie 'Angelina Jolie' lookalike in Iran contracts coronavirus in prison

Sahar Tabar who underwent surgery to look like Angelina Jolie contracted coronavirus while in detention on charges of blasphemy and actions on social media

Apr 17, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Coronavirus

Kenyan Governor Mike Sonko puts mini bottles of Hennessy in coronavirus care packages (watch video)

'Alcohol plays a big role in killing the coronavirus and any sort of virus,' says Sonko

Apr 17, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Coronavirus

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