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Xi Jinping's critic Ren Zhiqiang disappears after scathing coronavirus op-ed

Although his whereabouts are unknown, it is widely reported that he has been detained for his criticism of the Chinese President

Mar 16, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Coronavirus

Italy coronavirus horrors: 368 deaths in 24 hours, hospitals face crises, a funeral every 30 minutes

Italy records 1,809 deaths and 24,747 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as the country remains the worst-hit in Europe

Mar 16, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Coronavirus

Covid-19: Singapore issues 14-day stay-home notices for travelers coming from Asian countries and UK

Ministry of Health announces short-term pass-holders from China, Iran, Italy and France will not be allowed to enter Singapore

Mar 15, 2020

By Bharat Sharma

Coronavirus

ISIS issues Sharia-compliant Coronavirus guidelines for its suicide bombers in COVID 19 hit countries

The Al Naba, which publishes the newsletters in Arabic, has been closely following since the Coronavirus outbreak from the beginning

Mar 15, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Uzbekistan confirms first case of Coronavirus: Halts travel to several cities

Uzbekistan confirmed the first case of Covid-19 in a person traveling from France, cancels flights to several cities across the world

Mar 15, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Coronavirus

20,000 job losses after Nepal suspends climbing permits on-arrival visas

The Nepal government has decided to stop the issue of on-arrival tourist visas and any Mt. Everest expeditions for the time being

Mar 14, 2020

By IANS

Coronavirus

Taliban violence spikes in Afghanistan despite peace deal

In the past 24 hours, the Taliban has reportedly conducted around 95 attacks in at least 10 provinces despite the peace deal being in the talks

Mar 14, 2020

By IANS

China's 'lonely dictator' Xi Jinping's image during his Wuhan tour goes viral; truth revealed

An image of the Chinese Primer Xi Jinping was circulated online while many netizens named it as 'lonely dictator'

Mar 14, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

With fatality rate of 7.16%, why is Coronavirus death rate double in Italy than rest of the world?

With 17,660 Covid-19 cases and 1,266 fatalities, the fatality rate in Italy stands at 7.16%, as opposed to the global fatality rate of 3.7%

Mar 14, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Coronavirus

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a grand military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary

Kim Jong Un responds to South Korea's COVID-19 situation while almost 200 soldiers reportedly dead

Even though North Korea has not reported any cases of Novel Coronavirus, reports claimed that almost 200 soldiers have died in North Korea

Mar 14, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Quarantined Italians sing from balconies to fight loneliness as COVID-19 death toll rises [VIDEO]

On Friday, Italy reported 250 deaths and 2,547 new cases, as WHO declared Europe as the new epicentre of Covid-19 pandemic

Mar 14, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Coronavirus

This new coronavirus conspiracy theory is a viral sensation on Weibo, thanks to a Chinese diplomat who is compared to Trump

China no more wants to play on the defensive and has now decided to go on the attack, fronted by a top Chinese official who is backing a theory that the US military introduced the deadly coronavirus

Mar 14, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Iran coronavirus deaths:Top Iranian IRGC Commander Nasser Shabani, who once openly admitted to blowing up Saudi oil tankers, dies of COVID 19

With the death of Nasser Shabani, the total number of senior IRGC leaders who have died of coronavirus in Iran has reached five

Mar 14, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

New Videos show mass graves built in Iran for Coronavirus victims

Satellite images from a commercial company show that there are burial grounds being built in Iran for the victims of Covid-19

Mar 13, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Coronavirus

Man 'stabbed' in Georgia store over a pack of water amid alleged Coronavirus fears [VIDEO]

In a video that is going viral on Twitter, a man is said to have been 'stabbed' at a popular retail store in Hiram, Georgia, over a pack of bottled water

Mar 13, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Coronavirus

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