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Duterte tells European lawmakers: ""Why do you have to fuck with us?"

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte warns coronavirus lockdown violators will be shot dead

Duterte's stern warning came after several frontline healthcare workers were attacked and discriminated against.

Apr 2, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Who is Jia Jia, Chinese columnist missing over letter asking President Xi to resign?

US intelligence report reveals China is faking Coronavirus death toll

Since the Coronavirus outbreak, China has been criticised for being in the shadows and now intelligence report proved this right

Apr 2, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

South Korea to allow absentee voting for coronavirus patients in parliamentary elections

Around 4,000 patients receiving treatment will be able to case their ballot via mail or early absentee voting

Apr 2, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

Chinese university student goes missing after criticising President Xi Jinping on social media

A Chinese university student named Zhang Wenbin has gone incommunicado after posting a video of himself calling out President Xi Jinping on March 30, 2020

Apr 1, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

Hoax busted: Video of Trump asking terminally ill to vote for him goes viral, here is the truth

The video where Trump is asking even people who are terminally ill to hang on and vote for him is going viral on social media

Apr 1, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus Fake news

Coronavirus spreading uncontrollably in US aircraft carrier; government rules out evacuating ship

More than 100 of the 4,000 crew members of US warship Theodore Roosevelt docked near Guem at Pacific have reportedly contracted coronavirus

Apr 1, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Prince William to pilot air ambulance and ferry Coronavirus patients?

Prince William, next in line to the throne of Britain wants to work as pilot of air ambulance to ferry coronavirus patients

Mar 31, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

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Will US cancel or postpone November 2020 presidential election? 9 questions answered

Though the odds of a postponement of the dates are low, authorities have to take into account widespread disruptions during the poll run-up and considerable mayhem on the voting day.

Mar 31, 2020

By Jacob J

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With PM Johnson ill, coronavirus strikes at heart of British politics

After Prime Minister Boris Johnson got the coronavirus, health minister also contracted and England's chief medical officer also had symptoms

Mar 30, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

In Jerusalem, a Palestinian family under coronavirus lockdown

Israel has reported more than 4,000 coronavirus infections and 15 deaths and authorities have tightened a partial lockdown

Mar 30, 2020

By Reuters

Twitter deletes videos of Bolsonaro visiting Brasilia

In a statement, Twitter said it had recently included among its criteria for excluding tweets, content that contradicted public health information from official sources

Mar 30, 2020

By IANS

Coronavirus

Old City Wall – Sher Darwaza, Kabul, Afghanistan

Afghan health minister says that lack of budget affecting the fight against Coronavius

Several lawmakers also confirm hurdles in the government's campaign against the spread of the coronavirus

Mar 30, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Coronavirus

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers the keynote address at the IISS Shangri-la Dialogue

Indian PM apologizes for coronavirus lockdown as the poor suffer and migrant workers stranded

Narendra Modi, while addressing in his weekly radio program Mann Ki Baat today, asked for forgiveness from people as lockdown was strict

Mar 30, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Coronavirus

Finance minister of Germany's business hub allegedly commits suicide over economic crisis worries due to COVID-19

Thomas Schaefer was a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and had been the finance minister of Hesse for nearly 10 years

Mar 30, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Coronavirus

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Twitter deletes tweet by Trump's attorney for corona misinformation

Twitter has admitted that it will not be able to remove every Tweet that contains incomplete or disputed information about new coronavirus, COVID-19

Mar 29, 2020

By IANS

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