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British Airways suspends direct flights to mainland China amid virus fears

British Airways has suspended all the direct flights to and from China citing safety issues due to the coronavirus crisis

Jan 29, 2020

By Reuters

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Social media infected with fake news and videos of Wuhan coronavirus

Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter are filled with a massive amount of fake news and videos related to the Wuhan's Coronavirus

Jan 29, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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China virus: Shocking videos of Wuhan residents fighting, begging for food reveals the state of a city under lockdown

Several videos that have surfaced online, tell a story of panic and mass hysteria in the initial days of the lockdown.

Jan 28, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

BBC apologizes for using wrong footage of Kobe Bryant

The BBC, during their News At Ten program, showed LeBron James instead of Kobe Bryant during a coverage video of his death

Jan 27, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

China deploys military staff to epicenter; 13 countries talk about new cases of coronavirus

The death toll has reached more than 50 while mainland China has reported more than 2000 cases of the virus

Jan 26, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

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Membership in Labour party sees a massive surge in the midst of leadership change

The members will vote from February 21 to select a new chief for the party as Corbyn is set to step down

Jan 25, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Two Rohingya women killed as Myanmar army shells village

As per a national member of parliament for Buthidaung township in northern Rakhine state, shells fired from a nearby battalion hit Kin Taung village in the middle of the night

Jan 25, 2020

By Reuters

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Iraqi security forces raid Baghdad's main protest camp, shoot at demonstrators

In the southern city of Basra, security forces raided and deployed a force to stop protesters gathering there again

Jan 25, 2020

By Reuters

Japan arrests six over child pornography

Soon in Turkey men can legally rape young girls - if they marry them

The bill has sparked massive protests from women in Turkey, who see it as a law that will not only legitimize child marriage and rape but will also increase child abuse

Jan 25, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

18 killed, 500 injured as 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Turkey's eastern province

The 6.8 magnitude earthquake was followed by as many as 60 aftershocks, with magnitudes ranging from 2.7 to 5.4; with tremors felt in neighboring Syria, Lebanon and Iran

Jan 25, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

China Virus: Chilling videos from Wuhan show coronavirus infected men, women collapsing in streets

There have been a few confirmed cases in the United States, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and Singapore.

Jan 25, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Coronavirus

Myanmar's State Councellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar denies genocide in Rakhine state

The case was brought to the ICJ after an insurgent attack by the ARSA against police and military posts was followed by a disproportionate military crackdown

Jan 24, 2020

By IANS

Singapore's battle against coronavirus begins; Schools ask parents for holiday travel details

While Singapore PM Lee said coronavirus does not appear to be as deadly as SARS, the schools are asking parents and staff to provide travel details during Chinese New Year

Jan 24, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Pakistan conducts test launch of ballistic missile Ghaznavi

Lieutenant General Nadeem Zaki Manj, Director General Strategic Plans Division, and senior officers, among others, witnessed the launch

Jan 23, 2020

By IANS

Qassim Soleimani's aide, leader of Iran's Basij militia, assassinated in south-western Iran

Abdolhossein Mojaddami, commander of Basij commander, was shot dead by masked gunmen in the Iranian south-western province of Khuzestan

Jan 23, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

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