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on May 28, 2020 at 9:20 pm

The coronavirus has infected more than 5.71 million people around the world as of Thursday, killing at least 356,124 people. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 8:20 pm

The announcement of the new test comes as the U.S. has failed to substantially increase its capacity to test for Covid-19 broadly throughout the population. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 6:55 pm

Until now, the US has given Hong Kong favourable trading terms […]

on May 28, 2020 at 5:43 pm

The captain of a Pakistani airliner that crashed last week, killing 97 people on board, approached Karachi airport without announcing he couldn't open his landing gear and hit the runway three times, a government minister said on Thursday. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 5:08 pm

Nepal increased spending on health infrastructure in its annual budget unveiled on Thursday to stop the spread of the coronavirus and introduced measures to revive an economy that depends on tourism and remittances. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 4:55 pm

The researchers' findings come from observations aboard a 21-day expedition cruise to the Antarctic. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 4:11 pm

Award-winning photographer Niraj Gera takes on stigma surrounding menstruation in India. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 4:10 pm

The joint statement comes as the UK says it could extend visa rights to overseas passport holders. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 3:41 pm

India is in talks with China to deal with the most serious military standoff on their disputed border in recent years, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, sidestepping U.S. President Donald Trump's offer to mediate. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 3:07 pm

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the Covid-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 364,900 people across the state as of Thursday. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 3:00 pm

Skirmishes between Taliban fighters and Afghan security forces recommenced in Afghanistan in the day since a three-day ceasefire expired, but government officials said on Thursday that the incidents were minor and the truce could still hold. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 1:52 pm

A smaller decision-making body under China's National People's Congress, the Standing Committee, will now proceed to work on the specifics of the legislation and implement them in Hong Kong. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 12:13 pm

After fact-checking President Trump, Twitter adds warnings to Chinese tweets too. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 11:51 am

The coronavirus has infected more than 5,710,393 people around the world as of Thursday, killing at least 356,042 people. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 10:13 am

A TikTok video helped an Indian family find their missing father at the other end of the country. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 9:37 am

TOKYO - Japan is "seriously concerned" about the move by China's Parliament to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that observers fear could endanger its special autonomy and freedoms, the foreign ministry said on Thursday (May 28). In a rare statement issued minutes after the security […]

on May 28, 2020 at 9:03 am

MANILA - The Philippines' health ministry on Thursday reported 17 more novel coronavirus deaths and 539 new infections, the largest number of cases reported in a single day since the virus was first detected in the country. In a bulletin, the ministry said total infections have risen to 15,588 and deaths have reached […]

by Rizki Fachriansyah on May 28, 2020 at 8:47 am

Coordinating Legal, Political and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD has caught flak for his recent statement that likens the country’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 to a husband’s control over his wife. Women’s NGO Solidaritas Perempuan (Women’s Solidarity) chief executive Dinda […]

on May 28, 2020 at 8:46 am

The U.S. and China have in recent days clashed over Beijing's plan to introduce a new national security law in Hong Kong. The U.S. criticized China's move for undermining Hong Kong's autonomy, while China accused the U.S. for interfering in its internal affairs. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 8:25 am

Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today. 1. How influencer Christabel Chua bounced back from the lowest point in her life I never thought that I would become a victim of the Internet - a platform that launched my full-time job as an influencer... » READ MORE 2. Transcript: A weird […]

on May 28, 2020 at 8:18 am

More than 100 print papers to close as News Corp shifts to digital after the virus pandemic hit revenues. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 7:56 am

Orient Capital Research's Andrew Collier tells CNBC why he is "very nervous" about the whole situation surrounding Hong Kong following the proposal of a national security law by China. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 7:55 am

Hong Kong's special status with the U.S. now appears to be under threat, as U.S.-China tensions ramped up after Beijing proposed a new security law for the Chinese special administrative region. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 7:20 am

BANGKOK - Thailand may lose up to 2 million jobs this year, particularly in the tourist industry, as the novel coronavirus outbreak undermines economic activity, the state planning agency said on Thursday (May 28). About 8.4 million people are at risk of losing their jobs - 2.5 million in the tourist sector, 1.5 […]

on May 28, 2020 at 7:19 am

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress on Wednesday that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from China, raising questions over the special administrative region's favorable trade relationship with the U.S. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 6:52 am

HONG KONG - Rich Chinese are expected to park fewer funds in Hong Kong on worries that Beijing's proposed national security law for the city could allow mainland authorities to track and seize their wealth, bankers and other industry sources said. More than half of Hong Kong's estimated private wealth […]

on May 28, 2020 at 6:47 am

Tokyo Tower, which has been closed since April 8 due to the coronavirus, reopened on Thursday. In order to avoid the "three Cs" - closed spaces, crowded places and close-contact environments, many visitors have to make their way up to the main deck, which is located 150 meters above the ground, using the external […]

on May 28, 2020 at 6:22 am

TOKYO - Japan is unlikely to change its academic year to start in September rather than April in either 2020 or 2021, domestic media said on Thursday, despite calls for reform that advocates say would help internationalise the country’s education system. Schools closed in Japan in March because of the […]

on May 28, 2020 at 6:10 am

The 2020 National Rugby League season is resuming, with post-lockdown safety measures. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 5:31 am

In the morning, the gunmen burst into the maternity ward of a hospital in Kabul disguised as police. They killed 24 people, including 16 women and two newborn babies. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 4:56 am

The Japanese reality show is under scrutiny after Hana Kimura death's amid cyber-bullying claims. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 4:53 am

Five coronavirus patients died in a hospital fire in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Wednesday, a fire service official said. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 4:50 am

A team of Pakistani and French investigators on Wednesday sifted through the wreckage of a Pakistani airliner that crashed in the southern city of Karachi last Friday, searching for clues around what caused the worst airline disaster in the country in years. […]

by Rainer Cheung on May 28, 2020 at 4:30 am

Of the many "new normals" to expect post-pandemic, a silent theme park might be one of them. After Japan lifted its nationwide state of emergency over Covid-19 on Monday (May 25), extra caution in reopening the country is required to prevent another wave of infections. As such, the East and West Japan Amusement […]

on May 28, 2020 at 4:27 am

MANILA - The Philippines' coronavirus task force has recommended President Rodrigo Duterte ease one of the toughest and longest lockdowns in the world for residents in the capital who have endured nearly 11 weeks of restrictions on activity. Manila's lockdown will this weekend surpass the 76-day quarantine of Wuhan, […]

on May 28, 2020 at 4:06 am

The Chinese yuan could weaken to as low as 7.40 against the dollar as tensions between Beijing and Washington show little sign of abating soon, according to Bannockburn Global Forex's Marc Chandler. […]

on May 28, 2020 at 12:26 am

Once part of the group behind the Bali bombing, now Ali Fauzi is on a mission to end terror. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 11:39 pm

A coordinated network of accounts on three social networks has been targeting the Chinese government's critics. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 10:37 pm

Black Americans continue to make up a disproportionate share of Covid-19 fatalities as the number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic exceeds 100,000 in the U.S., according to an analysis of data from the CDC. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 10:37 pm

Huawei, the world's largest telecommunication supplier, has been a flashpoint for the Trump administration's trade battles with China. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 8:59 pm

A Canadian court has ruled that the extradition hearing of Meng Wanzhou can continue. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 7:18 pm

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told Republican lawmakers on Wednesday to "stop abusing" states like New York, New Jersey and California that are in need of federal aid because of Covid-19. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 6:46 pm

"There is no empirical evidence at this point that these drugs work in this case either for treatment or for prophylaxis," said Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO's emergencies program. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 5:57 pm

"Don't start leapfrogging over the recommendations of some of the guidelines because that's really tempting fate and asking for trouble," Fauci says. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 5:44 pm

New York City is in the process of figuring out when and how to reopen restaurants and bars safely with public health measures, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 5:20 pm

It remains unclear whether people who have been infected with the coronavirus are at risk of becoming infected again, WHO says. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 4:53 pm

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the Covid-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 363,800 people across the state as of Wednesday. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 4:47 pm

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had offered to mediate a standoff between India and China at the Himalayan border, where soldiers camped out in a high-altitude region have accused each other of trespassing over the disputed border. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 2:53 pm

U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan is down to nearly 8,600, well ahead of a schedule agreed with Taliban militants in late February, in part because of concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, U.S. and NATO officials said. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 1:40 pm

Sri Lanka's finances were fragile long before the coronavirus delivered its blow, but unless the country can secure aid from allies like China, economists say it may have to make a fresh appeal to the IMF or default on its debt. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 12:11 pm

The coronavirus has infected more than 5.6 million people around the world as of Tuesday, killing at least 350,000 people. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 12:01 pm

The team are the only climbers to summit this season, and are re-measuring the height. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 8:20 am

Several U.S. officials and Congress members criticized Beijing's move to impose a national security law in Hong Kong, with some — such as Republican Senator Marco Rubio — threatening sanctions on China. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 7:35 am

Stocks in Asia Pacific were mixed on Wednesday as investors weighed the potential impact of rising tensions between Washington and Beijing against economies reopening, as coronavirus containment measures are eased. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 7:18 am

Officials said they planned to test all of Wuhan's residents over 10 days, so how have they done? […]

on May 27, 2020 at 7:10 am

Barings' Head of Greater China Investments, Khiem Do, tells CNBC why the firm sees value in the Chinese yuan as well as the country's 10-year government bond at present. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 6:28 am

Prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong called Beijing's proposed national security legislation "more evil" than the scrapped extradition bill that triggered mass protests in Hong Kong last year. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 2:52 am

The Afghan government said it was in the process of freeing 900 Taliban members from prison on Tuesday, the biggest such release yet, and urged the insurgent group to extend a three-day ceasefire set to end at midnight. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 2:20 am

Economic prospects for the developed world this year have darkened again in the past month as the coronavirus pandemic has rolled from Asia to the Americas, with a V-shaped sharp recovery expected by less than one-fifth of economists polled by Reuters. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 2:19 am

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his desire for a full military withdrawal from Afghanistan but added that he had not set a target date, amid speculation he might make ending America's longest war part of his re-election campaign. […]

on May 27, 2020 at 12:27 am

The coronavirus has shown "that it does not respect borders," spreading to both high- and low-income countries, Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier tells CNBC. […]

on May 26, 2020 at 8:31 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that he would ease the state's restrictions on barbershops and hair salons for some counties in the state that meet certain health criteria. […]

on May 26, 2020 at 6:21 pm

"Our target for next year is quite ambitious, but we think doable, which is to produce over a billion doses of vaccine," Novavax CEO Stanley Erck said. […]

on May 26, 2020 at 5:18 pm

"We've lost thousands of small businesses that are just not going to reopen their doors," Cuomo says. […]

on May 26, 2020 at 3:02 pm

New evidence shows climate change may have wiped out Australia's giant beasts. […]

on May 26, 2020 at 3:01 pm

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the Covid-19 outbreak. […]

on May 26, 2020 at 2:53 pm

Every state has now reopened nonessential businesses and eased at least some restrictions meant to curb the spread of the virus. […]

on May 26, 2020 at 1:25 pm

A Himalayan border standoff between old foes India and China was triggered by India’s construction of roads and air strips in the region as it competes with China's spreading Belt and Road initiative, Indian observers said on Tuesday. […]

on May 26, 2020 at 3:19 am

The World Health Organization has suspended testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. […]

on May 26, 2020 at 3:19 am

Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an "immediate second peak" if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Monday. […]

on May 25, 2020 at 11:52 pm

Worried by teens' mental health struggles during Kyrgyzstan's coronavirus lockdown, one group acted. […]

on May 25, 2020 at 11:02 pm

With the collapse of the tourism industry because of the coronavirus, Thailand's captive elephants are now at risk of starvation. […]

on May 25, 2020 at 11:02 pm

Once home to more than 200 families, the village of Bedono in Central Java is now under water. […]

on May 25, 2020 at 3:36 pm

As Fazal Rahmaan, 80, and his wife, Wahida Rahmaan, 74, boarded a plane in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Friday, their family's biggest fear was that they might catch the coronavirus on their way to spend the holiday in Karachi. […]

on May 24, 2020 at 1:56 pm

The Taliban declared a three-day Eid ceasefire starting on Sunday, a spokesman for the hard-line Islamist group wrote in a tweet on Saturday, a move that comes as fighting has intensified between the warring sides despite the coronavirus pandemic. […]

on May 23, 2020 at 5:21 pm

The flight data recorder from the Pakistani airliner that crashed into a residential neighbourhood of Karachi has been found, an official said on Saturday, as the death toll rose to 97. […]

on May 23, 2020 at 10:53 am

The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder have been recovered from site of a place crash in Karachi, an airline spokesman said on Saturday. […]