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Millions of Chinese back to work as coronavirus deaths surpasses 900
Millions of people in China were returning to work on Monday (Feb 10) after an extended holiday designed to slow the spread of the new coronavirus (nCoV), which has killed more than 900 people in the country.
12:28 | 10/02/2020
Thai soldier kills at least 29 in 'unprecedented' mass shooting: PM
A Thai soldier who killed at least 29 people before being shot dead in a mall by commandos went on the rampage because of a debt dispute, the kingdom's prime minister said on Sunday (Feb 9).
00:37 | 10/02/2020
China turns to hi-tech, big data in fight against coronavirus
Besides posters advising on measures to take, China has turned to hi-tech and big data in the battle against the coronavirus.
21:46 | 08/02/2020
Mass wedding held in South Korea amid coronavirus fears
Thousands of couples tied the knot in a mass Unification Church wedding Friday (Feb 7), despite concerns over the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea.
17:21 | 07/02/2020
Three dead, more than 170 injured as Turkey plane overruns runway and crashes
Three people have died and 179 were injured when the Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-86J plane skidded off the runway at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport, caught fire and split into three after landing in the rough weather.
13:17 | 06/02/2020
China coronavirus cases exceed 17,000 as another city locked down
China said Monday that 362 people have died and more than 17,000 have been infected with the virus.
11:31 | 03/02/2020
WHO declares international emergency over nCoV as nearly 10,000 infected
The World Health Organization on Thursday (Jan 30) declared a global emergency over the novel coronavirus (nCoV) spreading from China, after death toll hits 213, nearly 10,000 infected.
11:47 | 31/01/2020
Incubation period of Wuhan virus is around 5 days: Study
The period between exposure to the new coronavirus that originated in China and symptoms is 5.2 days on average, but varies greatly among patients.
10:42 | 30/01/2020
Fourth death from pneumonia outbreak reported as China confirms human-to-human transmission
Wuhan health authorities on Tuesday (Jan 21) reported the fourth death in the coronavirus outbreak. Victim is a 89-year-old man.
20:00 | 21/01/2020
2,000 richest people hold more than poorest 4.6 billion
The world's richest 2,153 people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019, Oxfam said on Monday (Jan 20).
12:33 | 20/01/2020
What's in US-China "phase one" trade deal?
The "phase one" agreement includes pledges from China to beef up purchases of American crops and other exports for two years, provides some protections for US technology, and new enforcement mechanisms that allow Washington to quickly impose penalties, which Beijing cannot respond to.
13:33 | 16/01/2020
First death from China’s Wuhan pneumonia outbreak
China on Saturday (Jan 11) said a 61-year-old man had become the first person to die from a respiratory illness believed caused by a new virus from the same family as SARS, or Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome, AFP reported.
20:40 | 11/01/2020
Smoke from Australia bushfires reaches South America
Smoke from wildfires in Australia has drifted across the Pacific and affected cities in South America, and may have reached the Antarctic, the UN World Meteorological Organization said.
13:39 | 08/01/2020
Iran fires more than a dozen ballistic missiles at US troop bases in Iraq
Iran fired missiles Wednesday (Jan 8) at Iraqi bases used by the US military, AFP cited officials in Washington and Tehran.
10:21 | 08/01/2020
Mystery viral pneumonia outbreak affects 59 people, China rules out SARS or MERS
China on Sunday (Jan 5) said a mysterious viral pneumonia outbreak that has affected 59 people was not SARS or MERS, AFP reported.
12:31 | 06/01/2020
