Manila to be placed on lockdown, Philippine diplomat at UN tested positive for coronavirus
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced plans on Thursday (Mar 12) for a sweeping lockdown of the capital's 12 million people, while a female diplomat from the Philippines mission to the United Nations tested positive for coronavirus.
13:24 | 13/03/2020
Global death toll from coronavirus rises as China cases fall, airports to increase screenings
The novel coronavirus appears to now be spreading much more rapidly outside China than within, and airports in hard-hit countries were ramping up screening of travellers.
10:09 | 03/03/2020
14 Americans repatriated from quarantined ship off Japan, test positive for coronavirus
Fourteen people who had tested positive for the new coronavirus (COVID-19) were among more than 300 US citizens evacuated by plane from a quarantined ship in Japan, the US State Department said Monday (Feb 17).
16:22 | 17/02/2020
Three rockets hit near US embassy in Iraq capital, no casualties
Multiple rockets hit an Iraqi base hosting American troops near the US embassy early Sunday (Feb 16), the latest in a flurry of attacks against US assets in the country, reported AFP.
17:24 | 16/02/2020
Countries to evacuate citizens on Diamond Princess ship while COVID-19 cases keep rising
The number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 on a quarantined ship off Japan's coast has risen to 355, the country's health minister said Sunday (Feb 16). Coutries were preparing to evacuate some of its citizens from the ship.
14:20 | 16/02/2020
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
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
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
At least 60 dead and 175,000 evacuated as deadly floods hit Indonesia
The death toll from the biggest rainfall since records jumped to 60 on Saturday (Jan 4) and fears grew about the possibility of more torrential rain in Indonesia's capital.
23:37 | 04/01/2020
Sydney kicks off New Year parties with fireworks
Sydney ushered in the New Year with a huge fireworks display, kicking off celebrations for billions around the world and ringing in the new decade.
22:50 | 31/12/2019
US House of Representatives impeaches President Trump
President Donald Trump has become the third president in American history to be impeached after the House approved abuse of power and obstruction of Congress charges.
19:33 | 19/12/2019
