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China reports big rise in coronavirus deaths, WHO sees no ‘tip of iceberg’
BEIJING/TOKYO: The Chinese province at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak reported a record rise in deaths and thousands more infections using a broader definition yesterday, while Japan became the third place outside mainland China to suffer a fatality. The
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Eight new positive cases of COVID-19 in Singapore, total now 58
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Health Ministry (MOH) yesterday confirmed and verified eight more cases of COVID-19 in the republic, all of which are linked to previous cases. The new positive cases bring the tally to 58. In its daily update, MOH
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Two Malaysians arrested in separate drug ops in Singapore
SINGAPORE:A 23-year-old male Malaysian driver was arrested as 2898gram of cannabis and 125gram of ‘ice’ or crystal methamphetamine were seized from an arriving Malaysia-registered car at Tuas Checkpoint on Feb 6. In its website today, Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
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Jokowi: Indonesian Islamic State supporters are ‘ex-citizens’
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has decided to ban Indonesian nationals who joined the Islamic State (IS) movement in Syria from returning to Indonesia, calling them “ex-citizens”, as he instructed his aides to immediately sort out their identities and put
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COVID-19: Three new confirmed cases, six more discharged in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Health Ministry (MOH) has confirmed three additional cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, bringing the tally to 50. A statement issued by MOH said all of the three cases had no recent travel history to China. At a press
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Cruise ship shunned over coronavirus fears docks in Cambodia
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia: A cruise ship which had spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over fears that someone onboard may have the coronavirus arrived in Cambodia today to the relief of passengers and the praise
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Coronavirus death toll leaps to 1,310 in China’s Hubei province
BEIJING: The Chinese province at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak reported a record rise in the death toll today, as global health experts warned the epidemic could get far worse before it is brought under control. Health officials in
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‘It’s insulting’: Indonesia criticises US study over no coronavirus cases
JAKARTA: Indonesia has criticised a US study questioning why the world’s fourth most populous nation had not yet recorded a case of coronavirus, calling the findings an insult and insisting it was on high alert. The virus has killed more
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At least 500 Wuhan medical staff are infected with coronavirus
Hundreds of hospital staffers have been infected with the coronavirus in Wuhan, the Chinese epicentre of the outbreak, according to a new report. There were at least 500 confirmed cases of infected Wuhan hospital workers by mid-January — with hundreds
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Duterte terminates Philippines troop pact with US
MANILA/WASHINGTON: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday announced the termination of a two-decade-old Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States (VFA), delivering on threats to downgrade an alliance important to US interests. US Defense Secretary Mark Esper called the decision “unfortunate”
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