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In Indian capital, riots deepen a Hindu-Muslim divide
NEW DELHI: For years, Hindus and Muslims lived and worked peacefully together in Yamuna Vihar, a densely populated Delhi district.Security force personnel stand guard in a street following Hindu-Muslim clashes triggered by a new citizenship law, in Mustafabad in the
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COVID-19: S’pore will work with M’sia on movement control
SINGAPORE: Singapore will continue to stay in touch with Malaysia as it goes under a movement control order, to see how the situation evolves, the republic’s Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said. “Our priority is to ensure that
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Imported coronavirus infections top new local cases in China for fourth day
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China reported today another rise in confirmed coronavirus cases as infections from abroad made it increasingly hard for authorities to reduce the overall number of new infections to zero. Mainland China had 21 new confirmed cases yesterday, the National
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COVID-19: China’s industrial output shrink in two months
BEIJING: China’s industrial output contracted at the sharpest pace in 30 years, in the first two months of the year as the fast spreading coronavirus and strict containment measures severely disrupted the world’s second-largest economy, data showed today. Urban investment
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Jokowi, Indonesian Cabinet to undergo COVID-19 test
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and his entire Cabinet will be undergoing COVID-19 test after a minister was found positive for the virus. Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi two days ago was confirmed positive for COVID-19 and is now being treated
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COVID-19 : S’pore reports 12 new cases, 8 more recovered
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Health Ministry (MOH) has reported 12 more cases of COVID-19 infection in the republic with one linked to the mass religious gathering at the Sri Petaling Mosque in Malaysia. The 12 new cases added the total positive cases for
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Indonesian Transport Minister tests positive for COVID-19
JAKARTA: An Indonesian minister has been tested positive for COVID-19. Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi was named as the 76th case and currently being treated at the Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital in Jakarta. It was announced by the Minister of
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Thai water festival called off to curb COVID-19
BANGKOK: Thailand’s annual water festival, Songkran will literally be washed out this year as public celebration of the popular festival has been cancelled to avoid mass gatherings in the effort to contain COVID-19 outbreak in the kingdom. Thais celebrate Songkran, the traditional new year from April
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Chinese diplomat: US military brought coronavirus to Wuhan (conspiracy theory)
Wuhan, amid war of words between the two countries over the rapid spread of the deadly virus across the world. China’s state-run Global Times on Thursday reported that US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield reportedly
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Indonesia ban mask exports to make sure domestic supply
JAKARTA: Indonesia will temporarily ban the export of face masks to safeguard domestic supply amid the coronavirus outbreak, Trade Minister Agus Suparmanto said today. “We will issue a temporary export ban for mask products to meet demand from domestic industries
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