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Hong Kong records second coronavirus death
HONG KONG: Hong Kong recorded its second death caused by the new coronavirus today, a Princess Margaret Hospital spokeswoman told Reuters. The 70-year-old man, who had underlying illnesses, was one of the 62 confirmed cases in the Chinese-ruled city. Reuters
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New coronavirus cases in China fall for second day as death toll passes 2k
BEIJING: The death toll from the new coronavirus in mainland China passed 2,000 today although the number of new cases fell for a second straight day, as authorities tightened already severe containment measures in the worst-hit city of Wuhan. China’s
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Resort rooms and staff quarters destroyed due to fire
SEMPORNA: Eight rooms and 10 staff quarters were destroyed in a fire at Uncle Chang’s Sipadan Mabul Dive Logde, near Mabul Island, yesterday. The 5.35 pm incident also destroyed the resort’s diving shop, restaurant, bar, generator set, compressor room and
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Wuhan hospital director fighting coronavirus outbreak dies
The head of a leading hospital in China’s central city of Wuhan, the epicentre of a coronavirus outbreak, died of the disease today, state television said, becoming the second prominent Chinese doctor to have succumbed to the pathogen. Liu Zhiming,
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Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case: Convicts to be hanged on March 3
All four convicts of the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case will be executed on March 3 at 6 am. The fresh date was issued by Patiala House court yesterday. Reacting to the new date, Nirbhaya’s mother said that she was
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PCM: No to APG during Hari Raya
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Paralympic Council (PCM) has disagreed with the Philippines’ proposal to host the 2020 ASEAN Para Games (APG) during the Aidilfitri Hari Raya celebration in May. Its president, Datuk Seri Megat D Shahriman Zaharudin said the organisation rejected the proposal and
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Two more affected by COVID-19 in S’pore, total up to 77
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Health Ministry confirmed two more positive cases of COVID-19 in the republic here yesterday, bringing the tally to 77. One of the case involves a one-year-old male Singaporean baby who was among the group of Singaporeans evacuated from
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India’s top court orders equal roles for women in army
NEW DELHI: India’s top court ruled yesterday that women could serve as army commanders, dismissing the government’s stance that male soldiers were not ready to accept orders from female officers as “disturbing”. The Supreme Court also ordered the government to
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Hong Kong leader increases relief funds to tackle coronavirus
HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam today increased a relief fund to tackle the impact of the coronavirus outbreak as she urged residents to accept the government’s quarantine plans for returning passengers from a cruise ship stranded in Japan.
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India refuses entry to British lawmaker critical of Kashmir policy
LONDON: A British lawmaker, who chairs an all-party group on Kashmir, has been denied entry to India after she criticised the government’s decision to strip the disputed Himalayan region of its constitutional autonomy. Debbie Abrahams, a MP for the opposition
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