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Thailand-shooting : Rogue Thai soldier goes on shooting spree, at least 20 killed
BANGKOK: At least 20 people were killed as a soldier went on a shooting rampage in Nakhon Ratchasima (also known as Korat) in north-eastern Thailand today. Defence Ministry spokesman Kongcheep Tantravanich said they included three soldiers. “It is unclear how many police personnel are killed
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India extends detention of prominent Kashmiri political leaders
SRINAGAR: India has extended the detention of four political leaders in Kashmir and a prominent lawyer who have been held since August to quell dissent after the federal government stripped the region of its autonomy, officials and a lawyer said
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Coronavirus set to overtake SARS, more than 700 now dead in China
BEIJING: The new coronavirus epidemic in mainland China is almost certain to become more deadly than SARS today as the death toll passed 700, health experts warned of mask shortages and more cases were confirmed on a quarantined Japanese cruise
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Coronavirus: One new case detected in Malaysia, total now 15 – Dzulkefly
PUCHONG: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad today said a tourist from Wuhan, China has been confirmed infected by the novel coronavirus in Malaysia. Dzulkefly said the woman, aged 59, is the 15 confirmed novel coronavirus cases detected in
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Xi tells US that China will defeat coronavirus, as doctor’s death sparks outcry
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: Chinese President Xi Jinping assured his US counterpart today that China was doing all it can to contain a new coronavirus that has killed almost 640 people, including a doctor who sounded the alarm only to be threatened by
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Chinese doctor who raised early alarm over coronavirus dies
One of the first Chinese doctors who tried to warn the world about a new coronavirus died today from the illness, prompting an outpouring of sorrow on Chinese social media, as Beijing declared a “people’s war” on the fast-spreading outbreak.
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Jokowi orders permanent solution to forest fires
Indonesian President Joko Widodo today ordered government officials to find a permanent solution to prevent devastating annual forest fires that he understood had been almost entirely started by humans but made worse by climate change. Indonesia last year suffered the
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Coronavirus: Death toll in China is now at 563
SHANGHAI: The death toll from a new coronavirus in mainland China jumped by 73 to 563 today, its third consecutive record daily rise, as experts intensified efforts to find a vaccine for a disease that has shut down Chinese cities
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No plans to bar all Chinese nationals, only from Wuhan, Hubei – Muhyiddin
JOHOR BAHRU: Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the government is not planning to bar all Chinese nationals from visiting Malaysia, as there is no need for such action, so far. He said the recently-instituted ban only applies to
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Conference in Singapore leads many international attendees to contract coronavirus
Health experts are now advising people stay away from conferences and exhibitions in Asia especially those that have international participants or exhibitors after an incident in Singapore. The details and venue of the conference has not been disclosed due to
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