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[ad_1] GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Tuesday (May 5) that “it was not surprising” that a COVID-19 report had emerged in France in December, earlier than it was thought to have spread there, saying more early case reports were possible “It is also possible that more early cases will …

[ad_1] HONG KONG – The Hong Kong government will reopen schools and relax various measures of social distancing, most of which expire on Thursday (May 7), as the number of new coronavirus infections in the city stabilizes. Speaking to the media on Tuesday afternoon, CEO Carrie Lam said the current …

[ad_1] TAIPEI: Only Taiwan’s democratically elected government can represent its people on the world stage, not China, the island’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday (May 5), calling on the World Health Organization ( WHO) to “remove” control of China during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Taiwan’s exclusion from WHO membership, due to …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The daughter of former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and her husband were fined RM800 (US $ 186) each on Tuesday (May 5) for breaching the movement control order (MCO). Nurulhidayah Ahmad Zahid and Saiful Nizam Mohd Yusoff pleaded guilty in a first instance court to …

[ad_1] TOKYO: Exotic dancer Aya Yumiko has been living off her savings since March, waiting for the bars and clubs in Tokyo, where she performs in burlesque shows, to reopen. But a decision by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week to extend the state of emergency to deal with the …

[ad_1] LONDON: Global COVID-19 deaths reached 250,000 on Monday (May 4) after registered infections exceeded 3.5 million, according to a Reuters count of official government data, although the death rate has been slowed down. Countries in North America and Europe accounted for the majority of new deaths and cases reported …

[ad_1] BEIJING: On Monday, May 4, China’s state-owned CCTV television station attacked the “crazy and evasive comments” of the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, fueling even more Sino-American tensions. Pompeo said Sunday that “enormous evidence” showed that the virus originated in a …

[ad_1] Fascinating images show a large chunk of land collapsing into a massive sinkhole in Kericho, in the highlands west of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, East Africa. The video shows that the seemingly small sump begins sucking water out of a large puddle, before throwing it into large …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Some workers cautiously returned to their offices, corridors took to the streets, and some restaurants welcomed diners again when Malaysia began easing coronavirus checks on Monday (May 4) after nearly seven weeks, as the country tries to revive the declining economy. But the fear of contracting …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A healthcare volunteer at the Singapore Expo community isolation facility tested positive for COVID-19, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said Monday (May 4). The 52-year-old Singaporean woman had no history of recent travel to affected countries or regions and is currently protected at the National Center for Infectious …