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[ad_1] MANILA: About 10,000 prisoners have been released in the Philippines as the country rushes to halt coronavirus infections in its overcrowded jails, a Supreme Court official said Saturday (May 2). The measure follows a directive to lower courts to release those awaiting prison trial because they were unable to …

[ad_1] BEIJINGI: A northeast China’s city of 10 million people struggling with the country’s largest coronavirus group shut down dinner services on Saturday (May 2), as the rest of China eases restrictions designed to hinder the spread of the disease. Harbin, the provincial capital of Heilongjiang and its largest city, …

[ad_1] SEOUL: When North Korea broke a three-week silence on leader Kim Jong Un’s public activity on Saturday (May 2), it offered no clue as to where he was during a period of intense global speculation about his health and whereabouts, or why he was hidden from the public for …

[ad_1] PARIS: France will extend a health emergency imposed to combat the new coronavirus for another two months until July 24, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on May 2. A bill says an uprising this month of the emergency, which began on March 24, would be premature and carry the …

[ad_1] BEIJING: China’s most populous cities saw an increase in outgoing travelers, tourists, and hikers on May 1, the first day of a long vacation weekend. This was led by Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic that first hit the country late last year. The number of people traveling …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Trapped alone in the Pacific seas on his damaged catamaran with nowhere to dock, and with a satellite phone as his only means of contacting his family, the three-year expedition of a Singaporean sailor went awry just three months after set sail in February. But the 59-year-old …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 105 new coronavirus cases on Saturday (May 2) as the number of daily cases tripled again, a maximum of two weeks. This brings the count of COVID-19 cases in the country to 6,176. Ad Ad Of the new infections, 11 were imported cases and 94 …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) – Malaysian authorities are detaining undocumented immigrants as part of efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus, authorities said, after hundreds of migrants and refugees were detained in the capital, Kuala Lumpur. Authorities said 586 undocumented immigrants were arrested during a raid Friday (April 1) …

[ad_1] GENEVA / LONDON (REUTERS) – Countries should lift the blockades gradually, while remaining “vigilant” about Covid-19 and ready to re-establish restrictions if the virus recedes, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday ( may). one) WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also strongly defended his “timely” actions and those …

[ad_1] As the coronavirus pandemic has forced populations around the world indoors, many celebrities have tapped into their star power to try to raise spirits online, calling the disease a great unifier. But expressions of solidarity have sounded for some social media users weary of content that may be well-intentioned …