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21 Feb
Medical workers have been working under great pressure in testing laboratories to run the nucleic acid test for the novel coronavirus as a large number of samples have been sent to the labs every day amid the...
21 Feb
South Korean officials on Friday designated two cities as "special care zones" while its military confined troops to their bases in a desperate effort to contain the spread of coronavirus. South Korea...
20 Feb
More than 100 Hong Kong residents who were quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise in Japan for over two weeks landed on Thursday in the Asian financial hub, Hong Kong officials said. in the Asian financial hub...
19 Feb
The Chinese health authorities said on Wednesday that 1,749 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and 136 deaths were reported on Tuesday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang...
18 Feb
The Chinese health authorities said on Tuesday that 1,886 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 98 deaths were reported on Monday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and...
18 Feb
February 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest fighting during World War Two, which took place on a small Japanese island. Nearly 7,000 U.S. Marines and about 21,000...
17 Feb
A group of Filipina mothers are patrolling the streets of a Philippine town at night where a death squad once killed dozens of people believed to be selling or using drugs. With flashlights on hand, they patrol...
17 Feb
General Motors announced its plans to pull out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand as part of a strategy to exit markets that don't produce adequate returns on investments. The Detroit-based company said in...
13 Feb
South Korea's young actress Koh Soo-jeong who appeared on a city promotional video with K-pop sensation BTS died from an unspecified illness, her agency said on Wednesday. The 24-year-old actress made her...
13 Feb
A cruise ship turned away by four Asian governments due to virus fears anchored on Thursday off Cambodia for health checks on its 2,200 passengers and crew. The Westerdam is anchored a kilometre from the main...

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