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Japanese stocks tumble amid fears of economic impact of coronavirus
Japanese shares fell more than 2 per cent on Thursday for the fourth trading day of decline amid growing concerns about economic effects of...
Coronavirus in Europe: Germany ‘at start of epidemic’
The German health authorities predicted a rapid spread of the new coronavirus through the country, as at least 10 new cases were confirmed and...
Death toll reaches 32 in riot-hit north-east Delhi
An uneasy calm prevailed Thursday in pockets of the Indian capital's north-east after violent riots over a new law that fast-tracks Indian nationality for...
BREAKING: Brazil confirms first coronavirus case
Brazil’s health ministry said on Wednesday a Sao Paulo resident has been diagnosed with coronavirus, the first such case recorded in Latin America.The 61-year-old...
Greece confirms first coronavirus case
A Greek woman who recently returned home from northern Italy has become Greece’s first coronavirus case and she is being closely monitored, the health...
Egypt holds funeral for former President Mubarak
Egypt held a military funeral in Cairo on Wednesday to bury its former President Hosni Mubarak, who ruled for 30 years until he was...
24 dead as bus carrying wedding guests falls off bridge in India
A bus carrying a wedding party crashed into a river Wednesday in India’s western state of Rajasthan killing 24 passengers, including 10 women, police...
China quarantines 94 travellers on flight from South Korea
China has quarantined 94 travellers from a flight from South Korea as a precaution against a further spread of the new coronavirus epidemic after...
Hong Kong pledges handouts to residents to counter economic woes
The Hong Kong government on Wednesday announced 10,000-Hong Kong-dollar (1,280-US-dollar) handouts to adult permanent residents in a bid to tackle the city's economic downturn.Financial Secretary...
Egypt to hold military funeral for deposed president Mubarak
Egypt is holding a military funeral on Wednesday for Hosny Mubarak, the country's long-time president who was toppled during the Arab Spring protest wave,...
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