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Pakistani Parliament debates whether to expel French envoy

Coronavirus: Pakistan PM rules out complete lockdown, says it will create chaos

10:27 pm March 22, 2020

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday ruled out complete lockdown in the country, saying it will create chaos and urged people to self-quarantine to curb the spread of the coronavirus, which has so far claimed four lives and infected 646 people in the country. Japanese man sentenced to death for murder of 19 […]

Singapore reports 675 new coronavirus cases, total infections jump to 25,346

47 new infections reported in Singapore, cases rise to 432

3:06 pm March 22, 2020

Singapore: Singapore has reported 47 new coronavirus cases, including 39 imported infections, taking the total number to 432 in the country, officials have said. The city-state reported two deaths related to the COVID-19 infections on Saturday while 89 foreigners were banned for breaching safety measures. Most of these new cases in Singapore have been imported […]

Gujarat: Congress, BJP spar over Dhaman-1 ventilators

China reports first local COVID-19 case after three days, witnesses surge in imported infections

2:59 pm March 22, 2020

Beijing: China reported its first domestic coronavirus case after a gap of three days as the country saw a surge in imported infections with 45 new cases and initiated stricter measures to avert COVID-19 to resurface and create a second wave of infections, health officials said on Sunday. China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said that […]

N Korea test fires missiles; Seoul slams it as inappropriate

3:09 pm March 21, 2020

Seoul: North Korea on Saturday fired two presumed short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, South Korea’s military said, as it continues to expand military capabilities amid deadlocked nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration and a crippling global health crisis. Himachal reports first two coronavirus cases South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectiles were […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

Trump says respects China, but unfortunate virus got out of control

2:55 pm March 21, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he greatly respects China and shares a “very good” relationship with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, but termed it “unfortunate” that the coronavirus began in the Communist nation and got out of control. China allows detained Canadian ex-diplomat to call sick father Speaking at a press briefing on […]