MUMBAI - For doctors and healthcare workers in India's financial capital Mumbai who are grappling with surging coronavirus infections, the onset of the...
MUMBAI - For doctors and healthcare workers in India's financial capital Mumbai who are grappling with surging coronavirus infections, the onset of the...
BEIJING - China reported two new coronavirus infections in its capital on Friday, a day after the city government declared its first case...
Pakistan’s opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif has quarantined himself at home after testing positive for the coronavirus, raising concerns about his health as he...
BEIJING - China on Thursday said it would spare no effort to ensure the novel coronavirus epicentre of Hubei province was well protected...
BENGALURU - India has lifted an export ban on hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug touted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a potential "game...
Sydney: Australia warned Thursday it would not be intimidated by attempts at economic "coercion" after China threatened to undermine the multi-billion dollar flow...
BEIJING - A potential COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Chinese researchers showed promise in trials in monkeys, triggering antibodies and raising no safety...
Singapore - Singapore has approved the use of the anti-viral drug remdesivir to treat seriously ill coronavirus patients, authorities said Wednesday, becoming the...
Singapore - Cabin crew in protective suits, health certifications for passengers, mandatory face masks, and longer check-in times. This is the new reality...
Islamabad - The World Health Organization has told Pakistan it should implement "intermittent" lockdowns to counter a surge in coronavirus infections that has...
Tokyo: Japan's powerful lower house of parliament approved an emergency budget worth nearly $300 billion Wednesday, doubling the scale of measures to pep...
Hong Kong: Troubled Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific announced a HK$39 billion ($5 billion) government-led bailout plan on Tuesday as it battles a...
BEIJING - China on Tuesday urged students going overseas to study to think carefully before choosing Australia, due to a spate of racial...
LONDON - The coronavirus might have been spreading in China as early as August last year, according to Harvard Medical School research based...
When the bubonic plague arrived on ships in 1896, death and fear emptied half of Mumbai. Ensuing labor shortages devastated the city’s cotton...
TOKYO - Japanese public broadcaster NHK apologised and deleted from its Twitter account on Tuesday an animated video aimed at explaining the background...
HANOI: Vietnam plans to allow a resumption of flights to and from countries that have had no cases of coronavirus for 30 days,...
HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned on Tuesday the city could not afford further "chaos" as activists marked a year of...