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India's gold deposit at Sonbhadra: How did the information spread? 24 Feb 2020 - 03:20 pm
Peninsula
China says more than 3,000 medical staff infected by corona virus 24 Feb 2020 - 03:17 pm
Air China staff position themselves to take a group photo after putting smiley face stickers on their masks, worn as a preventive measure against the  coronavirus on February 24, 2020.(AFP / GREG BAKER)
Mahathir Resigns But Outcome of Malaysia Power Struggle Unclear 24 Feb 2020 - 02:44 pm
 Former Malaysian prime minister and opposition candidate Mahathir Mohamad celebrates with other leaders of his coalition on May 10, 2018.(AFP / Manan VATSYAYANA)
China bans trade, consumption of wild animals to counter virus 24 Feb 2020 - 01:58 pm
This photo taken on February 23, 2020 shows people standing on a street by a barrier to stop others from entering, in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. / AFP / STR
Afghanistan confirms first case of coronavirus from three suspected 24 Feb 2020 - 01:29 pm
Afghanistan's Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Kabul on February 24, 2020./ AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR
WHO says it no longer uses 'pandemic' category, but virus still emergency 24 Feb 2020 - 01:07 pm
Experts from China and the World Health Organization (WHO) joint team wearing face masks visit the Wuhan Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Hubei province, China February 23, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS
South Korea becomes biggest coronavirus centre outside China 24 Feb 2020 - 11:07 am
A worker from the Korea Pest Control Association, wearing protective gear, sprays disinfectant to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus at a market in Seoul on February 24, 2020. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
'Guest is God': Crowds gather to greet Trump as he lands in India 24 Feb 2020 - 10:51 am
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) speaks with US President Donald Trump (C) and First Lady Melania Trump (L) upon their arrival at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on February 24, 2020. / AFP / Mandel NGAN
Malaysia in turmoil as Anwar denounces bid to bring down govt 24 Feb 2020 - 09:22 am
In this file photo taken on June 1, 2018, Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (R) and politician Anwar Ibrahim leave after a press conference in Kuala Lumpur. / AFP / Mohd RASFAN
Sherpa team to attempt to scale Everest in 5 days in winter 24 Feb 2020 - 08:39 am
Representational image of Mount Everest
WHO experts visit Chinese virus epicentre 24 Feb 2020 - 08:35 am
This photo taken on February 22, 2020 shows a woman welcoming people who have recovered from the COVID-19 coronavirus infection as they are discharged from the hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. China OUT / AFP / STR
New Zealand extends ban on China arrivals; no curbs yet for other nations 24 Feb 2020 - 08:25 am
Australian evacuees who were quarantined on Christmas Island over concerns about the coronavirus disembark from a plane at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, February 17, 2020. Picture taken February 17, 2020. AAP Image/Steven Saphore/via REUTERS
Protests in New Delhi against India's citizenship law ahead of Trump visit 23 Feb 2020 - 07:32 pm
A demonstrator holds an Indian national flag during a protest against the Indian government's Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) at Jaffrabad area in New Delhi on February 23, 2020. AFP / Sajjad Hussain
Coronavirus widens Hong Kong anger at government, China 23 Feb 2020 - 07:19 pm
Candles are seen at the Lin Fa Kung temple during the Kwun Yum Treasury festival in Hong Kong, China on February 18, 2020. (Miguel Candela Poblacion / Anadolu Agency)
China braces for inevitable big hit to economy from virus, says Xi 23 Feb 2020 - 06:15 pm
Xi Jinping
Anwar says there are attempts to form new Malaysian government 23 Feb 2020 - 06:15 pm
FILE PHOTO: Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim and his wife Wan Azizah greet King Sultan Muhammad V at National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, May 16, 2018. )National Palace Roskhadijah  via Reuters)
Pakistan closes border with Iran over virus fears: official 23 Feb 2020 - 05:14 pm
A young Iranian man wearing a protective mask, crosses a busy street in the capital Tehran on February 22, 2020.  AFP / ATTA KENARE
FACTBOX: Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond 23 Feb 2020 - 04:26 pm
A ground staff member of Vietnam Airlines and passengers wearing a protective mask, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, wait for boarding at the Danang airport in Danang city, Vietnam February 23, 2020. REUTERS/Kham