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The Government of Japan has committed a new contribution of USD 254,545 to improve the coverage of critical Severe and Acute Malnutrition treatment services and thereby reduce child mortality in Sierra Leone.This commitment was formalised…

Not less than 1, 007 people have died from the coronavirus pandemic in Indonesia.This was disclosed on Tuesday May 12, 2020, by the country’s health ministry official, Achmad Yurianto."Deaths from the coronavirus in Indonesia passed the…

Singapore has recorded additional 884 cases of coronavirus in the country.As of Tuesday May 12, 2020, the total cases of COVID-19 in Singapore had risen to 24,671.While disclosing this on Tuesday morning, the country's Ministry of…

In an effort to curtail the spread of Covid-19 among inmates in the country’s prisons, Philippine has released about 10,000 prisoners across its prison facilities.While disclosing this on Saturday May 2, 2020, Mario Victor Leonen,…

Speculation about the Korean leader's health swirled after he missed the April 15 birthday celebration for his late grandfather Kim Il Sung, the country's most important holiday, for the first time since he took power in 2011. North Korean…

Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has appealed to citizens to strictly comply with a nationwide lockdown and maintain social distancing directive.While disclosing this in a radio address on Sunday April 26, 2020, Modi stated that…

The Madagascan president, Andry Rajoelina, has endorsed and officially launched a local herbal remedy believed to cure coronavirus.At the Malagasy Institute of Applied Research, Rajoelina confirmed the efficacy of the herbal drink to…

Source: ReutersBangladesh coastguard has rescued about 400 Rohingya refugees from a boat mishap.Disclosing this on Friday April 17, 2020, Bangladesh coastguard spokesman, Lieutenant Shah Zia Rahman, stated that the boat had been adrift…

A woman who was suspected to be coronavirus positive and isolated at a medical college was allegedly raped by a health worker for two days.The 25-years-old, who died on April 6, was admitted to an isolation ward at Anugrah Narain Magadh…

China has approved try of two experimental coronavirus vaccines as the country battles to prevent a second wave of COVID-19.This was disclosed on Tuesday April 14, 2020 by the state-owned China National Pharmaceutical Group."We can…

By Robert Golomb “The Middle East has oil, China has rare earths,” Deng Xiaoping the “Supreme Leader” of China proudly and defiantly stated to America and to the world back in 1992. With China justifiably receiving world condemnation for…

Source: Reuters As China keeps a widely-documented record of violation of human rights, it is therefore an aberration for the United Nations to have included it among nations who elevate human rights.Chinese human rights lawyer, Wang…

Source: Al JazeeraThousands of Nepalese, who want to return home, have become stranded at border points Nepal's 1,700km border with India.They started walking home after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a complete lockdown on…

Source: ReutersA powerful inland and shallow earthquake has hit eastern Indonesia.The earthquake which occurred late on Saturday night made people panic in parts of Sulawesi and flee to higher ground, disregarding directive from…

Source: ReutersSri Lanka's president has pardoned and released an army officer sentenced to death for the killing of Tamil civilians, including four children, during the island's violent ethnic war.Staff Sergeant Sunil Ratnayake was to…

South Korean President, Moon Jae-in and high-ranking government officials have disclosed plan to contribute 30 percent of their monthly salary fot the next four months to help fund efforts to combat COVID-19.This was disclosed in a…

India has executed four men for the gang rape and murder of a woman on a Delhi bus.The incident which happened in 2012, sparked huge nationwide protests and international revulsion.The four rapists were hanged before dawn on Friday…

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has indicted the United States for the spread of the new coronavirus in the Asian country.Though Geng Shuang, the ministry spokesman, parried questions on whether Washington as responsible for the deadly virus…

A 68-year-old woman has died of coronavirus in Delhi, in the second death associated with the global pandemic in the country.The woman was the sixth case of coronavirus to be reported from the capital city and had other symptoms…

Malaysia's Religious Affairs Minister says prayers must continue with precautionsMore than 140 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Malaysia amid rising tensions over its spread across the globe.Malaysia's Religious Affairs…

About 70 people have trapped after a quarantine hotel collapsed in China.The victims were said to be quarantined in a hostel as a result of the coronavirus epidemic in the city of Quanzhou, China.It was reported that almost 40 of the 70…

A court in China has sentenced Chinese-born Swedish citizen, Gui Minhai, to 10 years in prison.The book publisher received the penalty for illegally providing intelligence abroad in a case that has rattled relations between Beijing and…

Three foreign journalists have been ordered out of China over an article read and tagged ‘racist’.The article which was published on February 3 by Wall Street Journal’s journalists criticized China’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.…

Microsoft founder and billionaire has mentioned the possibility of coronavirus hitting harder in Africa and warned that the coronavirus epidemic could trigger a pandemic which may lead to 10 million deaths in the continent.He stated this…

A newly revealed database has exposed the main reasons for the detentions of a Muslim, Emer, his three sons, and hundreds of others in Karakax.The database obtained by The Associated Press news agency includes the internment of 311…

King Salman of Saudi Arabia has issued directives to King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) to provide urgent assistance to China in order to contain the impacts of the new coronavirus.The king also made a telephone…

First death from coronavirus outside China has been confirmed in Philippine.A 44-year-old man from Wuhan, China died on Saturday in Manila, almost an hour before the Philippine government made an announcement to bar foreigners from…

China has recorded an upsurge in the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak.According to the Chinese government, the death toll has surpassed 250.The new figures from China's health official disclosed that not less than 259 people…

Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan has criticized Arab countries that support president’s Trump’s Deal of the Century. Erdogan on Friday called the Arab countries’ support for the deal “treason against Jerusalem, their own people, and…

By Muizat HameedThe World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the deadly coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency worthy of international concern.This declaration was made at an emergency meeting held on Thursday…