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44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

US citizen dies of coronavirus in Wuhan: embassy

2:54 pm February 8, 2020

Beijing: A US citizen has died from the new coronavirus at the epicentre of the epidemic in China, the US embassy said Saturday, in what appeared to be the first confirmed foreign death from the outbreak. “We can confirm that a 60-year-old US citizen diagnosed with coronavirus died at a hospital in Wuhan, China, on […]

Chinese students fleeing virus face uneasy reception back home

China doing good job on coronavirus: Trump

2:52 pm February 8, 2020

Washington: China is doing a good job on its fight against the deadly coronavirus that has taken the lives of large number of people, President Donald Trump has said, adding that the US was helping them out. “China is working very hard. Late last night, I had a very good talk with President Xi and […]

Death toll rises to 722 in China coronavirus; 86 died in single day

2:49 pm February 8, 2020

Beijing: The death toll in China’s novel coronavirus outbreak has sharply risen to 722 with 86 new mortalities in a single day, mostly in the worst-affected Hubei province, while the total number of confirmed cases jumped to 34,546, Chinese health officials said on Saturday. Eighty-six deaths were reported in mainland China with 3,399 fresh cases […]

Kansas City man sentenced in death of missionary from China

Pakistan Parliament passes resolution demanding public hanging of child sexual abusers

8:28 pm February 7, 2020

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Parliament on Friday passed a resolution demanding public hanging of those convicted of sexually abusing and murdering children amid increasing incidents of crime against them. The resolution, which referred to the brutal killing and sexual assault of an eight-year-old girl in Nowshera area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in 2018, was passed with majority votes […]

Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa embarks on 4-day state visit to India

8:24 pm February 7, 2020

Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday embarked on a four-day state visit to India where he would hold talks with the top Indian leadership on a number of key areas including trade, defence and maritime security cooperation. The visit, beginning February 7, is the Rajapaksa senior’s first overseas trip since his brother […]