Dhaka March 23, 2026, 7:24 am
A Japanese man who received his certificate as the world's oldest man with a raised fist and big smiles earlier this month has died at 112.
US President Donald Trump will seek $2.5 billion from Congress to fight the coronavirus epidemic and the US and South Korean militaries are considering scaling back joint training as the virus spreads in Europe and the Middle
At least seven people, including a police officer, were killed and dozens were injured in clashes between hundreds of supporters and opponents of a new citizenship law in India that provides fast-track naturalization for some
US President Donald Trump has arrived in Ahmedabad for the first leg of his maiden India trip, according to a media report.
New Zealand has extended for eight days a ban on arrivals from mainland China, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday, carrying into its fourth week an effort to block exposure to the coronavirus.
China’s death toll from the new coronavirus rose to 2,592 on Monday, after the National Health Commission reported 150 more fatalities, all but one in the epicenter of Hubei province.
Authorities in Iran have announced the detection of at least 10 new cases of coronavirus and two more deaths, deepening a sense of public unease over the handling of the spread of the disease.
Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen on Sunday expressed optimism about the reopening of the labour market in Malaysia soon as discussion is going on between the two countries.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he is "not sure" a UK-EU trade deal will be struck by 31 December, the end of the Brexit transition period.
In a last-minute change, Giorgio Armani is holding his Milan Fashion Week runway show behind closed doors Sunday due to concerns raised by the coronavirus, and instead stream the event from inside the empty showroom.
South Korea reported 123 more coronavirus cases Sunday, taking the nationwide total to 556, as well as two additional deaths which bring the toll to four.
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Saturday ordered an investigation into a violent crackdown by security forces on protesters in Khartoum.
Italy reported its first death from the new virus from China early Saturday and the number of people infected more than quadrupled due to a cluster of cases that prompted officials to order schools, restaurants, and businesse
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 77,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.
Syrian officials on Wednesday expressed solidarity with China in its fight against the new coronavirus, saying China is fighting the epidemic on behalf of the world.
A bus collided head-on with a truck in southern India early Thursday, killing at least 19 people and injuring 23 others, police said.
A coronavirus vaccine could be available 'within months', an Oxford University scientist has claimed.
Japan’s cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to support companies to develop secure 5G mobile networks and drone technologies amid growing alarm among Tokyo policymakers over the increasing influence of China’s 5G technology.
There is no need to keep all the China and Singapore returnees in hospital quarantine, said Director of the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Prof Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora on Monday.
The feel-good story of how Cambodia allowed a cruise ship to dock after it was turned away elsewhere in Asia for fear of spreading a new disease took an unfortunate turn after a passenger later tested positive for the virus.
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