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New Zealand reports first new virus cases in 25 days 16 Jun 2020 - 10:34 am
Peninsula
Beijing and provinces impose travel curbs as coronavirus cases mount 16 Jun 2020 - 10:23 am
A health worker (2nd-L) wearing a protective suit takes a swab test on a woman in Beijing on June 16, 2020. AFP / Noel Celis
North Korea blows up South Korea Liaison Office, Seoul says 16 Jun 2020 - 10:20 am
Peninsula
Explosion heard, smoke seen in North Korean border city Kaesong: Yonhap 16 Jun 2020 - 10:00 am
Peninsula
India's Chennai city to reimpose lockdown as coronavirus surges 15 Jun 2020 - 03:29 pm
TOPSHOT - A firefighter sprays disinfectant as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in a containment zone in Chennai on May 11, 2020. / AFP / Arun SANKAR
Crowds gather for coronavirus tests in Beijing amid new outbreak 15 Jun 2020 - 03:01 pm
People crowd outside the Guangan Sport Center to get tested after an unexpected spike of cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Singapore to remove most coronavirus restrictions from Friday: Govt 15 Jun 2020 - 02:28 pm
People walk along promenade during lunch break at Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore on June 15, 2020. AFP / Roslan RAHMAN
Pakistan’s upward coronavirus spiral continues 15 Jun 2020 - 12:29 pm
Members of Prime Minister Imran Khan's Corona Relief Tiger Force volunteers gather before starting a COVID-19 coronavirus awareness campaign at Raja bazar in Rawalpindi on June 10, 2020.  / AFP / Farooq NAEEM
Salmon shunned in China after link to Beijing virus outbreak 15 Jun 2020 - 12:00 pm
People are wearing face masks inside the Jingshen seafood market which has been closed for business after new coronavirus infections were detected, in Beijing, China, June 12, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
South Korea announces new measures to support private sector 15 Jun 2020 - 11:52 am
FILE PHOTO: A water park employee looks on in Yongin, South Korea, as measures to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue, June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Thailand ends curfew, marks 21 days with no local coronavirus cases 15 Jun 2020 - 09:48 am
People are seen at a beach after the government eased some protective measures following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hua Hin, Thailand June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Coronavirus resurgence in Beijing prompts reinstatement of tough measures 15 Jun 2020 - 09:37 am
Security personnel wearing face masks stand guard at a residential area under lockdown near Yuquan East Market in Beijing on June 15, 2020. China locks down ten more Beijing neighbourhoods over virus cluster. / AFP / Noel Celis
Fears for Philippines press freedom as court finds Maria Ressa guilty of libel 15 Jun 2020 - 09:20 am
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa speaks during a press conference after attending the court's verdict promulgation in Manila on June 15, 2020. / AFP / Ted ALJIBE
Sri Lanka holds mock election to test virus measures 14 Jun 2020 - 04:42 pm
An election official stands to enter a polling station ahead of a mock election to test the guidelines implemented against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Ingiriya of Kalutara District in Western Province on June 14, 2020. AFP / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI
Uzbekistan to reopen borders for some air travellers 14 Jun 2020 - 02:47 pm
Peninsula
Delhi to use 500 railway coaches as hospital facilities to fight coronavirus 14 Jun 2020 - 02:45 pm
A man walks past a mural painted on a garbage dump after the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in New Delhi on June 13, 2020. AFP / Jewel Samad
Tokyo finds 47 new virus cases, most since May 5: Media Reports 14 Jun 2020 - 01:53 pm
FILE PHOTO: A large screen on a building shows live broadcast of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's news conference on the lifting of the state of emergency in Tokyo and the remaining 5 areas still under alert for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Sh
Over 400 Afghan security personnel killed or wounded by Taliban in past week: govt 14 Jun 2020 - 01:33 pm
Men inspect the site of a blast inside a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan June 12, 2020.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail