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Bloomberg drops out of presidential race, endorses Biden 04 Mar 2020 - 06:29 pm

LOS ANGELES: Billionaire Mike Bloomberg ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. It...

Handshake? No thanks: coronavirus changes global habits 04 Mar 2020 - 06:06 pm

Paris: Say no to a Handshake, refuse every peck on the cheek and definitely avoid hugging. Instead, try a direct gaze, or maybe...

Japan coronavirus cases hit 1,000 mark as Tokyo insists Olympics on track 04 Mar 2020 - 05:13 pm

TOKYO: Japan's confirmed coronavirus infections rose above 1,000 on Wednesday, most of them from a quarantined cruise liner, as Olympics organisers dismissed speculation...

Louvre in Paris reopens after staff end coronavirus protest 04 Mar 2020 - 03:42 pm

Paris: The Louvre museum in Paris reopened to the public Wednesday after management took steps to allay staff fears over the coronavirus spread...

First coronavirus case in EU agency in Brussels 04 Mar 2020 - 03:24 pm

Brussels: A first EU official working in the bloc's Brussels administration has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, European officials said Wednesday. "We...

Researchers identify two coronavirus types as China cases dwindle 04 Mar 2020 - 01:25 pm

Shanghai: Scientists in China studying the viral disease outbreak's origin said they had found that two main types of the new coronavirus could...

UK police charge another man over deaths of 39 Vietnamese in truck 04 Mar 2020 - 12:53 pm

London: British police said on Wednesday they had charged another man as part of their investigation into the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants...

Grieving families in Philippine drugs war turn to theatre for healing, therapy 04 Mar 2020 - 12:38 pm

Manila: Relatives of some of the thousands killed in the Philippines' war on drugs acted out their journey of loss and healing in...

Iranian trade minister tests positive for coronavirus 04 Mar 2020 - 11:42 am

Iran's Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani has tested positive for the coronavirus, known as COVID-19, an online Iranian news site said...

India's coronavirus cases rise to 28, including 16 Italians 04 Mar 2020 - 11:24 am

New Delhi: Sixteen Italians in India have tested positive for coronavirus, India's health minister said on Wednesday, as the total number of cases...

Amazon worker in US quarantined with novel coronavirus 04 Mar 2020 - 10:34 am

San Francisco - Amazon confirmed Tuesday that an employee who works in the internet giant's home city of Seattle had been quarantined after...

Indonesia seizes half a million virus masks amid panic buying 04 Mar 2020 - 10:25 am

Jakarta - Indonesian police seized over half a million face masks from a Jakarta-area warehouse after the country's first confirmed cases of coronavirus...

Thousands wait for hospital beds in S.Korea as coronavirus cases surge 04 Mar 2020 - 09:42 am

Seoul - South Korea reported 516 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday as thousands of sick people waited for hospital beds in Daegu, the...

Biden, once counted out, rebounds on Super Tuesday 04 Mar 2020 - 09:18 am

Washington: For a candidate left for dead just weeks ago, Joe Biden has scored a dramatic comeback in the Democratic White House race,...

Australian stores ration toilet paper amid coronavirus panic buying 04 Mar 2020 - 09:00 am

Sydney: Australia's major grocers put strict limits on purchases of toilet paper on Wednesday after a rush of panic buying related to coronavirus...

Huawei finds 5G heaven in Switzerland with ‘fitbits’ for cows 04 Mar 2020 - 08:28 am

A quiet Huawei Technologies Co.-led 5G revolution is unfolding at the heart of Europe -- in the bucolic Swiss hamlet of Taenikon. Far...

Fifteen Italians test positive for coronavirus in India: media 04 Mar 2020 - 08:22 am

New Delhi: Fifteen Italian citizens in India have tested positive for coronavirus, media said on Wednesday. State broadcaster Doordarshan as well as private...