Australian grocers start ‘elderly hour’
Health Minister of the State of New South Wales (NSW) Brad Hazzard attends a press conference in Sydney, Australia, on March 2. Photo: Xinhua An Australian supermarket chain will start…
Ex-employee gets death for murdering 19 at Japanese care home
Takashi Ono, father of one of the victims who was injured when patients at a care home were attacked in 2016, speaks during a press conference in Yokohama on Monday,…
Maldives COVID-19 cases rise to 13, allocates $13 bln for emergency measures
The number of COVID-19 cases in Maldives rose to 13 on Monday after three more people tested positive to the virus, according to Maldives' Health Protection Authority (HPA). Two…
Western states’ ‘surrender’ to COVID-19 shocks Chinese
People wear protective face masks as they walk down Whitehall in the Spring sunshine on Wednesday in central London. The Bank of England slashed its interest rate to a record…
China to take actions to help Spain fight COVID-19 epidemic: Chinese FM
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Photo: Xinhua Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that China will take a series of actions to…
China willing to do its utmost to help the Philippines: Chinese FM
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) meets with Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin in Vientiane, Laos, Feb. 19, 2020. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua) Chinese State Councilor and…
Alvi’s visit eyes health, agricultural cooperation with China
Photo: Xinhua By Zhang Hui Pakistani President Arif Alvi is paying visit to China from Monday to Tuesday, his first visit to China, which observers said is aimed at…
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Entrepreneurs demand declaration of economic emergency
Private sector business entrepreneurs have demanded for declaring economic emergency as the economy is heading towards crisis due to the coronavirus impact. At a consultation meeting hosted by the Finance…
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Qatar to suspend international flights for two weeks
The Qatar government has announced to suspend all its international flights for two weeks beginning from 18 March. However, Qatar is not going to suspend transit flights via Qatar ,…
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Seven nabbed with 160,000 plus pieces facemasks
The Kathmandu Police on Sunday arrested seven persons alongside over 160,000 pieces facemasks they stored to sell on the black market. Promoting black marketing of facemasks is punishable and the…