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Commuters wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus leave the Mass Rapid Transit train station in Singapore March 18, 2020. — AFP pic SINGAPORE, May 20 — The circuit breaker that was imposed to contain the […]

A volunteer rescue worker from the Por Tek Tung Foundation treating a woman for minor injuries at the scene of a road accident in Pathum Thani, just north of Bangkok May 16, 2020. — AFP pic PATHUM THANI, May 20 […]

An Afghan National Army officer stands guard at the site of a blast in Ghazni province, Afghanistan May 18, 2020. — Reuters pic KABUL, May 20 — Gunmen opened fire in a mosque in central Afghanistan yesterday evening, killing eight […]

Children could be less infectious but still vulnerable to Covid-19. — Reuters LONDON, May 19 — There are tentative signs that children may not spread the novel coronavirus as much as adults, two top epidemiologists said today, though they cautioned […]

There will be a live investigation into the cyber attack. — Reuters pic LONDON, May 19 — Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office said today it was investigating the cyber attack on easyJet and urged anyone affected by data breaches to be […]

Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said the republic would embark on a controlled approach to resume activities. — Singapore parliament screengrab via TODAY SINGAPORE, May 19 — The Singapore Multi-Ministry Taskforce on Covid-19 has decided to exit the circuit breaker when […]

Care homes are considered particularly vulnerable to the dangers of the outbreak. — Reuters pic LONDON, May 19 — Britain defended its handling of the coronavirus outbreak in care homes today, saying the government had put a “protective ring” around […]

Violence continues to be a spectre in Afghanistan civilians’ daily lives. — Reuters pic KABUL, May 19 — The United Nations said Afghan civilian casualties jumped to 380 in April, expressing alarm about a “striking deterioration” in respect for international […]

Singapore has confirmed 451 new cases of Covid-19. — TODAY pic SINGAPORE, May 19 — Singapore has confirmed 451 new cases of Covid-19, said the Ministry of Health (MOH in a press release today. This brings the total number of […]

Singapore has apologised to 357 Covid-19 patients who received an erroneous text message saying they had again tested positive for the novel coronavirus. — AFP pic SINGAPORE, May 19 — Singapore has apologised to 357 Covid-19 patients who received an […]

US President Donald Trump threatened yesterday to permanently stop funding of the WHO. — Reuters pic WASHINGTON, May 19 — US President Donald Trump threatened yesterday to permanently stop funding of the World Health Organisation (WHO and reconsider membership of […]

Four people were killed and another 23 injured when an earthquake shook southwestern China’s Yunnan province. — Reuters pic BEIJING, May 19 — Four people were killed and another 23 injured when an earthquake shook southwestern China’s Yunnan province, local […]

India and Bangladesh began evacuating more than two million people yesterday as a cyclone barrelled towards their coasts. — Reuters pic KOLKATA, May 19 — India and Bangladesh began evacuating more than two million people yesterday as a cyclone barrelled […]

A doctor wears a protective mask as he walks outside Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in New York City April 1, 2020. — Reuters pic WASHINGTON, May 19 — The United States […]

Royal Saudi Air Force Second Lieutenant Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani is seen in an undated military identification card photo released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation December 7, 2019. — Reuters pic WASHINGTON, May 22 — The Saudi military student who […]

Civil disobedience group Extinction Rebellion lay out 1,500 pairs of children’s shoes in Trafalgar Square in London May 18, 2020. — Reuters pic LONDON, May 18 — Climate activists placed more than 2,000 pairs of children’s shoes in neat rows […]

South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during a ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the pro-democracy Gwangju Uprising at May 18 Democracy Square in Gwangju on May 18, 2020. — Reuters pic SEOUL, May 18 — South Korea’s President Moon […]

Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne speaks at a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand January 10, 2019. — Reuters pic SYDNEY, May 18 — A draft resolution pushed by the European Union and Australia calling for an independent review into the […]

People enjoy the sun during the official reopening of beaches to the public following the easing of measures against the spread of Covid-19, in Athens, Greece May 16, 2020. — Reuters pic NEW YORK, May 18 — Summer weather is […]

US President Donald Trump listens as White House Director of Trade and Marketing Policy Peter Navarro addresses the daily coronavirus response briefing at the White House in Washington April 2, 2020. — Reuters pic WASHINGTON, May 17 — US President […]

A migrant worker’s son cries as they wait to cross the border to their home state of Uttar Pradesh, during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease, in New Delhi, India, May 17, 2020. — […]

Patrons eat at Pere Antoine Restaurant after restrictions were eased from two months under the coronavirus disease lockdown in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, May 16, 2020. — Reuters pic WASHINGTON, May 17 — Authorities are not seeing spikes in coronavirus […]

Isreali Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new unity government, agreed with retired military chief Benny Gantz, was due to be sworn in later in the day, with the agreement between the formal rivals opening the option of moving ahead with annexation. […]

An Israeli protester, wearing a mask bearing the slogan ‘Crime Minister’ and standing with others, holds a sign showing the faces of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ex-rival Benny Gantz with a caption in Hebrew reading ‘Israeli ashamed’ attends […]