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Fri, July 3, 2020 | 07:51

Japan reports 1st death from virus

Japan reports 1st death from virus

Japan announced Thursday its first death from a new virus from China, hours after confirming 44 more cases on a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo as fears of the spreading disease mount in the country.

2020-02-14 10:46

World's oldest man crowned in Japan aged 112

World's oldest man crowned in Japan aged 112

A 112-year-old Japanese man has been crowned the world's oldest male, claiming that smiling is the key to longevity. Chitetsu Watanabe, who was born on March 5, 1907 in Niigata, north of Tokyo, was officially given the title at his nursing home in the city, Guinness World Records said Wednesday.

2020-02-13 11:29

Philippines evacuates 30, including infant, from virus-hit Wuhan

Philippines evacuates 30, including infant, from virus-hit Wuhan

Thirty Filipinos returned to the Philippines on Sunday from Wuhan City in China's Hubei province, the epicentre of a coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 800 in the mainland, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Twenty-nine adults and an infant flew on a chartered flight arranged by the foreign affairs and health departments which landed in Clark Air Base, ...

2020-02-09 14:24

Soldier kills 26 in bloodiest shooting spree in Thailand

Soldier kills 26 in bloodiest shooting spree in Thailand

A soldier with a grudge gunned down 26 people and wounded 57 in Thailand's worst shooting spree before he was fatally shot inside a mall in the country's northeast on Sunday, officials said. Officials said the soldier was angry over a financial dispute, first killing two people on a military base and then went on a far bloodier rampage Saturday, shooting as he drove to the ma...

2020-02-09 11:29

Thai forces believe shooter in mall basement as death toll hits 21

Thai forces believe shooter in mall basement as death toll hits 21

A Thai soldier who has killed at least 21 people in a shooting rampage was thought to be holed up in the basement of a shopping mall in northeastern Thailand on Sunday and security forces were closing in on him, a police officer said. The officer said nine civilians had been evacuated from the shopping mall and security forces were checking whether any remained there.

2020-02-09 10:49

20 dead, 31 hurt in Thai mass shooting; gunman hides in mall

20 dead, 31 hurt in Thai mass shooting; gunman hides in mall

20 dead, 31 hurt in Thai mass shooting; gunman hides in mall

A gunman described as a soldier angry over a financial dispute killed two people and then went on a far bloodier rampage Saturday in northeastern Thailand, shooting as he drove to a busy mall where shoppers fled in terror. At least 20 people were killed in all, 31 were injured and others were believed to be still inside the building as more gunshots rang out early Sunday. Def...

2020-02-09 09:36

Thai forces believe shooter in mall basement as death toll hits 21

Japanese with suspected coronavirus infection dies in China

Japanese with suspected coronavirus infection dies in China

A Japanese man with a suspected coronavirus infection has died in hospital in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the Japanese foreign ministry said Saturday.

2020-02-08 17:55

Doctor's death unleashes mourning, fury at Chinese officials

China's Communist Party faces anger and recriminations over virus

China's Communist Party faces anger and recriminations over virus

China's ruling Communist Party faced public anger and recrimination Friday over the death of a doctor who was threatened by the authorities after trying to sound the alarm about the new coronavirus back in December. The death toll, meanwhile, rose to nearly 640, and the number of people infected worldwide climbed past 31,400.

2020-02-08 10:38

Doctor's death unleashes mourning, fury at Chinese officials

Doctor's death unleashes mourning, fury at Chinese officials

Doctor's death unleashes mourning, fury at Chinese officials

The death of a young doctor who was reprimanded for warning about the new coronavirus outbreak in China triggered an outpouring of praise for him Friday, and fury that the communist authorities put politics above public safety. In death, Dr. Li Wenliang became the face of simmering anger at the ruling Communist Party's control over information, and complaints that officials l...

2020-02-08 09:58

Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm on coronavirus dies of the illness

Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm on coronavirus dies of the illness

Li Wenliang was working as an ophthalmologist in the virus epicentre city of Wuhan when he observed patients with symptoms similar to the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak of 2002-03.

2020-02-07 11:48

Moon vows to support China to tackle coronavirus crisis

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