China’s Hainan province confirms its first fatality from coronavirus: state tv
China’s Hainan province confirmed on Monday that an 80-year-old woman has died after being infected with the coronavirus, marking the province’s first fatality in the...
Australia confirms fifth coronavirus case from last flight out of Wuhan
Australia confirmed on Monday its fifth case of a new coronavirus, with health officials saying the case involved a 21-year-old woman who was on the...
China’s NDRC to invest 300 million yuan for construction of hospitals in Wuhan: Xinhua
China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country’s state planning agency, plans to invest 300 million yuan ($43.5 million) for the construction of hospitals...
Firms in China extend holidays, ask staff to work from home as virus spreads
Big businesses across China are temporarily shutting stores or advising staff to work from home, to guard against the spread of a flu-like virus as...
China extends holiday, businesses shut as virus toll rises to 81
The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China rose to 81 on Monday, as the government extended the Lunar New Year holiday and more...
Oman says supports Saudi readiness to react to virus impact on oil market
Oman’s energy minister Mohammed bin Hamad al-Rumhy told Reuters on Monday he fully supported Saudi Arabia’s readiness to react to any impact the new coronavirus...
Iranians should not let Trump harm national unity: Rouhani
Iranians should not allow U.S. President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” approach to harm national unity ahead of parliamentary elections, President Hassan Rouhani said in speech...
Finnish paper mill workers to strike as wage talks fail: union
Some 9,000 workers at Finnish paper mills will start a three-week strike on Monday after wage talks broke down, their labor union said in a...
Small suspected homemade bomb explodes at Hong Kong hospital, no injuries
A suspected small-scale homemade bomb exploded at a general hospital in Hong Kong on Monday, causing the temporary evacuation of some patients but no injuries,...
NBA roundup: Pelicans gets first win with Zion
Zion Williamson had his first double-double as an NBA player, and the New Orleans Pelicans won for the first time with him in the lineup,...
