Asia Pacific
Wildfire creates state of emergency in Australian capital
The Australian capital region declared a state of emergency on Friday because of an out-of-control forest fire burning erratically to its south. ...WHO declares China virus outbreak an international emergency
The World Health Organization declared on Thursday that the coronavirus epidemic in China now constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. ...China virus death toll rises to 170, transmission a concern
The death toll rose to 170 in the new virus outbreak in China on Thursday as foreign evacuees from the worst-hit region ...China confirms 5,974 virus cases, exceeding nation’s SARS total
The number of confirmed cases in the new virus outbreak in China reached 5,974 on Wednesday, overtaking the number of people infected in ...China curbs travel abroad as virus toll tops 100
China on Tuesday urged its citizens to postpone travel abroad as it expanded unprecedented efforts to contain a viral outbreak that has ...Global concerns grow as China virus spreads
The rapid spread of a deadly virus across China caused growing global alarm on Monday, with Germany advising citizens to avoid the ...China stiffens its defences against epidemic as death toll hits 56
China on Sunday expanded drastic travel restrictions to contain a viral epidemic that has killed 56 people and infected nearly 2,000, as ...Philippine volcano alert lowered, thousands return home
Philippine authorities on Sunday lowered the alert level at Taal Volcano, two weeks after it began spewing ash, steam and rocks, a ...The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?
A SARS-like virus that has claimed 41 lives since emerging in a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan has spread around ...China seals off more cities as virus toll climbs
China sealed off millions more people near the epicentre of a virus outbreak on Friday, shutting down public transport in an eighth ...














