Asia Pacific
US eyes virus ‘plateau’ as world weighs cautious reboot
Coronavirus deaths in the hard-hit United States were flat for a second consecutive day, with New York’s governor saying the “worst is ...China vows improvements for Africans after virus discrimination claims
Under strong international pressure, China on Sunday vowed to improve the treatment of Africans in the southern city of Guangzhou following accusations ...World’s militaries face a new enemy in virus outbreak
The coronavirus pandemic has forced militaries and militias to adapt to an invisible enemy, even as traditional conflicts grind on. Armies have ...North Korea calls for tougher virus curbs, but leader wears no mask in photographs
North Korea called for tougher and more thorough countermeasures to keep citizens safe from the fast-spreading coronavirus at a meeting where leader ...Passengers from virus-infected cruise ship leave for Australia
More than 100 Australians and New Zealanders left Uruguay on a chartered flight after two weeks stranded aboard a virus-infected cruise ship, ...Global death toll passes 100,000
The worldwide death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic passed 100,000 on Friday, and the United States was on the brink of surpassing ...Global virus death toll nears 100,000, but some signs of hope
Another horror day of the coronavirus pandemic saw the global death toll pass 94,000, although there were tentative signs of hope that ...Asia cracks down on virus ‘fake news’
Hundreds of people have been arrested across Asia for posting purported false coronavirus information, according to an AFP investigation, deepening concerns that ...World faces new ‘Great Depression’ as virus toll mounts
World powers scrambled on Thursday to build a global response to the human tragedy and once-in-a-century economic collapse caused by the coronavirus ...Taiwan demands apology from WHO chief over virus ‘slander’
Taiwan demanded an apology from the World Health Organization chief on Thursday after he accused the island’s government of leading personal attacks ...














