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According to a study compiled by AFP from official sources, the number of new coronavirus cases in the world grew to 82,560 including 2,813 deaths across 50 countries and territories by 1700 GMT on Thursday. Advertising 1 296 new contaminations were found in the 24 hours following the previous count at 1700GMT on Wednesday. China— excluding the territories of Hong …

Two Thai women convicted of smuggling methamphetamine into Bali have escaped a possible death sentence on the Indonesian holiday island after a court sentenced them to 16 years in jail. The verdict Wednesday comes four months after the pair were arrested by suspicious airport officials who found nearly a kilogramme of methamphetamine hidden under their clothes after arriving on a …

Two days after police cleared an indigenous blockade of a key Canadian rail artery east of Toronto, protesters were back Wednesday lighting fires on tracks and throwing rocks at passing trains. “It is extremely concerning to see people endangering their lives and the lives of others by trying to interfere with the trains, but we’re working hard to resolve this,” …

Senior US Democrats have said that the Trump’s administration should immediately impose sanctions on Russia after US intelligence officials reported Russian attempts to influence the US presidential election this year. Three Senate Democrats, Chuck Schumer, Bob Menendez and Sherrod Brown, wrote a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin calling on the administration to impose …

There are every sign the world is about to be hit by a coronavirus pandemic, said Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday, as Canberra kicked off emergency measures to curb the spread of the disease. Coronavius infected about 80,000 people worldwide and killed over 2,700, the vast majority of whom were in China. While the spread within China has …

Russia warned on Wednesday against traveling to Italy, South Korea and Iran to prevent the novel coronavirus from spreading. Advertising Noting the spike in cases in the three countries, consumer safety regulator Rospotrebnadzor urged Russians to avoid traveling there’ until the epidemiological situation has stabilized.’ More than 1,100 people were infected in South Korea— the hardest-hit area outside China— and …

The new coronavirus epidemic swelled on Wednesday with cases in South Korea surging past 1,000 after deaths soared in Iran and infections appeared in previously untouched countries, prompting dire warnings that the world was not ready to contain it. The virus has rapidly spread in parts of Asia, Europe and the Middle East, even as the number of deaths and …

Indonesia’s Gojek denied a report that it’s discussing a merger with rival Grab Holdings Inc, a deal that would combine the leading ride-hailing businesses in Southeast Asia. “There are no plans for any sort of merger and recent media reports regarding discussions of this nature are not accurate,” Gojek said in an emailed statement Tuesday. Management teams from the two …

The Public Health Ministry on Tuesday announced two new Thai Covid-19 cases: a woman, 31, whose relative visited Guangzhou and a male driver of Chinese tourists, 29, as the total number of local cases rose to 37. Sukhum Kanchanapimai, permanent secretary for health, said the woman was a maid and was initially diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown cause. Later, doctors …

China declared an immediate and “comprehensive” ban on wild animal trade and consumption, a practice believed to be responsible for the deadly coronavirus outbreak. The highest legislative committee in the country adopted a resolution “prohibiting the illegal trade in wildlife, abolishing the bad habit of overconsumption of wildlife and effectively protecting people’s lives and safety,” state television reported. Previous temporary …