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"Disgruntled" former guard holds 30 people hostage in Manila shopping mall
17:17 | 02/03/2020
A man was shot and about 30 people taken hostage on Monday (Mar 2) by a "disgruntled" ex-security guard at a shopping mall in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
China coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,700; global experts gather in China
12:12 | 17/02/2020
The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 1,770 after 105 more people died, the National Health Commission said on Monday (Feb 17). The World Health Organization warned the epidemic’s future path is "impossible" to predict.
Do hand sanitizer actually help prevent people from contracting coronavirus?
12:46 | 07/02/2020
The novel coronavirus (nCoV) continues to spread with more than 30,000 affected and 636 deaths. Amid the epidemic, consumers everywhere are flocking to products that are designed and marketed to prevent diseases like protective face masks and hand sanitizers. But do hand sanitizer actually help prevent people from contracting it?
UAE confirms coronavirus case in family from Wuhan
14:33 | 29/01/2020
The United Arab Emirates announced Wednesday (Jan 29) its first case of the new coronavirus, in a family from Wuhan while many countries have also swung into tackling novel coronavirus.
China to build second hospital to treat cases of nCoV, Asia ramps up defence
00:31 | 26/01/2020
China’s Wuhan city - the epicentre of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) virus outbreak - is building a second hospital "within half a month" to treat cases, state media reported Saturday (Jan 25).