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Recession threatens the Japan’s economy

Japan's GDP fell 1.6% in the fourth quarter of 2019, its steepest quarterly decline since 2014, after an increase in the consumption tax from 8% to 10% suppressed household spending. The contraction

February 17, 2020

Economy·Government and Politics·News

Coronavirus on the Diamond Princess: repatriated passengers, others are patient

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases on the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined near Yokohama rose to 355, Japanese health officials announced Sunday, making the ship the largest coronavirus cluster outside mainland

February 17, 2020

Health·News

SC hearing on removal of Shaheen Bagh protestors today

India's Supreme Court scheduled a hearing on a petition demanding the removal of protesters blocking a road at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi, where demonstrators have staged a sit-in for more than two

February 17, 2020

Government and Politics·News

A vehicle accident scene on an Indian road, illustrating the road safety challenges that persist across the country

Longowal van accident: Captain gives thanks to student for saving life of 4 children

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh publicly commended 9th-grade student Amandeep Kaur for saving four children by breaking a window of a burning private school van in Longowal, Sangrur district. The Chief Minister

February 17, 2020

Government and Politics·News

5.5 Magnitude earthquake shock in Southern Iran

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck southern Iran on Sunday afternoon, with its epicenter located 13 kilometers deep in the Gulf between the mainland and the island of Qeshm, 49 kilometers from Bandar Abbas.

February 16, 2020

Climate·News

Several rockets fall near the American Embassy in Baghdad

Multiple rockets struck near the US Embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone on the night of Saturday to Sunday, triggering sirens and an aerial survey of the area, an American military source told

February 16, 2020

News

Coronavirus: a first municipality placed in quarantine in Vietnam

Vietnam quarantined a commune of around 10,000 people near Hanoi for 20 days after five cases of Covid-19 were detected in Vinh Phuc province, the country's first municipal quarantine since the outbreak

February 16, 2020

Health·News

Indonesia: Merapi volcano spits a large plume of smoke

Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the country's most active volcanoes, erupted on Thursday, sending incandescent lava and a plume of smoke more than 2,000 meters into the sky near the cultural capital

February 16, 2020

Climate·News

Coronavirus: more than 1,500 dead in China, 1st case in Africa

China's coronavirus death toll exceeded 1,500 and more than 66,000 cases were confirmed in the country as Egypt reported Africa's first Covid-19 infection, with the carrier placed in hospital quarantine. The WHO

February 16, 2020

Health·News

India: students stripped naked to see if they have their period

Sixty-eight female students at Sahjanand Girls Institute in Bhuj, Gujarat, were ordered to undress by university officials during a check to identify menstruating students, who are required under the institution's rules to

February 16, 2020

Education·News

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Recession threatens the Japan’s economy

Coronavirus on the Diamond Princess: repatriated passengers, others are patient

SC hearing on removal of Shaheen Bagh protestors today

Longowal van accident: Captain gives thanks to student for saving life of 4 children

5.5 Magnitude earthquake shock in Southern Iran

Several rockets fall near the American Embassy in Baghdad

Coronavirus: a first municipality placed in quarantine in Vietnam

Indonesia: Merapi volcano spits a large plume of smoke

Coronavirus: more than 1,500 dead in China, 1st case in Africa

India: students stripped naked to see if they have their period

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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