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China's virus strategy: a model for the world?
AFP, Published on 22/03/2020
» BEIJING: The head of the World Health Organization believes China's battle with the coronavirus offers a beacon of hope, but others question whether Beijing's strategy can be followed by other countries -- particularly Western democracies.
WHO warns of pandemic risk after virus peaks in China
AFP, Published on 25/02/2020
» GENEVA: The new coronavirus has peaked in China but could still grow into a pandemic, the World Health Organization has warned, as infections mushroom in other countries.
SARS-like virus spreads in China, 136 new cases
AFP, Published on 20/01/2020
» BEIJING: A mysterious SARS-like virus has spread around China -- including to Beijing -- authorities said Monday, fuelling fears of a major outbreak as millions begin travelling for the Lunar New Year in humanity's biggest migration.
China reports 17 new cases of mystery virus
AFP, Published on 19/01/2020
» BEIJING: China reported 17 new cases of the mysterious SARS-like virus on Sunday, including three in a severe condition, heightening fears ahead of China's Lunar New Year holiday when hundreds of millions of people move around the country -- and thousands will come to Thailand.
Second person dies from mystery virus in China
AFP, Published on 17/01/2020
» BEIJING: A second person has died in China from a mystery virus that has stricken dozens and appeared in two other Asian countries, officials said.
Cheering crowds greet Japan's new emperor in rare parade
AFP, Published on 10/11/2019
» TOKYO: Thousands of flag-waving people cheered Japan's new Emperor Naruhito on Sunday during a rare open-top car imperial parade that was rescheduled after a deadly typhoon.
Thousands watch rare Japan imperial parade
AFP, Published on 10/11/2019
» TOKYO: Thousands of people gathered in Tokyo on Sunday ahead of a rare open-top car parade featuring newly enthroned Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, with heavy security in place for the event.
Seven suspects arrested for Yala attacks
AFP, Published on 09/11/2019
» Seven suspected rebels have been arrested in the South, authorities said Saturday, as a manhunt sweeps through remote villages for gunmen who killed 15 in an ambush considered the deadliest attack in the yearslong insurgency.
Drones, boats and megabaht: Laos route spews meth into Thailand
AFP, Published on 11/06/2019
» NAKHON PHANOM: As dusk falls along the Mekong River, a nightly dance begins between Thai border security and Laos drug gangs now using drones, scouts and a pool of poor fishermen to shift record amounts of meth into Thailand.
Xinjiang crackdown at the heart of China's Belt and Road
AFP, Published on 28/04/2019
» KHORGOS, Kazakhstan: Traders travel freely through the bustling Khorgos special economic zone that straddles the Kazakhstan-China border, but signs on the Chinese side bear a blunt warning -- no veils or long beards allowed.