A man has died from the coronavirus in the Philippines.
This is now the first confirmed death outside China.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the 44-year-old man from Wuhan was reportedly infected with the disease before arriving at the Philippines.
So far, more than 300 people have died from the flu-like virus, which was first detected in Central China’s Hubei province.
Reports have also suggested that more than 14,000 people have been infected by the illness worldwide.
Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin pleads guilty in US: TASS
Alexander Vinnik, a Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin who was arrested in Greece in 2017, convicted of money laundering in France three years later and is now awaiting trial in California, has pleaded partially guilty, TASS news agency cited his lawyer as saying on Saturday.
Indonesia plans to use corn, sugarcane, seaweed for making bioethanol
The Indonesian government is aiming to make use of around two million hectares of sugarcane plantation in Papua region to expedite the development of bioethanol.
China launches mission to return samples from Moon's far side
China on Friday launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon, the first country to make such an ambitious attempt.
Fresh chaos, arrests on US college campuses as police flatten camp at UCLA
Police forcibly removed scores of defiant pro-Palestinian protesters at several colleges on Thursday, including taking down an encampment at UCLA in a jarring scene that underscored the heightened chaos that has erupted at universities this week.
Indonesia to permanently relocate 10,000 people after Ruang volcano eruptions
The Indonesian government will permanently relocate almost 10,000 residents after a series of explosive eruptions of the Ruang volcano has raised concerns about the dangers of residing on the island in future, a minister said on Friday.
Strong quake strikes Philippines, aftershocks expected
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the island province of Leyte in central Philippines on Friday, with damage and aftershocks expected, its seismology agency said.
India's Rahul Gandhi to contest elections from family borough
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the general election from the family bastion in the north, his Congress party announced on Friday, a move that will challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a region he dominates.
Bus falls into ravine in Pakistan's far north, killing 20
A bus veered into a ravine in Pakistan's far north early on Friday, a local government spokesman said, killing 20 passengers, while 21 injured were rescued and taken to hospital.
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