Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to over 1,000 as more bodies recovered from the rubble The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to over 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country's second-largest city. World 29 Mar, 2025
China expects sharp drop in holiday travel due to COVID outbreaks China's transport ministry expects a 20% drop in road traffic and a 55% fall in flights during the three-day Qingming holiday due to a flare-up of COVID-19 cases in the country. World 03 Apr, 2022
China cities declare rain 'red alerts' as flood death toll hits 21 Five cities in the central Chinese province of Hubei have declared "red alerts" after torrential rain left 21 people dead and forced the evacuation of nearly 6,000 people, state media reported. World 13 Aug, 2021
Heavy rain in Sichuan forces evacuation of 80,000 people: state media More than 80,000 people have been evacuated because of heavy rains and floods in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, state media reported on Monday. World 09 Aug, 2021
From China to Germany, floods expose climate vulnerability Deadly floods that have upended life in both China and Germany have sent a stark reminder that climate change is making weather more extreme across the globe. World 22 Jul, 2021
Central Chinese province swamped after heaviest rain in 1,000 years Large swathes of China's central Henan province were under water on Wednesday, with its capital Zhengzhou hardest-hit after being drenched by what weather watchers said was the heaviest rain in 1,000 years. World 21 Jul, 2021
Beijing enveloped in hazardous sandstorm, second time in two weeks The Chinese capital Beijing woke on Sunday morning shrouded in thick dust carrying extremely high levels of hazardous particles, as a second sandstorm in two weeks hit the city due to winds from drought-hit Mongolia and northwestern China. World 28 Mar, 2021
Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 19.16 million, death toll over 714,000 At least 19,166,379 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 714,246 people have died, a Reuters tally showed. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the... Women 07 Aug, 2020
China sees drop in imported coronavirus cases but local infections rise BEIJING: China reported fewer new coronavirus cases on Thursday that involved travellers arriving from abroad, but said locally transmitted infections rose, with Beijing seeing new local cases for the first time in more than three weeks. To... Women 16 Apr, 2020
Mainland China reports 433 new coronavirus cases, 29 deaths on Feb 26 SHANGHA: Mainland China reported 433 new cases of coronavirus infections on Feb. 26, the National Health Commission said on Thursday, up from 406 on the previous day. The total number of confirmed cases on mainland China has now reached 78,497,... Women 27 Feb, 2020
Infections climb in South Korea as world fights virus SEOUL: South Korea reported an eight-fold jump in viral infections Saturday with more than 400 cases mostly linked to a church and a hospital, while the death toll in Iran climbed to six and a dozen towns in Italy effectively went into lockdowns as... Environment 23 Feb, 2020
Nasal, throat swabs collected from 175 evacuees who finally arrive from China We’ve not been allowed to meet our parents or relatives, but that’s normal Kathmandu, February 16 Government authorities today collected throat and nasal swabs of 175 Nepali nationals who were yesterday evacuated from coronavirus outbreak... Horoscopes 17 Feb, 2020
