This handout picture taken and released on May 20, 2020 by the Taiwan Presidential office shows Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (C) arriving at the Presidential Office for her inauguration ceremony in Taipei

Taiwan will provide 'necessary assistance' to protesters in Hong Kong

The people will receive “necessary assistance” from Taiwan, hinted President Tsai Ing-wen

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Transport workers direct people to their destination

Wuhan discharges all coronavirus patients, reports zero new cases

China’s National Health Commission claims that Wuhan now has zero new patients

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A woman wearing a face mask walks on a bridge as cars are seen in a traffic jam during evening rush hour in Beijing, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), China April 8, 2020

Mainland China's tally of infections now stands at 81,953

Hubei province reported no new cases for the seventh day in a row

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Russian president Vladimir Putin

Now, all of Russian cabinet has the power to invoke national emergency!

Putin announced a week-long break earlier on TV as the number of cases continue to dramatically increase in the country

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Representative image of a hypersonic missile

'Super large missiles': While the world grapples with a pandemic, North Korea continues its military tests

In classic North Korea style, mission tests are undertaken during the springtime

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Representative image of a ballistic missile

North Korea fires two 'ballistic missiles' into sea: Seoul

Two projectiles were fired eastwards from the port city of Wonsan and flew 230 kilometres

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Health worker in China

China reports smaller number of new daily coronavirus cases

Saturday marked the fourth consecutive day that Hubei province recorded no new confirmed cases

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A man wearing a mask walks past the Regional Science Centre in Oldham, Lancashire

Not the 'Chinese virus' or 'Wuhan virus', only coronavirus: China

The World Health Organization recently warned against labelling viruses based on the place where it originated, for it could trigger racist rhetorics

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A boy wearing a face mask pose for a picture in front of a giant panda at Beijing zoo on March 25, 2020, after it reopened its outdoor exhibit areas to the public after being closed due to the coronavirus outbreak

Beijing returns to normal as people flock to the zoo

As the world struggles to contain the virus, the place where it originated is returning to normal life

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China President Xi Jinping

Is an anti-Jinping wave gaining traction in the Chinese Communist Party?

Many researchers and analysts have reiterated that China has displayed grave negligence in handling the virus

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coronavirus

Heat kills coronavirus, after all!

As the weather became warmer and humid, the rate of transmission fell

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People sharing food over a barricade in Wuhan

Has the original epicentre of coronavirus - Wuhan really recovered?

61 days after the lockdown was imposed, authorities in Wuhan are making claims that the coronavirus pandemic in the city is buried

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A sanitation worker disinfects an underpass at the central business district as the government implements an "enhanced community quarantine" in the country’s main island Luzon to contain the coronavirus

Home quarantine no option for thousands in Philippines

Tents have since last week been set up at one shelter in a Manila gymnasium

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A view of the city skyline of Jakarta

Indonesian capital declares emergency over coronavirus

As of Friday, Indonesia had 369 confirmed cases and 32 deaths

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Parents bring their kids to school wearing protective facemasks in Bangkok on February 3, 2020

Can asymptomatic kids sustain coronavirus for longer than adults?

Children with mild symptoms or no symptoms may still be able to transfer the virus to vulnerable adults

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