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Top officials at the World Health Organization are being targeted by hackers as they work on the global response to the coronavirus pandemic. The WHO’s security team has seen an increasing number of attempted cyber-attacks on the…

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has sought support for an international investigation into the coronavirus pandemic in phone calls with U.S. President Donald Trump, and the German and French leaders overnight,…

WASHINGTON: A second wave of the novel coronavirus in the US could be even more destructive because it will likely collide with the beginning of flu season, one of the country’s top health officials said Tuesday. Robert Redfield, director…

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22  -- The month of Ramadan is fast approaching and the Muslims in the country is set to welcome the fasting month in a different atmosphere as it will be observed during the third phase of the Movement Control Order…

AMSTERDAM: Dutch students have accused universities of violating their privacy by using monitoring software to prevent cheating in exams being conducted online because of the coronavirus. Dutch universities have been scrambling to find…

PUTRAJAYA: There are six criteria that must be fulfilled before the movement control order (MCO) can officially end, says Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Among these criteria are ensuring border control by screening…

PETALING JAYA: An analyst in the oil and gas sector warns that Malaysia may lose some RM31 billion in revenue this year due to the low price of crude oil, which continues to be buffeted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Renato Lima de Olivera, an…

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore said on Tuesday it had preliminarily confirmed 1,111 new coronavirus cases, taking the city-state's total infections to 9,125. The health ministry said most of the cases were migrant workers living in…

PETALING JAYA: Foreign workers, especially those who are undocumented, should also be tested for Covid-19, especially if they are unwell. Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Dr N. Baskaran said more than 600 of those who have…

ANKARA, April 21 -- Saudi Arabia has suspended Tarawih prayers at the two holy mosques in Makkah and Madinah in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19, Anadolu Agency reported. Tarawih, special night prayers performed during the holy…