At least 29 killed and 195 cases of the disease confirmed in the latest outbreak to hit the country, government says. Nigerian authorities have announced increased emergency measures to contain the latest outbreak of Lassa fever in the West African country. "As at 24th of January 2020, 195 confirmed…

Malaysia banned visitors from the Chinese city of Wuhan and its surrounding Hubei province on Monday, in a bid to contain the spread of a deadly virus.…

Germany urged its citizens yesterday to avoid "unnecessary trips" to China amid fears over the rapid spread of a deadly virus. Berlin also said it was considering evacuating citizens from Wuhan, the city at the centre of the outbreak. "Travellers should consider delaying or cancelling…

Thousands of Indian Americans, joined by several civil rights organisations, have staged protests across dozens of US cities against policies of Prime…

10 MILITANTS KILLED IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN XINHUA, Jalalabad Security forces have killed 10 armed insurgents and recaptured 17 villages in Shirzad district of the eastern Nangarhar province, said an army statement yesterday. The cleanup operations, launched a couple of days ago in parts of the restive…