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Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah is interviewing every MP to ascertain which leader has majority support in the 222-member house.
Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah is interviewing every MP to ascertain which leader has majority support in the 222-member house.
‘It is not so much a question of if, but when,’ says Nancy Messonnier of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
‘It is not so much a question of if, but when,’ says Nancy Messonnier of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
Deepening US-India ties seem almost inevitable, given China’s power projection in the region, but differences exist over trade, Russian weapons and Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist agenda.
Deepening US-India ties seem almost inevitable, given China’s power projection in the region, but differences exist over trade, Russian weapons and Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist agenda.
Central Chinese city added to international group’s trip as UN health body warns that epidemic could go either way.
Central Chinese city added to international group’s trip as UN health body warns that epidemic could go either way.
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative has detailed a ‘dangerous, ongoing game of chicken’ over energy exploration in the disputed South China Sea, centred on a vessel contracted by Malaysian state energy firm Petronas.
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative has detailed a ‘dangerous, ongoing game of chicken’ over energy exploration in the disputed South China Sea, centred on a vessel contracted by Malaysian state energy firm Petronas.
The number of US infections stands at 34, including 21 ‘repatriated cases’. Separately, the WHO is sending a medical team to Wuhan on Saturday.
The number of US infections stands at 34, including 21 ‘repatriated cases’. Separately, the WHO is sending a medical team to Wuhan on Saturday.
More than 70,000 confirmed or suspected infections analysed by Chinese scientists in broadest study to date into spread of virus.
More than 70,000 confirmed or suspected infections analysed by Chinese scientists in broadest study to date into spread of virus.
It will be the first major multilateral meeting seeking to coordinate a response to a crisis that public health experts say could drag on for months.
It will be the first major multilateral meeting seeking to coordinate a response to a crisis that public health experts say could drag on for months.
Testing will initially be carried out by labs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago and New York, but more sites are planned, CDC says.
Testing will initially be carried out by labs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago and New York, but more sites are planned, CDC says.
The patient had been flown from mainland China to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.
The patient had been flown from mainland China to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.
Restrictions bought the US vital time to ‘prepare for the potential of us having a worse pandemic’.
Restrictions bought the US vital time to ‘prepare for the potential of us having a worse pandemic’.
‘Our objective remains containment,’ says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organisation director general.
‘Our objective remains containment,’ says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organisation director general.
Health and Human Services Secretary says he ‘expects fully’ that Xi Jinping will allow US experts in, while Pompeo says US$100 million is earmarked for China and other countries fighting contagion.
Health and Human Services Secretary says he ‘expects fully’ that Xi Jinping will allow US experts in, while Pompeo says US$100 million is earmarked for China and other countries fighting contagion.
Top US public health officials says he has ‘a lot of confidence’ in the data being provided by Chinese authorities.
Top US public health officials says he has ‘a lot of confidence’ in the data being provided by Chinese authorities.
It is ‘too early to predict’ whether the outbreak is peaking, based on just one data point, says Michael Ryan, head of health emergencies programme. ‘We are still in the middle of an intense outbreak and we need to be very careful about making any predictions.’
It is ‘too early to predict’ whether the outbreak is peaking, based on just one data point, says Michael Ryan, head of health emergencies programme. ‘We are still in the middle of an intense outbreak and we need to be very careful about making any predictions.’
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said China should only be criticised for its handling of the coronavirus emergency if a review justifies it. He appealed to member countries to contribute US$675 million in support of nations with weak health care systems.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said China should only be criticised for its handling of the coronavirus emergency if a review justifies it. He appealed to member countries to contribute US$675 million in support of nations with weak health care systems.
Four flights over two days will arrive at bases in California, Texas and Nebraska, US public health agency says.
Four flights over two days will arrive at bases in California, Texas and Nebraska, US public health agency says.
‘Isolation is not beneficial to international collaboration and may interfere with prevention and control efforts,’ Chen Xu says, echoing World Health Organisation Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
‘Isolation is not beneficial to international collaboration and may interfere with prevention and control efforts,’ Chen Xu says, echoing World Health Organisation Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
American public health agency also says US actions are ‘science based’ and aren’t an overreaction to the contagion.
American public health agency also says US actions are ‘science based’ and aren’t an overreaction to the contagion.
Foreign nationals arriving in the US from mainland China will be denied entry starting Sunday, and US citizens who have been in Hubei province will be quarantined for two weeks.
Foreign nationals arriving in the US from mainland China will be denied entry starting Sunday, and US citizens who have been in Hubei province will be quarantined for two weeks.
US patient had not been to China, but is married to Chicago woman who got sick after returning from trip to Wuhan. Case is sixth reported in the country.
US patient had not been to China, but is married to Chicago woman who got sick after returning from trip to Wuhan. Case is sixth reported in the country.
‘They want to make sure that they are protecting themselves and their communities,’ US health official says.
‘They want to make sure that they are protecting themselves and their communities,’ US health official says.
Transmission rates are considered a moving target because of gaps in information, and the number can change quickly based on quarantines and public awareness.
Transmission rates are considered a moving target because of gaps in information, and the number can change quickly based on quarantines and public awareness.
CAT scan revealed signs of pneumonia on 10-year-old Shenzhen boy’s lungs even though he had no outward signs of infection.
CAT scan revealed signs of pneumonia on 10-year-old Shenzhen boy’s lungs even though he had no outward signs of infection.
A smooth transition of power is needed if Malaysia’s Pakatan Harapan government is to stay in office, says one of the men behind the former rivals’ succession pact.
A smooth transition of power is needed if Malaysia’s Pakatan Harapan government is to stay in office, says one of the men behind the former rivals’ succession pact.
Lee invoked Hong Kong, Chile and France as societies that are ‘under stress’ due to a loss of faith in economic and political systems.
Lee invoked Hong Kong, Chile and France as societies that are ‘under stress’ due to a loss of faith in economic and political systems.
The event managed to upset Saudi Arabia, Morocco and the prime minister of India, but not all of the premier’s diplomatic efforts this year have been so divisive.
The event managed to upset Saudi Arabia, Morocco and the prime minister of India, but not all of the premier’s diplomatic efforts this year have been so divisive.
The protest by the Dong Jiao Zong group was against the plan to teach the Arabic script khat in vernacular schools, which had roused ethnic tensions in the multiracial country.
The protest by the Dong Jiao Zong group was against the plan to teach the Arabic script khat in vernacular schools, which had roused ethnic tensions in the multiracial country.
Malaysia’s government came under fire after a decision to cut allowances for newly hired civil servants, as it emerged cabinet ministers receive cash perks amounting to US$6,000 a month, plus first class flights as part of a holiday allowance.
Malaysia’s government came under fire after a decision to cut allowances for newly hired civil servants, as it emerged cabinet ministers receive cash perks amounting to US$6,000 a month, plus first class flights as part of a holiday allowance.
Tens of thousands have signed a petition calling on the government of Mahathir Mohamad to reverse its decision, which will reduce the take home pay of newly hired nurses, doctors and others by as much as 15 per cent.
Tens of thousands have signed a petition calling on the government of Mahathir Mohamad to reverse its decision, which will reduce the take home pay of newly hired nurses, doctors and others by as much as 15 per cent.