Two feared buried alive in Kedah landslide

ALOR SETAR (Bernama): Two people are feared buried alive in a landslide at the foot of Gunung Jerai in Gurun.

Olympic Flame in Japan attracts 55,000 despite virus fears

TOKYO: Tens of thousands of people turned out to see the Olympic Flame in the north-eastern Japanese city despite mounting concerns of the coronavirus pandemic, local media reported on Sunday (March 22).

U.S. raids unlikely to crack Mexican capo's drug empire

MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A major bust by U.S. drug authorities targeting Mexico's fastest-growing gang will likely do little to stem the rise of the ultra-violent Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and its shadowy leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias 'El Mencho'.

Covid-19: Cops deny tabligh doctor escaped isolation ward

GEORGE TOWN (Bernama): Police have denied that a tabligh doctor who underwent a Covid-19 test allegedly escaped from the Hospital Seberang Jaya (HSJ) isolation room on Saturday (March 21), saying the man had only left to perform his prayers.

Sabah's Kadamaian rep initiates video-making contest to keep constituents occupied

KOTA KINABALU: People in the Kadamaian constituency can now flex their creative muscles and participate in a video-making competition to keep themselves occupied during the movement control order (MCO) period.

Johor Ruler sends food to cops manning JB roadblocks

JOHOR BARU: Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar has donated food to police personnel involved in conducting roadblocks around the Johor Baru town area.

France's Macron threatened UK entry ban without more stringent measures - report

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron threatened to close France's border with Britain on Friday if Prime Minister Boris Johnson failed to take more stringent measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak, a French newspaper reported.

The silenced death knell

'Our beards will grow back – after the coronavirus'

The doctors in the Lombardy region of Italy work hard to keep each other strong by reminding themselves that the Covid-19 pandemic too shall pass as they do their best to save lives.

FAA to briefly close New York traffic center, LaGuardia control tower

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said late on Saturday it will close the New York Air Route Traffic Control Center and New York LaGuardia Control Tower overnight for cleaning after another person tested positive for COVID-19.