Coronavirus: Chinese stocks plunge as markets reopen
Fears over the coronavirus have triggered a sharp fall in Chinese shares as markets reopened after the Lunar New Year holiday. The…
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China’s foreign ministry blasts U.S. travel restrictions
China’s Foreign Ministry has blasted the U.S. government for restricting the entry of Chinese nationals due to the coronavirus outbreak, which this…
Woman dies in cake-eating contest
A woman died while taking part in a cake-eating competition to celebrate Australia Day, local media reported Monday. Paramedics were called to…
UK unveils new visa scheme
Britain on Sunday announced a new fast-track visa scheme for top scientists, researchers and mathematicians as it prepares a new immigration system…
Hong Kong Disneyland closes over Coronavirus fears
Hong Kong’s Disneyland announced it was shutting its doors on Sunday until further notice over the deadly virus outbreak in central China,…
U.S. to evacuate consulate staff, citizens from Wuhan
The U.S. State Department said on Sunday it will evacuate personnel from its Wuhan consulate to the United States and will offer…
WHO postpones decision on declaring coronavirus as global health emergency
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday postponed taking a decision on whether the mysterious coronavirus that killed at least 17 people and…
World richest 2,000 have more money than 4.6bn poorest combined – Oxfam
The world’s richest 2,153 people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019, while unpaid or underpaid work by…
Philippines struggles to keep evacuees away from volcano
Philippines authorities on Monday said it was struggling to keep people out of danger zones around an erupting volcano. Some officials and…
China confirms spread of new virus as cases surge
An outbreak of a new coronavirus in China has spread to more cities, Chinese authorities said on Monday, as the number of…
Sri Lanka lifts ban on drones
Sri Lanka’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Friday said it lifted a ban imposed on drones within the island country, local media…
Russia Prime Minister Medvedev resigns
Prime Minister of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, submitted his resignation to President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, Tass news agency reported. Russian news agencies…
Lebanese police arrest employer of Nigerian sold into slavery
The Lebanese police have arrested the suspected trafficker of a 23-year-old Nigerian teacher, Omolola Ajayi, who was held hostage in the Arab…
US resumes joint military operations in Iraq
The United States on Wednesday resumed joint military operations with Iraq that had been put on pause after the US drone strike…
US Senate prepares to set Trump trial in motion
Articles of impeachment charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress will be formally read to the Senate…
U.S. says Iranian general, Soleimani’s killing was ‘defensive action’
The U.S. killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in a “defensive action,” the Pentagon says. “At the direction of the President, the U.S.…