‘Evolving like Pokemon’, Hong Kong women step up to protest frontlines
University student ‘A’, says she used to be a ‘typical girl’ who liked to shop, drink bubble tea and watch Korean soap operas but all that changed as Hong Kong’s anti-government protests gained momentum and she stepped up to take a place in the frontli…
Ethiopian draft report blames Boeing for 737 MAX plane crash: sources
A draft interim report from Ethiopian crash investigators circulated to U.S. government agencies concludes the March 2019 crash of a Boeing Co 737 MAX was caused by the plane’s design, two people briefed on the matter said Friday.
Afghanistan’s confirmed coronavirus cases rises to four – health ministry spokesman
Afghanistan’s health ministry said on Saturday that the number of confirmed case of coronavirus in the country had jumped to four.
China says reports it fired laser at U.S. plane last month untrue
China said media reports it had fired a laser at a United States surveillance aircraft last month “did not accord with the facts”, according to a statement by the Ministry of Defence.
Australian clinic closes after doctor tests positive for coronavirus
Australian health authorities said on Saturday they had closed a clinic and were contacting around 70 patients of a doctor who has been diagnosed with coronavirus after recently returning from the United States.
Ethiopian investigators set to blame Boeing for plane crash: Bloomberg News
Ethiopian crash investigators have tentatively concluded that the crash of a Boeing Co 737 MAX last year was caused by the plane’s design, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing a draft report being circulated to participants in the probe.
Hong Kong asks residents to defer non-urgent travel
The Hong Kong government has warned the city’s residents to consider deferring all non-essential travel outside of the territory, as the coronavirus becomes increasingly prevalent around the world.
Mexico reports its sixth case of coronavirus
Mexican authorities on Friday said they have identified a sixth person infected with coronavirus, a 71 year-old man in the State of Mexico who recently traveled to northern Italy.
Guatemala court overturns government’s civil society restrictions
Guatemala’s government on Friday said it will respect a ruling by the nation’s Constitutional Court that overturns a law allowing the government to pry into the affairs of and even dissolve non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
Coronavirus infects 100,000-plus worldwide, 21 cases found on ship off San Francisco
Twenty-one people aboard a cruise ship that was barred from docking in San Francisco have tested positive for coronavirus, U.S. officials said on Friday, adding to the more than 100,000 cases of the fast-spreading illness across the world.
