China virus toll jumps past 500 as more cases found on cruise ship off Japan
The death toll from a new coronavirus in mainland China jumped by 73 to 563 on Thursday, its third consecutive record daily rise, as experts intensified efforts to find a vaccine for a disease that has shut down Chinese cities and forced thousands more…
Hundreds of U.S. evacuees from China placed under coronavirus quarantine at military bases
Another group of nearly 350 Americans airlifted from the epicenter of China’s fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak were placed under quarantine at two military bases in California on Wednesday, as the number of confirmed U.S. cases of the disease rose t…
Canada and China both ‘furious’ in row triggered by Huawei arrest: Canadian envoy
Canada and China are both “furious” over the case of a Huawei executive detained in Canada in 2018 and its aftermath, but there are signs the two sides can hold constructive talks, the Canadian ambassador to Beijing said on Wednesday.
Australian farmers watch wildfire destroy their home from inside concrete bunker
It was an inevitability, thought Australian cattle farmer Donald Graham and his wife Bronwyn, that bushfires would one day tear through the bushland that surrounded their home, a remote property overlooking the Snowy River National Park.
U.S. warns energy cos like Rosneft, Chevron over ties to Venezuela’s Maduro
The Trump administration is ramping up pressure against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government, and energy companies with ties to it, from Russia’s Rosneft to U.S.-based Chevron Corp , should “tread cautiously,” a senior administration offic…
Australia prime minister announces cabinet reshuffle
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday announced a cabinet reshuffle following the resignations of two senior ministers.
Ten more on cruise ship in Japan test positive for coronavirus: NHK
Ten more people on a cruise liner in the port of Yokohama, south of Tokyo, tested positive for coronavirus, NHK said on Thursday, citing the health ministry.
Syrian air defences intercept Israeli missiles: state media
Syrian air defences intercepted Israeli missiles over the capital Damascus, state media said early on Thursday without specifying the nature of the targets.
China reports 73 new deaths on mainland from virus outbreak on February 5
Another 73 people on the Chinese mainland died on Wednesday from the coronavirus outbreak, the highest daily increase so far, bringing the total death toll to 563, the country’s health authority said on Thursday.
Record number of anti-Semitic incidents logged in Britain, again
The number of anti-Semitic incidents logged in Britain last year hit record levels yet again amid accusations the opposition Labour Party had failed to tackle the issue within its ranks, a Jewish advisory body said on Thursday.
