UK’s Prince Harry, wife to stop using ‘royal’ brand
LONDON – Britain’s Prince Harry and his
wife Meghan have decided not to use the word “royal” in their branding after
they start a new life...
10 Italian towns in lockdown over virus fears
ROME – Authorities in northern Italy on
Friday ordered the closure of schools, bars and other public spaces in 10 towns
following a flurry of new...
China’s Xi writes thank you note to Bill Gates for virus...
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping
has written a letter expressing thanks to the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation for the organisation's "generosity" and support tackling...
At least 8 dead in Germany shootings
BERLIN – At least eight people were
killed in two shootings at shisha bars in Germany, with an unknown number of attackers
still at large, police...
Coronavirus outbreak slashes China carbon emissions – study
BEIJING – The coronavirus epidemic that
has paralysed the Chinese economy may have a silver lining for the environment.
China's carbon emissions have dropped by
least 100...
2 former Japan cruise ship passengers die
TOKYO – Two former passengers of the
coronavirus-wracked Diamond Princess have died, local media reported Thursday,
as fears mount about those who have left the ship...
COVID-19 death toll surges past 2,000
BEIJING – The death toll from the new
coronavirus in mainland China passed 2,000 on Wednesday although the number of
new cases fell for a second...
Every child under ‘immediate threat’ from climate, poor diet – UN
THE world is failing to protect children
from the health dangers posed by climate change and poor diet, a landmark UN
report said Wednesday, warning that...
Isolated Myanmar tribe prays for harvest
YANGON – A haunting refrain pierces the
night as the tribeswomen of the Gongwang Bonyo, among the most isolated people
in Myanmar, dance around a campfire...
Japan completes virus testing for quarantined ship
TOKYO – All
passengers and crew on board a ship quarantined off Japan have now been tested
for the new coronavirus, the government said Tuesday, as...