Virus renews safety concerns on slaughtering wild animals
BEIJING – China cracked down on the sale
of exotic species after an outbreak of a new virus in 2002 was linked to
markets selling live...
Japan cruise ship virus cases climb to 175
TOKYO – Another 39 people have tested
positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 on the cruise ship Diamond
Princess quarantined in Japan, with one quarantine officer also...
US solon Sanders wins New Hampshire primary
MANCHESTER, N.H. – United States Sen. Bernie
Sanders won New Hampshire’s presidential primary Tuesday night, edging moderate
rival Pete Buttigieg and scoring the first clear victory...
Singapore bank clears office after virus case found
SINGAPORE – The Singapore bank DBS on
Wednesday cleared a downtown office and told some 300 employees to work from
home after one of its staff...
US says Chinese military stole masses of Americans’ data
WASHINGTON — Four members of the Chinese
military have been charged with breaking into the computer networks of the
Equifax credit reporting agency and stealing the...
Rohingya boat capsizes; at least 16 dead
DHAKA, Bangladesh – An overcrowded boat
carrying about 125 Rohingya refugees from Bangladeshi camps sank early Tuesday
in the Bay of Bengal, leaving at least 16...
Thai soldier’s deadly rampage reveals security lapses
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand – As this Thai city mourns
the 29 people killed in a weekend shooting rampage, many are questioning the
apparent security lapses that allowed...
Thai soldier kills 26 in shooting rampage
BANGKOK – A Thai soldier angry over a
land deal went on a shooting spree that killed at least 26 people, most of them
in a...
First American dies of novel coronavirus in China
BEIJING – A 60-year-old American has
died of the new coronavirus, the first confirmed non-Chinese death of the
illness, U.S. officials said, as millions of Chinese...
China virus deaths surge past 800, overtaking SARS toll
BEIJING – The death toll from the novel
coronavirus outbreak soared to 803 in China on Sunday, according to official
figures, overtaking the global toll for...