China reports 17 new cases of deadly virus
BEIJING – China reported 17 more cases
of pneumonia caused by a new coronavirus strain on Sunday, stoking worries of
it spreading as the country gears...
Eastern Australia welcomes heavy rains
MELBOURNE – Thunderstorms with heavy
rains dampened bushfires on Australia’s east coast on Friday.
Australia, famous for its pristine
beaches and wildlife, has been fighting bushfires since...
7 persons found dead after ‘Panama exorcism’
PANAMA – The bodies of seven people
have been found in a mass grave in an indigenous area of Panama where members
of a religious sect...
Pentagon denies trying to underplay injuries from Iran attack
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon said on
Friday there had been no effort to play down or delay the release of
information on concussive injuries from Iran’s...
Khamenei: Iran’s strikes at U.S. targets show ‘hand of God’
DUBAI – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali
Khamenei said in a Friday prayers sermon that Iran’s missile strikes on U.S.
targets in Iraq showed it had divine...
As promised, new Guatemala president cuts ties with Venezuela
GUATEMALA City – Guatemala’s new President Alejandro Giammattei cut
diplomatic ties with the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro on
Thursday and ordered the closure of...
U.N. Rights boss: Syria Ceasefire failed as civilians killed daily
GENEVA – United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on
Friday for an immediate ceasing of hostilities in Idlib, saying that the latest
Syrian ceasefire...
Australian tourism seeks urgent help
MELBOURNE – Australia’s peak tourism
body estimated the country’s bushfire crisis has so far cost the industry
almost A$1 billion ($690 million) and called for urgent...
Brazilian tribes, forest tappers unite against Bolsonaro
BRAZIL – Indigenous tribes and rubber
tappers joined forces on Wednesday to oppose steps by Brazilian President Jair
Bolsonaro that they said were destroying the Amazon...
Russian gov’t resigns as chief plans future
RUSSIA – This government has resigned,
hours after President Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping constitutional changes.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on
Wednesday announced that the government was resigning...