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Mon, January 27, 2020 | 13:07

China tries to dispel fears it will cover up spread of Wuhan virus

China tries to dispel fears it will cover up spread of Wuhan virus

As medical practitioners race against time to contain the spread of the new coronavirus from the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the country's leaders have a second battle to fight - defending its credibility in the face of widespread scepticism about its commitment to transparency. The outbreak, which had infected more than 300 people across China and around half a dozen over...

2020-01-22 10:29

Korea bracing for possible spread of China coronavirus

Hail, floods, dust hit Australia amid raging wildfires

Hail, floods, dust hit Australia amid raging wildfires

Dust storms, hail and flash floods have battered beleaguered Australian cities in recent days, extreme weather that has diminished the threat from scores of wildfires that continue to blaze across the country's southeast. A hail storm in the national capital Canberra on Monday damaged public buildings, businesses, homes and cars, cut power to some suburbs, brought down trees,...

2020-01-21 16:08

China counts sharp rise in coronavirus cases, 2 in Beijing

China counts sharp rise in coronavirus cases, 2 in Beijing

Authorities and media reports said the total number of infected people has topped 200. Wuhan authorities said a third person had died in their city.

2020-01-20 13:55

Harry, Meghan to quit royal jobs, give up 'highness' titles

Harry, Meghan to quit royal jobs, give up 'highness' titles

Goodbye, your royal highnesses. Hello, life as _ almost _ ordinary civilians.

2020-01-19 17:59

Canada provides money to families after plane shot down

Canada provides money to families after plane shot down

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday his government will give Canadian $25,000 (US$19,122) to the families of each of the 57 citizens and 29 permanent residents of Canada who died in the downing of a Ukrainian jetliner in Iran last week.

2020-01-18 10:25

China reports second death in coronavirus outbreak

China reports second death in coronavirus outbreak

A second person has died from a new form of coronavirus in central China, health authorities said. A 69-year-old man surnamed Xiong fell ill with the respiratory condition on Dec. 31, according to a statement late Thursday from the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission. He passed away Wednesday.

2020-01-17 13:38

China GDP grew 6.1% in 2019, slowest in three decades

China GDP grew 6.1% in 2019, slowest in three decades

China's economy weakened to its slowest pace in three decades in 2019 as weaker domestic demand and trade tensions with the United States took their toll, official data showed Friday. The world's second-largest economy grew by 6.1 percent last year, its worst performance since 1990, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The figure matches an AFP analyst forecast and...

2020-01-17 11:27

Seven killed, 14 tortured in Panama exorcism terror rituals

Seven killed, 14 tortured in Panama exorcism terror rituals

Seven people were killed in a bizarre religious ritual in a jungle community in Panama, in which indigenous residents were rounded up by about 10 lay preachers and tortured, beaten, burned and hacked with machetes to make them ``repent their sins,'' authorities said Thursday. Police freed 14 members of the Ngabe Bugle indigenous group who had been tied up and beaten with wood...

2020-01-17 09:18

Independence Day: UK's queen agrees grandson Harry, wife Meghan can exit senior royal role

Independence Day: UK's queen agrees grandson Harry, wife Meghan can exit senior royal role

Queen Elizabeth has reluctantly agreed to her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's wish for a more independent future after the British royal family held crisis talks on Monday to resolve a widening rift among the Windsors. Harry and his American actress wife will now begin a "period of transition" that will see them split their time between Britain and Canada as they ...

2020-01-14 10:44

US troops describe 'miraculous' escape at Iraqi base attacked by Iran

US troops describe 'miraculous' escape at Iraqi base attacked by Iran

Troops at the Iraqi air base that bore the brunt of Iran's first direct missile attack against U.S. forces said they were shocked by its intensity and grateful to emerge unscathed. The scale of the damage at the Ain al-Asad base showed Iran's destructive capability at a time when U.S. officials say they are still concerned that Iran-backed groups across the region could wage ...

2020-01-14 09:42

Iran denies 'cover-up' as anger mounts over downed airliner

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