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Thu, October 1, 2020 | 08:18

Chinese company targets global sales with quick Covid-19 tests

Chinese company targets global sales with quick Covid-19 tests

A Chinese company is entering the global race to help defeat the coronavirus, promising its testing machine will return results faster than a lab and more reliably than at-home screening kits.

2020-09-29 20:20

Fighting erupts between Armenia, Azerbaijan; 18 killed

Fighting erupts between Armenia, Azerbaijan; 18 killed

Fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces has erupted again over the disputed separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the territory's defense ministry said 16 soldiers and two civilians have been killed and more than 100 others wounded. Azerbaijan's president, meanwhile, says his military has suffered losses, but gave no details.

2020-09-28 14:15

Armenia and Azerbaijan: A decades-long bloody rivalry

Armenia and Azerbaijan: A decades-long bloody rivalry

Armenia and Azerbaijan: A decades-long bloody rivalry

Armenia and Azerbaijan, two ex-Soviet republics in the Caucasus, are locked in a decades-long territorial dispute with deadly fighting erupting Sunday. Here are the key issues surrounding their conflict.

2020-09-28 14:15

Fighting erupts between Armenia, Azerbaijan; 18 killed

Carbon monoxide kills 16 in coal mine in southwest China

Carbon monoxide kills 16 in coal mine in southwest China

BEIJING (AP) -- Sixteen people died Sunday in a coal mine in southwestern China because of excessively high levels of carbon monoxide, authorities and state media said.

2020-09-27 21:19

China pushes emergency use of COVID vaccine despite concerns

China pushes emergency use of COVID vaccine despite concerns

After the first shot, he had no reaction. But Kan Chai felt woozy following the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use in China. ``When I was driving on the road, I suddenly felt a bit dizzy, as if I was driving drunk,`` the popular writer and columnist recounted on a webinar earlier this month. ``So I specially found a place to stop the car, rest a bit ...

2020-09-27 13:31

As foreigners leave, Singapore sees population drop for first time since 2003

As foreigners leave, Singapore sees population drop for first time since 2003

Singapore's population has shrunk for the first time since 2003 as travel curbs and job losses brought about by the coronavirus pandemic have pushed foreign workers from the global business hub. The overall population dropped by about 18,000 people, or 0.3%, to 5.69 million, according to an annual population report.

2020-09-25 16:51

70 whales rescued from Australia's worst mass beaching

70 whales rescued from Australia's worst mass beaching

Authorities revised up the number of pilot whales rescued from Australia's worst mass stranding from 50 to 70 on Thursday, as the focus shifted to removing 380 carcasses from Tasmania state shallows. The number of rescues had been estimated at 50 late Wednesday, but 20 more came to light following later discussions with rescue crews, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service Manage...

2020-09-24 13:48

Chinese tycoon who criticized Xi's virus response jailed for 18 years for corruption

Chinese tycoon who criticized Xi's virus response jailed for 18 years for corruption

A Chinese real estate tycoon and outspoken critic of President Xi Jinping was jailed for 18 years on Tuesday for corruption, bribery and embezzlement of public funds, a court statement said. Ren Zhiqiang - once among the ruling Communist Party's inner circle - disappeared from the public eye in March, shortly after penning an essay that lambasted Xi's response to the coronavi...

2020-09-22 14:51

China 'must back off,' says Taiwan

China 'must back off,' says Taiwan

Taiwan on Tuesday demanded that China "back off" and accused it of threatening peace, after a Beijing official rejected a largely respected marine boundary following recent incursions. Foreign minister Joseph Wu urged Beijing to "return to the civilised international standards" after a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said there was no so-called median line in the Taiwan St...

2020-09-22 14:42

Indian man accused of slashing pregnant wife's stomach 'to check gender'

Indian man accused of slashing pregnant wife's stomach 'to check gender'

A man has been arrested in northern India after slashing his pregnant wife's stomach with a sickle, leaving her critically ill and causing the death of their unborn baby boy, police and her relatives said. The woman was in intensive care in a hospital in the capital, New Delhi, said police in Budaun, Uttar Pradesh state, following Saturday's attack.

2020-09-22 11:32

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