Southeast Asia feels the burn as virus keeps Chinese tourists at...
Elephant parks unvisited, curios at markets unsold as tuk-tuks sit idle: Southeast Asia is facing billions of dollars in losses from a collapse in...
COVID-19 death toll climbs to 1,669 with over 69,000 cases worldwide
The number of cases of the novel coronavirus has risen to over 69,000 worldwide, with the first death from Covid-19 reported in Europe.
As of...
Syrian chopper downed over rebel area, killing crew
A Syrian military helicopter was shot down over the last major rebel bastion in northwest Syria on Friday, the second such incident in a...
Chinese, Vatican foreign ministers hold first meeting
The foreign ministers of China and the Vatican have met in the first such high-level encounter between the sides, which do not have diplomatic...
US increasing tariffs on Airbus planes to 15 percent from 10...
The United States is increasing tariffs on Airbus planes imported from Europe to 15 percent beginning March 18, authorities announced Friday.
The duties have been...
Egypt confirms Africa’s first Covid-19 case
Egypt’s health ministry on Friday announced the first confirmed case of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Africa.
The sufferer was not Egyptian, the ministry said in...
Love boat: Valentine’s Day on a quarantine cruise
"Cupid's avocado" for dinner, heart-shaped messages for the crew, but also painful separation: for those trapped on board the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship,...
Hong Kong doctor battles fear and separation on virus ‘dirty team’
After gruelling shifts treating coronavirus patients, Hong Kong doctor Alfred Wong often finds himself alone in a hotel room eating takeaway, battling the pain...
Japan lets some passengers leave ship for quarantine on land
Japan on Friday began allowing elderly passengers who test negative for the new coronavirus to leave a quarantined cruise ship and finish their isolation...
Antarctica registers record temperature of over 20 C
Scientists in Antarctica have recorded a new record temperature of 20.75 degrees Celsius (69.35 Fahrenheit), breaking the barrier of 20 degrees for the first...
