Three dead, scores hurt, in Turkey plane accident
Three people have died and 179 were injured when a plane skidded off the runway at an Istanbul airport, caught fire and split into...
Thousands quarantined on Asian cruise ships in virus fight
Thousands of people were stranded aboard two cruise ships in Asia on Thursday, quarantined by officials desperate to stem the spread of a deadly...
Venezuela’s Guaido meets Trump but overshadowed by impeachment
Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido on Wednesday visited the White House like a head of state, but President Donald Trump's impeachment drama overshadowed the...
China to cut tariffs on $75 billion in US imports: official
China said on Thursday it will halve punitive tariffs on $75 billion in US imports from February 14, a month after Beijing and Washington...
Newborn among 28,000 Coronavirus cases as death toll passes 550
The death toll from coronavirus has passed 550, it was confirmed on Wednesday, as Chinese media reported that a baby had been diagnosed with...
China’s central bank to pump 1.2 trillion yuan ($ 173 b)...
China’s central bank said Sunday it would pump 1.2 trillion yuan ($ 173 b) into the economy as it ramps up support for a...
Huawei promises ‘Made in Europe’ 5G for EU
Chinese telecom giant Huawei said on Tuesday it would set up manufacturing hubs in Europe, as it tries to fight off US pressure on...
US working with drug firm on new coronavirus treatment
The United States is working with a pharmaceutical company to develop a treatment for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, using a class of drug that...
China’s stuttering economy braces for impact of deadly virus
China's struggle to contain the deadly coronavirus is deepening concerns about the impact on the world's number-two economy, as factories stay closed and millions...
Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific asks all staff to take unpaid...
Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific is asking its entire workforce to take up to three weeks of unpaid leave, its CEO announced Wednesday,...
