China believes new virus behind mystery pneumonia outbreak
World
January 9, 2020
China believes new virus behind mystery pneumonia outbreak
China believes a mysterious pneumonia outbreak that struck 59 people is caused by a new strain of virus from the…
Harry, Meghan quit royal front line in shock move
World
January 9, 2020
Harry, Meghan quit royal front line in shock move
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan stunned the British monarchy on Wednesday by quitting as front-line members — reportedly without first…
2019 second hottest year on record: EU
World
January 8, 2020
2019 second hottest year on record: EU
2019 was the second hottest year on record and ended the hottest decade in history, the European Union’s climate monitoring…
Australians urged to ‘leave early’ in face of new bushfire threat
World
January 8, 2020
Australians urged to ‘leave early’ in face of new bushfire threat
Australian officials issued fresh evacuation warnings Wednesday ahead of a forecast spike in the intensity of out-of-control bushfires that have…
Smoke from Australia bushfires reaches Brazil
Environment
January 8, 2020
Smoke from Australia bushfires reaches Brazil
Smoke from bushfires raging across Australia reached Brazil on Tuesday, an arm of the National Institute for Space Research said…
Ghosn to speak for first time since Japan escape
World
January 8, 2020
Ghosn to speak for first time since Japan escape
Carlos Ghosn is set to hold a highly anticipated press conference in Lebanon on Wednesday, the first by the fugitive…
Re-elected Venezuela opposition leader Guaido calls for protests
World
January 8, 2020
Re-elected Venezuela opposition leader Guaido calls for protests
Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido called Tuesday for three days of protests against President Nicolas Maduro, hours after he was…
Burned tigers, rescued kangaroos: Australia bushfire disinformation
World
January 8, 2020
Burned tigers, rescued kangaroos: Australia bushfire disinformation
Tiger burns in Australia’s bushfires? It’s a 2012 photo from Indonesia. Young girl rescues koala? Actually an artist’s impression. Social…
NASA planet hunter finds Earth-sized world in ‘Goldilocks zone’
Science
January 7, 2020
NASA planet hunter finds Earth-sized world in ‘Goldilocks zone’
NASA said Monday that its planet hunter satellite TESS had discovered an Earth-sized world within the habitable range of its…
Guaido and rival both claim to be Venezuela’s parliament speaker
World
January 6, 2020
Guaido and rival both claim to be Venezuela’s parliament speaker
Opposition leader Juan Guaido and a rival lawmaker, Luis Parra, both claimed to be Venezuela’s parliament speaker on Sunday following…