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China virus death toll tops 1,100 as new cases fall

China virus death toll tops 1,100 as new cases fall

The death toll from China’s new coronavirus epidemic climbed past 1,100 on Wednesday but the number of new cases fell…
Virus storytellers challenge China’s official narrative

Virus storytellers challenge China’s official narrative

BEIJING (AP) — After nearly a week of roaming China’s epidemic-struck city, filming the dead and the sickened in overwhelmed…
Robot with coronavirus advice hits Times Square

Robot with coronavirus advice hits Times Square

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Worried about the spread of coronavirus? A five-foot tall (1.5 meter) Promobot might have your answer.…
Google HR chief stepping aside as worker activism rises

Google HR chief stepping aside as worker activism rises

Google on Monday confirmed that head of human resources Eileen Naughton was stepping away from her job as “vice president…
Half-a-million insect species face extinction: scientists

Half-a-million insect species face extinction: scientists

Half of the one million animal and plant species on Earth facing extinction are insects, and their disappearance could be…
Trump: Time to negotiate ‘very seriously’ with EU on trade

Trump: Time to negotiate ‘very seriously’ with EU on trade

President Donald Trump said Monday the time has come to pursue trade negotiations with the European Union which he said…
China virus death toll passes 1,000

China virus death toll passes 1,000

The death toll from a new coronavirus outbreak surged past 1,000 on Tuesday as the World Health Organization warned infected…
Eight days in Wuhan, cut off from the world

Eight days in Wuhan, cut off from the world

For eight days, an AFP team lived and worked at the center of a global health emergency, witnessing how life…
Mourners leave flowers at Thai shopping mall after mass shooting

Mourners leave flowers at Thai shopping mall after mass shooting

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (Reuters) – Mourners left flowers and written messages in front of the Terminal 21 shopping center in…
Pope trip to Malta in May to spotlight migrants’ plight

Pope trip to Malta in May to spotlight migrants’ plight

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will make the first trip by a pontiff in 10 years to the tiny…
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