Asia
Virus misinformation fuels panic in Asia
World
May 29, 2020
Virus misinformation fuels panic in Asia
False alerts about a man shot dead at a coronavirus checkpoint, old footage of a supermarket stampede in reports of…
Japan lifts Tokyo’s state of emergency, eyes fresh stimulus
World
May 25, 2020
Japan lifts Tokyo’s state of emergency, eyes fresh stimulus
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emergency for Tokyo and four remaining areas on…
N. Korea discusses new policies for increasing ‘nuclear war deterrence’: KCNA
World
May 24, 2020
N. Korea discusses new policies for increasing ‘nuclear war deterrence’: KCNA
North Korea discussed new policies for increasing its “nuclear war deterrence” during a military meeting presided over by leader Kim…
Hong Kong hit by fresh protest after China security proposal
World
May 24, 2020
Hong Kong hit by fresh protest after China security proposal
Police fired tear gas and pepper spray at hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters who gathered Sunday in opposition to…
‘Last option’ – no Olympic postponement beyond 2021, says Bach
World
May 21, 2020
‘Last option’ – no Olympic postponement beyond 2021, says Bach
Olympics chief Thomas Bach agreed that 2021 was the “last option” for holding the delayed Tokyo Games on Thursday, stressing…
Japan newborn gets liver stem cells in world first
Science
May 21, 2020
Japan newborn gets liver stem cells in world first
Doctors in Japan have successfully transplanted liver cells derived from embryonic stem cells into a newborn baby, in a world…
WHO reports record virus cases as Trump mulls in-person G7
World
May 21, 2020
WHO reports record virus cases as Trump mulls in-person G7
The World Health Organization has reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases, as US President Donald Trump proposed hosting…
Nations reopen yet struggle to define ‘a new normal’
World
May 20, 2020
Nations reopen yet struggle to define ‘a new normal’
ROME (AP) — As nations around the world loosen coronavirus restrictions, people are discovering that the return to normal is…
Tsai says China must ‘coexist’ with a democratic Taiwan
World
May 20, 2020
Tsai says China must ‘coexist’ with a democratic Taiwan
China must find a way to live peacefully alongside a democratic Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen said Wednesday, in an inauguration…
Trump threatens to pull out of WHO over virus response, China
World
May 19, 2020
Trump threatens to pull out of WHO over virus response, China
President Donald Trump has threatened to pull the US out of the World Health Organization, accusing it of botching the…