Asia
Health or wealth? Nations pressured to loosen virus rules
World
April 13, 2020
Health or wealth? Nations pressured to loosen virus rules
MADRID (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic throws millions out of work and devastates economies worldwide, governments are struggling with…
South Korea reports more recovered coronavirus patients testing positive again
World
April 13, 2020
South Korea reports more recovered coronavirus patients testing positive again
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea reported on Monday that at least 116 people initially cleared of the new coronavirus had…
Cautious hope for pandemic peak as Spain readies to reopen some factories
World
April 13, 2020
Cautious hope for pandemic peak as Spain readies to reopen some factories
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has slowed in some of the worst-hit countries, with Spain readying Monday to…
‘Medibot’ to do rounds on Malaysian virus wards
World
April 13, 2020
‘Medibot’ to do rounds on Malaysian virus wards
Malaysian scientists have created a barrel-shaped robot on wheels that they hope will make the rounds on hospital wards to…
African community targeted in China virus crackdown
World
April 11, 2020
African community targeted in China virus crackdown
Africans in southern China’s largest city say they have become targets of suspicion and subjected to forced evictions, arbitrary quarantines…
Women fight for a place at the table as sushi chefs in Japan
Food
April 8, 2020
Women fight for a place at the table as sushi chefs in Japan
Women have warm hands, their periods alter their sense of taste and they can’t work long hours — just some…
Joy, relief as exodus from Wuhan begins
World
April 8, 2020
Joy, relief as exodus from Wuhan begins
Voicing joy and excitement from behind face masks, tens of thousands of people fled Wuhan on Wednesday after a 76-day…
Pain, solitude, fear: stories of surviving COVID-19
World
April 7, 2020
Pain, solitude, fear: stories of surviving COVID-19
A sense of death stalking the hospital ward, fear of dying alone, tearful despair and disarray at home, solitude, anger…
British PM fights virus in intensive care as global toll soars
World
April 7, 2020
British PM fights virus in intensive care as global toll soars
Britain’s prime minister was battling the coronavirus in intensive care Tuesday, the highest-profile case in the pandemic as the United…
Japan to declare state of emergency over coronavirus
World
April 7, 2020
Japan to declare state of emergency over coronavirus
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will on Tuesday declare a state of emergency in parts of the country, including Tokyo,…