Ukraine war fuels new surge in energy prices – BBC News
Analysts are warning of a huge increase in energy bills and fuel prices due to the war in Ukraine. The…
News Wrap: Turkish, Syrian forces clash again in Idlib province
In our news wrap Monday, Turkish and Syrian forces clashed in northwestern Syria for the second time in two weeks.…
A nursing home in China uses robots to protect elderly from virus
A robot assists the elderly without the risk of being infected with the coronavirus in Hong Kong, China. It’s called…
Asia Tonight: Business news in brief June 4
Business Briefs on Asia Tonight, June 4: – Grab is expanding grocery deliveries across 50 cities in the region –…
Xi says coronavirus a 'devil' China will defeat, scientists 'chase' vaccine
Chinese President Xi Jinping said the rampaging coronavirus is a ‘devil’ which the Asian giant will defeat in due course,…
Singapore Tonight: News in brief July 20
News Briefs on Singapore Tonight, July 20: – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman hospitalised for gallbladder inflammation – Chinese region of…
Coronavirus crisis: China eases lockdown in Wuhan where the pandemic began – BBC News
The Chinese city of Wuhan where Covid-19 first emerged has allowed people to leave the area for the first time…
Coronavirus: New global outbreaks emerge – BBC News
Fears are growing that it won’t be possible to stop the global spread of Coronavirus. Health experts have warned that…
Singapore confirms 2 more cases of coronavirus
Singapore has confirmed two more cases of the novel coronavirus, taking its total now to 30. One of the cases…
Asia Tonight: Business news in brief May 20
Business Briefs on Asia Tonight, May 20: – Rolls-Royce to axe 9000 jobs globally amid air travel slump – Luckin…
Artemisia: plant behind Madagascar's purported virus cure
Covid-Organics, a herbal tea presented by Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina as a remedy against the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, is made…
Asia Tonight: Business news in brief Nov 4
Business Briefs on Asia Tonight, Nov 4: – Philippines’ Cebu Air has ordered 16 long-range Airbus A330 neo jets worth…
China's coronavirus: Nigeria, Kenya, SA issue alerts; Ethiopian tasked to 'act'
Asian countries ramp up screening of new virus that has hit China, the highly contagious Corona Virus, nCoV. As at…
Live | Hong Kong's Carrie Lam holds news conference
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam holds news conference in the wake of protests in the city. Subscribe to our channel: ……
Weekend lockdowns – Turkey’s coronavirus response
No country outside Europe and America has more coronavirus cases than Turkey, where numbers have overtaken China and Iran. (Subscribe:…
Asia Tonight: Business news in brief Feb 20
Business Briefs on Asia Tonight, Feb 20: – Foxconn has warned of negative revenue impact from COVID-19 outbreak – Thailand’s…
Can you eat traditional Italian food with chopsticks? Not according to D&G ‘racist’ ad
READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9j0w A Dolce & Gabbana fashion show which was due to take place this week in Shanghai has…
Coronavirus: Britons told to leave China – BBC News
British citizens in China should leave the country, if they can, to minimise the risk of exposure to the Coronavirus,…
Italy's COVID-19 death toll surpasses that of China
Italy’s death toll from coronavirus surpassed 3400 on Thursday, overtaking the number of dead in China, where the virus first…
TikTok to leave Hong Kong as security law raises worries
HONG KONG — TikTok said Tuesday it will stop operations in Hong Kong, joining other social media companies in warily…
Chinese breast milk bank starts small
The first mother’s milk bank in mainland China has opened in Guangzhou. It is starting out with four rooms and…
After 13 tons of human hair products seized, US warns about importing from Xinjiang, China
Authorities in New York seized about $800,000 worth imported goods from China. July 4, 2020, 6:10 PM 4 min read…
China, pro-Beijing activists condemn ‘meddling’ in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — China’s government and pro-Beijing activists in Hong Kong condemned what they called foreign meddling in the territory’s…
Sharp rise in COVID-19 deaths, cases in China
Across mainland China, there were 15152 new confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday. The record jump reflects a…
US moves to restrict Chinese media outlets as ‘propaganda’
The Trump administration is designating the U.S. operations of four major Chinese media outlets as “foreign missions” in an action…
China company says its vaccine could be complete by ‘autumn’
A China-based pharmaceutical company claims its COVID-19 vaccine candidate is proving to be safe and effective on humans so far,…
20 Indian soldiers killed in border clashes with Chinese troops
The deaths mark the first casualties between the two in decades. June 16, 2020, 7:50 PM 6 min read Indian…
Exclusive: U.S. companies can work with Huawei on 5G standards – Commerce Department
(Reuters) – The United States on Monday confirmed a Reuters report that it will amend its prohibitions on U.S. companies…
Satellite data suggests coronavirus may have hit China earlier: Researchers
Dramatic spikes in auto traffic around major hospitals in Wuhan last fall suggest the novel coronavirus may have been present…
China reports six new COVID-19 cases, five asymptomatic cases
FILE PHOTO: People visit a military theme park following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai, China…
China reports three new coronavirus cases after first day with none
FILE PHOTO: Volunteers in protective gear measure the body temperature of a man at the entrance of a residential compound…
Asian Americans face coronavirus ‘double whammy’: Skyrocketing unemployment and discrimination
Gary Lin, a Chinese-American business owner in New York City, has been working through the coronavirus crisis to keep his…
China reports seven new coronavirus cases, up from five a day earlier
People wearing face masks are seen at Wuhan Railway Station, in Wuhan, the Chinese city hit the hardest by the…
How schools around the world are reopening during the coronavirus pandemic
Thermal scanners, mandatory masks and staggered schedules are some solutions. May 17, 2020, 1:00 PM 8 min read 8 min…
6 killed, 20 injured as bus flips over on China highway
Six people have died and 20 others are injured after a bus flipped over on a highway in southwestern China…
Officials: Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead in home
Israel’s Foreign Ministry says the Chinese ambassador to Israel has been found dead in his home north of Tel Aviv…
China reports eight new COVID-19 cases, up from four a day earlier
FILE PHOTO: Residents wearing face masks line up for nucleic acid testings at a residential compound in Wuhan, the Chinese…
Man in France may be country’s earliest COVID-19 case
Hammar was infected on Dec. 27, a month before cases were detected in Europe. May 7, 2020, 3:27 PM 5…
Trump threatens new tariffs on China in retaliation for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary…
Trump threatens new tariffs on China as U.S. mulls retaliatory action over virus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary…
How foreigners, especially black people, became unwelcome in parts of China amid COVID crisis
For Andrew, a black American living in China and teaching English for the past two years, life had been pretty…
Intel report warns Zoom could be vulnerable to foreign surveillance
DHS document urges government users to assess their risk. April 28, 2020, 8:11 AM 5 min read 5 min read…
Authoritarian governments crack down on press freedoms amid COVID-19 pandemic: Report
Experts say state censorship poses risks to public health. April 28, 2020, 8:03 AM 5 min read 5 min read…
Coronavirus live updates: Maryland agency receives more than 100 disinfectant use calls
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 195,000 people worldwide. Over 2.7 million people across the…
Trevor Noah Mocks The Most Bananas Conspiracy Theories About Coronavirus
Trevor Noah took a deep dive on Thursday into the most bonkers coronavirus theories floating around. “The Daily Show” host…
China reports 27 new coronavirus cases, death toll at 4,632 after data revisions
People wearing protective face masks leave work after office hours in Central Business District, as the spread of the new…
China crude oil runs hit 15-month low as virus cripples demand
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s daily crude oil throughput in March sank to a 15-month low with state refiners maintaining deep…
Why coronavirus can make some severely ill and others hardly at all
COVID-19 does not impact us all the same. In fact, a growing body of evidence finds that the virus seems…
McDonald’s Apologizes For China Restaurant’s Sign Banning Black People
McDonald’s has apologized after video shared online showed signage at a restaurant in China that said Black people were barred…
Questions remain over whether COVID-19 recovery will guarantee immunity: Is reinfection still possible?
It has been only 101 days since a cluster of cases of pneumonia in Wuhan, China, were reported to the…
New York City morgues almost full, alert sent for 45K health care workers amid coronavirus outbreak
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed at least 7,152 people in the United States. With more than…
Coronavirus live updates: GAP, Kohl’s, Macy’s to furlough workers
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 36,900 people across the globe. The new…
What we know about coronavirus’ long-term effects
In the months since the novel coronavirus exploded into a pandemic, we have heard a range of stories about those…
Coronavirus live updates: US cases top 100,000; Italy’s death toll climbs over 9,000
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed over 27,100 people around the world. Globally there are more than…
Coronavirus live updates: US now leads world with over 82,000 cases
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 23,600 people around the world, including at least 1,178…
Coronavirus live updates: LDS closes all temples; Stimulus plan ‘terrible’ for NY, Cuomo says
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 21,100 people around the world. There are more than…
Coronavirus live updates: 131 dead in New York City; child dies in Los Angeles County
Over 18,600 people around the world have died from the novel coronavirus — and the World Health Organization warned the…
Coronavirus live updates: Everyone in UK must stay home, prime minister says
At least 573 people have now died in the United States from the novel coronavirus — and officials say the…
Coronavirus live updates: NYC now ‘epicenter’ of crisis, mayor says; 228 dead in US
The novel coronavirus pandemic has killed at least 11,200 people worldwide, mostly in Italy and China. The respiratory virus, known…