Barty avenges Kvitova defeat to reach semi-finals
Ash Barty stormed into her maiden Australian Open semi-final on Tuesday with an emphatic 7-6(6) 6-2 win over Petra Kvitova that avenged her defeat to...
Weather conditions scrutinized as Kobe Bryant’s fatal helicopter crash opens
Overcast skies and fog reported at the scene of the helicopter wreck that killed Los Angeles basketball great Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others...
Facebook, others restrict business travel to China as warnings grow
Facebook Inc and other global companies including LG Electronics Inc and Standard Chartered Plc are restricting travel to China, as the death toll from a...
Philippines halts visas on arrival for Chinese on virus fears
The Philippines stopped issuing visas on arrival to Chinese nationals on Tuesday, in a bid to keep the southeast Asian nation free of a new...
China records first virus death in Beijing as toll passes 100
The new strain of coronavirus spreading across China claimed its first victim in Beijing, officials said on Tuesday, as the death toll climbed to 106,...
Washington Post’s suspension over Bryant tweet sparks outrage
The Washington Post came under fire Monday for its decision to suspend a reporter a day after she tweeted about the rape case against Kobe...
49ers notebook: Sherman reflects on Kobe’s impact
Like millions of people around the world, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman couldn’t believe the news coming out of Calabasas, Calif., on Sunday morning....
China’s Tibet closes tourism sites to prevent virus spread: state media
China’s Tibet Autonomous Region has temporarily closed all tourist sites starting on Monday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, official news agency Xinhua reported....
China’s Beijing suspends most bus services to Hebei to curb virus spread
China’s Beijing Public Transport Group said it will suspend the majority of bus services into neighboring Hebei province starting on Tuesday to contain the spread...
China’s Tianjin to set up dedicated hospital to treat coronavirus patients
The city of Tianjin in northern China will establish a dedicated hospital to treat people infected by the coronavirus as part of a “wartime mechanism”...
