Canadian air tanker crashes while fighting Australia bushfires, 3 dead
A Canadian-owned C-130 Hercules air tanker crashed while fighting bushfires in Australia’s alpine region on Thursday, killing all three of its crew, authorities said....
Oil skids as specter of China virus looms over fuel demand, economy
Oil prices fell to their lowest in seven weeks on Thursday, sliding more than 1% on concern that the spread of a respiratory virus from...
Thiem rallies to unlock Bolt and reach third round
Dominic Thiem was dragged into an engrossing five-set scrap by former ditch digger Alex Bolt on Thursday but emerged a 6-2 5-7 6-7(5) 6-1 6-2...
Iran welcomes dialogue with Gulf neighbors: foreign minister tweets
Iran welcomes dialogue with its Gulf neighbors, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday, amid heightened tension in the Middle East....
Japan’s Mercari to buy Origami in latest cashless payments consolidation
Fleamarket app operator Mercari Inc said on Thursday it would buy QR code payment app operator Origami for an undisclosed amount in the latest example...
Japan should ban confiscation of foreign employees’ passports, lawyer says
The Japanese government should forbid employers from retaining the passports of their foreign workers, a lawyer said on Thursday after a Filipino woman sued her...
Ukraine PM in Davos: government and prime minister do not plan to resign
Ukraine’s government and Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk do not plan to resign and have good relations with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Honcharuk said on Thursday....
Democrats accuse Trump of corrupt scheme at trial
At the start of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Wednesday, House impeachment manager Adam Schiff said Trump had pushed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to...
16 people under observation after contact with U.S. coronavirus patient
At least 16 people had close contact with a Washington state man diagnosed as the first U.S. case of the coronavirus and are being monitored...
Medvedev overcomes Martinez, bleeding nose to advance in Melbourne
Fourth seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia dealt with spells of resistance from Spanish qualifier Pedro Martinez and a bleeding nose on his way to a...