‘Traumatized’ Africans stranded by coronavirus plead to be brought home
When Margaret Ntale Namusisi’s three daughters called her in Uganda to say they were being quarantined at their university in Wuhan, China, because of the...
Masked against coronavirus, Shanghai’s ballet dancers pirouette and plie
Ten ballet dancers train at a barre, straightening their lithe limbs and standing on their toes to the accompaniment of a classical pianist....
Global central bankers scour shopping malls, manufacturers for coronavirus playbook
In the days after a new virus was identified in China on Dec. 31, global central bankers fell back on past experience for a comforting...
U.S. intelligence told lawmakers of Russian bid to boost Trump re-election: source
U.S. intelligence officials told lawmakers last week that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign by aiming to cast doubt on the integrity of...
Iranians begin voting in parliamentary election: state TV
Iranians began voting on Friday in a parliamentary election that is unlikely to change the Islamic Republic’s troubled relations with the United States, after thousands...
Australia to spend $726 million to upgrade strategic northern airbase
Australia will spend A$1.1 billion ($725.9 million) to upgrade an airbase in the country’s tropical north, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, a development...
Upstart Thai opposition party faces ban over loan from founder
Thailand’s Constitutional Court will on Friday rule whether to dissolve an upstart opposition political party that has challenged the military establishment, over accusations it benefited...
Tokyo governor criticizes suggestion that London could host 2020 Olympics
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Friday it was inappropriate for candidates in London’s mayoral election to propose their city host the 2020 Olympic Games...
Man gets life in prison for NZ backpacker murder
A 28-year-old man who murdered a British woman backpacker in New Zealand was handed life imprisonment with a minimum of 17 years behind bars, one...
Samsung Electronics names non-executive director as board chairman in company first
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Friday it has named a non-executive director as board chairman for the first time, to increase transparency and independence....
