Head of hospital dies in coronavirus epicenter
The head of a leading hospital in China’s central city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, died of the disease on Tuesday while...
Sex and taxes: A Seattle tax preparer is intimate with both
Two things in life are certain for Lori St. Kitts: sex and taxes....
Fitness app Strava finds love-hate relationship with running
Only a fraction of people who run do so because they love it, and most are motivated by boosting their body image and improving their...
Harvey Weinstein rape case may turn on history of prior ‘bad acts’
A Manhattan jury’s verdict in the sexual assault trial of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein may well hang on the testimony of three women whose...
Britain’s new finance minister keeps March 11 budget date
Britain’s new finance minister Rishi Sunak said he will stick with the March 11 date for the government’s first post-Brexit budget, dispelling speculation that the...
Palestinians channel protests through dawn prayers
Before sunrise, thousands of Palestinians streamed toward the mosque in Nablus’s Victory Square, swelling the usual crowds of morning worshippers to launch a new front...
Airlines suspend China flights due to coronavirus outbreak
Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak....
Wikileaks founder Assange’s health improving in prison: spokesman
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is no longer being held in solitary confinement and his health is improving, his colleague and spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson told reporters...
Australian PM responds to firefighter’s viral tirade
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday he was pleased that volunteer firefighter Paul Parker had not been dismissed following his viral tirade against...
Japan plans HIV drug trials to fight coronavirus as Diamond Princess cases rise
Japan plans to start trials of HIV medications to treat coronavirus patients as an increase in the number of cases poses a growing threat to...
