New party boss of China’s Hubei pledges to contain coronavirus: state media
The new Communist Party chief of China’s Hubei province pledged to contain the outbreak in the region that has been the hardest hit by the...
China’s coronavirus epicenter boosts medical waste treatment as new cases spike
The Chinese province at the center of the coronavirus outbreak has almost doubled its medical waste handling capacity after media images of bags of garbage...
China’s Xi pledges to minimise impact of virus
China will definitely be able to minimise the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and will maintain the development momentum of its economy, President Xi Jinping...
New family, new focus for Jornet after conquering the world
Arguably the finest endurance runner and probably the greatest adventure skier in the world, Kilian Jornet has never graced the Olympic Games, but he is...
Sprinter Baker has Olympics on his mind as he runs indoors
American world indoor 60 meters bronze medalist Ronnie Baker is finally healthy and hopes to keep his comeback going when he faces British speedsters Richard...
U.S. files superseding indictment against Huawei Technologies, CFO Meng
The U.S. government on Thursday filed a superseding indictment against the Chinese smartphone maker Huawei Technologies Co and its Chief Financial Officer Wanzhou Meng....
Trump Fed nominee Shelton apologises for likening currency forger to Rosa Parks
Federal Reserve board nominee Judy Shelton on Thursday apologised for having likened a convicted currency counterfeiter to U.S. civil rights icon Rosa Parks in an...
Former chief of staff Kelly rejects Trump North Korea approach as futile: report
President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff John Kelly has dismissed the U.S. president’s unprecedented engagement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as futile,...
Mali troops return to key northern city after six-year absence
More than 200 Malian troops reached the northern city of Kidal on Thursday, the army said, in the military’s first permanent deployment there since being...
Raptors’ Ujiri on alleged assault: ‘The truth will come out’
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri labeled a civil lawsuit filed against him as “malicious” and said “the truth will come out” about what happened the...
