China to resume U.S. LPG imports as Beijing waives trade-war tariff: sources
China has begun buying U.S. liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) again after a hiatus of nearly 20 months as Beijing waived punitive tariffs to boost imports...
Russia lifts tsunami warning after M7.5 quake off Kuril Islands
Russian authorities lifted a tsunami warning in the Pacific far east on Wednesday after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Kuril...
Futures rise as Washington reaches deal on $2 trillion aid package
U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday, putting Wall Street on course to extend its massive bounce from the previous session, as Washington reached a...
India’s Flipkart and Amazon’s Pantry halt services as lockdown obstructs online deliveries
India’s online delivery firms, including Walmart Inc’s Flipkart and Amazon’s grocery service Pantry, have had to halt services as a 21-day nationwide lockdown began to...
Heptathlon champ relieved by Tokyo postponement
Olympic heptathlon champion Nafi Thiam of Belgium says she is relieved that the Tokyo Games were put back by a year but disappointed too, after...
Thailand shutdown triggers migrant exodus into Myanmar
Hundreds of Myanmar migrant workers were seen fleeing Thailand on Tuesday days after Bangkok announced a shutdown of entertainment businesses and malls to curb the...
Kia Motors may make face masks at China factory to fight coronavirus
South Korea’s Kia Motors Corp is considering making face masks at its Chinese factory to help battle the spread of the coronavirus, a spokesman said...
Australia protests as China charges writer with spying
Australia called on Wednesday for the immediate release of Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun after China formally indicted him of espionage, with Foreign Minister Marise Payne...
China’s Hubei eases coronavirus curbs; new imported cases decline
China’s Hubei, the epicentre of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, started returning to normal on Wednesday as authorities lifted two months of counter-epidemic restrictions that locked...
In Burkina Faso, bloodshed without doctors
In northern Burkina Faso, where jihadist and communal violence is spiraling, the healthcare system is “virtually on its knees” and the medical NGO that remains...