Japan’s capital becomes center of its coronavirus epidemic
Japan’s capital of Tokyo is at the center of its coronavirus epidemic with more cases than any other region after a record number in a...
Australian bookstore peddles books to those in isolation
As most shopping comes to a halt under shutdown rules meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus, an Australian bookstore is getting its goods...
Treat with caution: rocketing stocks aren’t cause for comfort
Those pining for a bottom to the gut-wrenching stock market selloff may be disappointed to learn that mega one-day rallies like the historic one witnessed...
Trump’s hope for an Easter reopening clashes with coronavirus reality – CNN
Trump’s hope for an Easter reopening clashes with coronavirus reality CNN Trump says there’s ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ as White House pitches $6T...
Indonesia’s health system on the brink as coronavirus surge looms
Indonesia has a significant deficit in hospital beds, medical staff and intensive care facilities as health experts warn that it is primed to become a...
Oil extends gains as optimism over U.S. stimulus lifts global markets
Oil prices extended gains for a third session on Wednesday, rising alongside broader financial markets on hopes Washington will soon approve a massive aid package...
No tsunami threat after magnitude 7.5 quake off Russia’s Kuril islands
Meteorological authorities in Japan didn’t issue any tsunami alerts while U.S. authorities canceled a warning for Hawaii after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s...
Gunmen attack Sikh religious premises in Kabul, interior ministry says
Unknown gunmen and suicide bombers attacked a Sikh religious premise in Kabul on Wednesday, the interior ministry said....
Indians scramble for supplies as three-week coronavirus lockdown begins
Indians crowded grocery stores and chemists on Wednesday in a struggle for essential items after Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a total lockdown for three...
Australia objects to China charging writer with spying
Australia strongly objects to the formal indictment of Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun for espionage , who continues to be held in “unacceptable” conditions, Foreign Minister...