Li Wenliang: Coronavirus kills Chinese whistleblower doctor
A Chinese doctor who tried to issue the first warning about the deadly coronavirus outbreak has died, the hospital treating him has said.
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Mike Pompeo launches new International Religious Freedom Alliance
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has launched a new International Religious Freedom Alliance.
EU focuses on Balkans for enlargement after Brexit
Down one country with the departure of Britain, the European Union’s executive proposed a new system for adding members in a move made all the more urgent by French objections to open enlargement talks with two Western Balkan nations.
Massive genome study unlocks secrets of how cancers form
A massive, decade-long study sequencing the genomes of dozens of cancers has revealed the secrets of how tumors form and may pave the way for better and more targeted treatment.
Putin, Erdogan agree to improve coordination of actions in Syria: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan agreed to take immediate measures to improve coordination of their countries’ actions in Syria, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
Burdened by sanctions, North Korea sees coronavirus threaten economic lifelines
North Korea’s already tenuous economic lifelines to the outside world are now nearly severed as it seals its borders with China and Russia to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
ISIS claims responsibility for London stabbing attack that left 3 injured
The Islamic State terrorist group claimed responsibility Monday for the knife attack in London over the weekend that left three people injured.
China facing global isolation as virus toll rises
China faced mounting isolation in the face of increasing international travel curbs and flight suspensions on Saturday, as the death toll from a spreading coronavirus outbreak rose to 259.
US Believes Al Qaeda Leader in Yemen ‘Likely’ Killed by Airstrike, Source Says
U.S. officials believe the leader of Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen was ‘likely’ killed by an American airstrike earlier this month, a well-placed source told Fox News Friday.
Trump administration rolls out new sanctions over Russian occupation of Crimea
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced new sanctions related to Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula.
‘Human-to-human transmission’: Coronavirus found in patients who never traveled to Wuhan
Doctors in Germany, Japan, and Vietnam have confirmed their first cases of coronavirus in patients who have not traveled to Wuhan, China, the epicenter of what Chinese President Xi Jinping has called a ‘demon’ epidemic.
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes between Cuba, Jamaica
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 struck between Cuba and Jamaica Tuesday afternoon, with shaking reported as far north as Miami.
Coronavirus: Scientists hail ‘game changer’ as version of deadly virus grown in laboratory
Scientists have successfully grown a version of the Wuhan coronavirus which could pave the way for the development of a vaccine against the deadly illness.
US embassy in Iraq struck by missile from Iran-backed militia
The US embassy in Baghdad was hit by at least one rocket Sunday evening, with Pentagon officials reporting no deaths or injuries and only damage to the dining hall.
Coronavirus contagion ‘getting stronger’ in China
The coranavirus has killed 80 people so far in China, where Wuhan, the city at the center of the outbreak, and 16 surrounding cities have been put under quarantine conditions to prevent its spread.
China Underreporting True Scale of Deadly Viral Outbreak, Expert Says
The Chinese regime is likely underreporting the true scale of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a Harvard epidemiologist.
Death Toll From Eastern Turkey Earthquake Climbs to 29
The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey climbed to 29 on Saturday night as rescue crews searched for people who remained trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings, officials said.
China’s Unproven Antiviral Solution: Quarantine of 40 Million
China’s lockdown of Wuhan and its surrounding areas to contain the coronavirus represents the first large-scale quarantine in modern times.
Coronavirus may have originated in lab linked to China’s biowarfare program
The deadly animal-borne coronavirus spreading globally may have originated in a laboratory in the city of Wuhan linked to China’s covert biological weapons program, said an Israeli biological warfare analyst.
‘We must act immediately’: Swarms of locusts in Africa are worst in decades
Swarms of hungry locusts are devouring crops in Eastern Africa, the worst invasion of the insects in decades.