Mauritius Declares Emergency As Oil Spill Crisis Worsens
The prime minister of Mauritius has declared a state of environmental emergency and appealed to France for urgent assistance as oil from a grounded cargo ship spilled unabated into the island nation's...
Taiwan Airlines Offer Sight-Seeing Flights During Pandemic
Faced with the coronavirus collapse in travellers, Taiwanese airlines have begun offering sight-seeing "flights to nowhere" on their passenger jets -- including flight attendant lessons for children.
Vietnam Cat Cafe Offers Purr-Fect Pick-Me-Up For Rescued Felines
If your idea of the purr-fect day is spending it curled up with convalescent rescue cats and a coffee, then one cafe in Vietnam has you covered.
China Says It Opposes "Barbarous" Hong Kong Sanctions By US
China on Saturday slammed the United States for imposing "barbarous" sanctions in response to Beijing's crackdown in Hong Kong, capping a dramatic week of deteriorating relations between the world's...
Hiroshima And Nagasaki Day 2020: History Of Nuclear Attacks
Japan on Thursday completed 75 years since it first suffered the world's first atomic bomb attack on the city of Hiroshima, followed three days later by the second and last on Nagasaki, leading to the...
"China Would Love Us Losing To Sleepy Joe Biden," Says Trump
US President Donald Trump on Friday said that China would "love" to have an election if he lost to his "sleepy" Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden.
US Slaps Sanctions On Hong Kong Leader In New Offensive On China
The United States slapped sanctions Friday on Hong Kong's leader after effectively forcing Chinese internet giants TikTok and WeChat to end all US operations in a twin diplomatic-commercial offensive...
Trump Says Will Join Beirut Donor Conference Call Sunday
President Donald Trump said Friday that he would take part in an international conference call for donors organizing aid for Lebanon after the giant explosion in Beirut.
US Schools Reopen For In-Person Classes In Coronavirus Hotspots
Undeterred by the coronavirus, schools in several US states have reopened for in-person classes -- but some have already been hit by large quarantines of students and staff following fresh outbreaks.
China Wants "Unpredictable" Trump To Lose 2020 Election: US Intelligence
China has boosted its efforts to influence the US presidential election in November and wants President Donald Trump to lose because it sees him as "unpredictable," a top US intelligence official said...
Chinese WeChat Users Fear Being Cut Off From US Friends
A US ban on the WeChat messaging platform could cut lines of communication between friends in China and America and force people to switch to a replacement, social media users said on Friday.
Lebanon President Says Negligence Or Missile May Have Caused Blast
Lebanese President Michel Aoun said Friday that the port blast that killed more than 150 people and ravaged parts of Beirut was caused either by negligence or a missile attack.
TikTok Threatens Legal Action In US Over Trump Order
Video-sharing app TikTok on Friday threatened to take legal action in US courts against Donald Trump's executive order banning anyone under US jurisdiction from doing business with the company's owner...
US Lifts Travel Advisory For Countries, India And China Remain On List
The US has lifted the highest level of its global health travel advisory for Americans due to the coronavirus pandemic and restored the previous country-specific system without changing the status of...
What Is The Ideal COVID-19 Response? These 3 Countries Got It Right
The ideal governmental response to Covid-19 would combine the testing policy of New Zealand, the schools policy of Denmark, and the communications strategy of Uganda, according to a study of different...
China Accuses US Of "Suppression" After Trump's TikTok, WeChat Ban Order
Beijing on Friday accused the United States of "suppression" after President Donald Trump ordered sweeping restrictions against Chinese social media giants TikTok and WeChat.