A Japanese man hospitalized with pneumonia in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak, has died, Japan's foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday. ...
Death toll from new coronavirus set to surpass SARS, as China’s fatalities above 700
The new coronavirus epidemic in mainland China is almost certain to become more deadly than SARS on Saturday as the death toll passed 700, health experts warned of mask shortages…
China adds health expert to provincial committee of Communist Party in Hubei
China has appointed Wang Hesheng, who has served in the public health system for years, as a member of the provincial committee of the Communist Party in Hubei province, state…
Two days after his acquittal, Trump ousts two star impeachment witnesses
President Donald Trump's administration on Friday ousted the two witnesses who provided the most damaging testimony during his impeachment investigation: Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman and Ambassador Gordon Sondland. ...
Nicaraguan government releases ink, paper it impounded from newspaper critical of Ortega
Nicaragua's government on Friday released a shipment of impounded ink and paper belonging to La Prensa newspaper, which has been critical of leftist President Daniel Ortega, one of the owners…
Coach who hired Michael Avenatti says he wanted to expose Nike, not in press conference
The government's star witness in Michael Avenatti's extortion trial conceded on Friday he wanted to expose Nike Inc's alleged illegal payments to families of college basketball recruits long before he…
New cases of coronavirus infections rise in China after two-day decline
The number of new confirmed infections from a coronavirus in mainland China rose on Friday after falling for two consecutive days, while the number of deaths from the outbreak once…
Trump ousts two officials who testified against him in impeachment
Two days after President Donald Trump's impeachment acquittal, his administration on Friday ousted two officials - Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman and U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland…
Pentagon official, Lockheed Martin pull out of Singapore Airshow
The Pentagon shrunk the size of its delegation traveling to the Singapore Airshow and U.S. defense firm Lockheed Martin Corp said it would not attend, as the impact of the…
Kobe Bryant helicopter engines showed no sign of ‘catastrophic internal failure’: NTSB
The two engines of the helicopter that crashed in hazy, cloudy weather on a California hillside last month, killing basketball great Kobe Bryant and eight others, showed no evidence of…