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China yesterday slammed a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. state of Missouri over the coronavirus pandemic as “very absurd.” Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the legal action has
Britain is marking Queen Elizabeth II’s 94th birthday with silence yesterday, as the nation in lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic forgoes the usual gun salutes and ringing of bells. With thousands
The top infectious-disease expert in the United States has a message for protesters who are ignoring their governors’ stay-at- home orders and calling for him to be fired over his
As global tourism collapses, so does the orchid industry in top exporter Thailand, where the flowers are regarded as a symbol of hospitality. Global demand for cut flowers, from Thai orchids
China is denying allegations that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated in a laboratory near the city of Wuhan where contagious samples were being stored. Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian cited
Chinese scientists have started the second phase of a clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine in the hardest-hit city of Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province. China Central Television reported 273
A French court has ordered Amazon to stop buying, storing or delivering non-essential goods for the next month to protect its employees from the virus. The emergency ruling yesterday requires Amazon
China yesterday reported 108 new cases of coronavirus infection, 98 of them imported. Of the new domestic cases, seven were recorded in the province of Heilongjiang bordering on Russia and three
German airline group Lufthansa said it was permanently removing some of its large aircraft from service and reducing capacity for the long term, saying it will take years
Hong Kong will continue to be closed to foreigners, extending the initial two-week entry restrictions on non-residents indefinitely. Non-residents coming from overseas to Hong Kong by plane will be denied entry,
The economic fallout from the coronavirus could linger a lot longer and prove far more damaging without international policy coordination, according to Bank for International Settlements staff. “No one can hide
Cooped up at her Bronx home with her daughter and a niece because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mexican writer Valeria Luiselli says she has lowered the “volume and speed” of
China says a chartered flight is currently bound for London to pick up a group of Chinese international students who have struggled to return home as Covid-19 spreads around the
Major social media companies are taking aim at Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s dismissal of social distancing, joining others in the country who have lined up against his controversial stance regarding
A Taipa bar is offering bottles of spirits and wines for free to regular and walk-in patrons – up to 10 bottles per person. The bar owners said this measure came
Car owners have until tomorrow to pay this year’s vehicle circulation tax for their cars, the government has reminded in a statement. Failure to do so may lead them to
The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans, the U.S. government’s top infectious-disease expert warned yesterday as smoldering hotspots in nursing homes and a growing list of stricken cities
The novel coronavirus has an unlikely victim - one of the world’s most popular beers. Corona has become the subject of memes and videos shared on social media as the toll
Some 250,000 people have signed up in a single day to volunteer with the National Health Services (NHS) after a recruitment drive to help the vulnerable amid the coronavirus crisis,
Macau has announced its 26th confirmed case of Covid-19. The latest case was detected in a 17-year-old female patient, who is a resident of Macau and a student in the United
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