SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The Chinese official investigating a pneumonia outbreak stemming from a new coronavirus said the disease can spread from person to person but can be halted with increased vigilance, as authorities on Tuesday confirmed a fourth death. Passengers wearing masks are seen at the waiting area for a train to Wuhan at the
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BEIJING (Reuters) – An outbreak of a new coronavirus has spread to more Chinese cities, including the capital Beijing and Shanghai, national and local authorities confirmed on Monday, and a fourth case has been reported beyond China’s borders. President Xi Jinping said curbing the outbreak and saving lives was a top priority as the number
Tourist line-up in a health control at the arrival section at Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Januaruy 19, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China on Monday reported 139 new cases of pneumonia over the weekend, caused by the outbreak of a new coronavirus strain that medical experts are still struggling to understand. Beijing’s
FILE PHOTO: The crate containing purportedly the two black boxes recovered from the crashed Ukrainian airliner, Boeing 737-800, is seen in this still image taken from a video, in Tehran, Iran January 10, 2020. IRIB VIA WANA/Handout via REUTERS DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is seeking to examine the black boxes of a Ukrainian airliner that
LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will no longer be working members of Britain’s monarchy, will forgo public funds and will repay money spent on refurbishing their cottage west of London as they embark on an independent future, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan,
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – China and Myanmar inked dozens of deals on Saturday to speed up infrastructure projects in the Southeast Asian nation, as Beijing seeks to cement its hold over a neighbor increasingly isolated by the West. Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Presidential Palace
FILE PHOTO: A local walks past a billboard with a picture of Mozambique’s president and leader of the Frelimo Party, Filipe Nyusi, ahead of Tuesday’s provincial and legislative elections, in Maputo, Mozambique, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Grant Lee Neuenburg MAPUTO (Reuters) – Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi kept Carlos Agostinho do Rosário as prime minister and Adriano
FILE PHOTO – A paper bag with the image of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is seen at a stand of the clothing brand “El Chapo 701”, owned by his daughter Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman, at the Intermoda fair in Guadalajara, Mexico July 16, 2019. REUTERS/Fernando Carranza GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Reuters) – Have a cold
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s military said on Thursday it will hold a meeting to discuss whether it will discharge the first soldier to have undergone gender reassignment surgery, which has sparked national debate about the treatment of LGBT troops. The soldier, who holds the rank of staff sergeant and is stationed in Gyeonggi Province,
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The principle that ensures Hong Kong enjoys freedoms unavailable in mainland China can continue beyond its 2047 expiry date as long as the city’s youngsters do not destroy it with “temporary misunderstandings,” Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO – Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a news
MADRID (Reuters) – A flying plate of metal may have killed a man some 2km away from the site of a huge chemical plant explosion in northeastern Spain when it was hurled out by the blast and crashed into his apartment building, local authorities said on Wednesday. Firefighters spray water after a large fire broke
FILE PHOTO – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reacts during a joint news conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday Moscow has been urging Gulf countries to consider a common security mechanism for the region. “We have been suggesting to
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian military hackers tried to steal emails from the Ukrainian energy firm where Hunter Biden, the son of Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden, had a seat on the board, a U.S. cybersecurity firm said on Monday. Energy company Burisma Holdings Ltd was at the center of attempts by U.S. President Donald Trump
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s devastating bushfire season is far from over despite cooler weather this week, Victorian state officials warned on Tuesday as Melbourne was blanketed by hazardous smoke. FILE PHOTO: A burning gum tree is felled to stop it from falling on a car in Corbago, as bushfires continue in New South Wales, Australia
Oleksiy Danylov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council attends an interview in Kiev, Ukraine January 13, 2020. REUTERS/Sergei Karazy KIEV (Reuters) – A senior investigator from Iran is expected to visit Ukraine in coming days and will determine whether a Ukrainian laboratory is suitable to decode black boxes from a plane that crashed
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Bolivia´s exiled former president Evo Morales on Sunday defended a call he made for the formation of armed groups, a recording of which was leaked on public radio. FILE PHOTO – Former Bolivian President Evo Morales looks on during a visit to a group of Argentinian priests called “Curas en la