Japan’s services sector shrank at a record pace in April, while factories also fell quiet across the country due to the widening fallout from the coronavirus pandemic as an economic contraction …
‘Mission Dharavi’: Virus Battleground In India’s Biggest Slum
The 125,000 slum-dwellers living under a lockdown so strict that drones monitor their moves and alert police if they attempt to leave home are at the heart of India’s push to contain coronavirus. But …
Gavaskar says India could host T20 World Cup
Batting great Sunil Gavaskar said India could host this year’s Twenty20 World Cup instead of Australia if the coronavirus crisis eases in the subcontinent. With India set to host the 2021 edition, Gav …
Coronavirus World News: U.S. Blames China for Fake Warnings of a Lockdown
American intelligence officers told The New York Times that Chinese operatives helped push messages — on social media and via text messages — that falsely warned of a lockdown in the United States.
China’s cash-strapped poor seek more debt as coronavirus hits job prospects
Demand for consumer loans is picking up in China, especially among the less affluent, highlighting a group that some say could use more support during the coronavirus-induced economic downturn.
Pompeo: U.S. calls on China to permanently close wildlife wet markets
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the United States has called on China to permanently close its wildlife wet markets, citing links between those markets and zoonotic diseases.
Pompeo: We still don’t have the transparency we need from China
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for a structural fix for the World Health Organization and transparency from China over the origins of the coronavirus while appearing on “The Ingraham Angle” …
How Hong Kong Flattened the Curve Without Total Lockdown
The city is seeing early signs of life returning to normal amid the coronavirus pandemic. But experts say it’s still too soon to loosen restrictions.
UN accuses China of harassing healthcare workers during Hong Kong protests
The UN has accused China of harassing, intimidating and arresting healthcare workers during the Hong Kong uprising.At the height of last year’s protests, triggered by fears that Beijing was …
The only baseball in the world right now is in Taiwan — and they need English broadcasters
With America’s pastime shuttered, Richard Wang and Wayne McNeil have been filling the void of U.S. hits, runs and errors.