The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it ... ( read original story ...)
Cyclone Amphan Update: Millions Evacuated As India Faces Shelter Shortage, Warning Waves Could Reach 13 to 16 Feet
The powerful cyclone Amphan is approaching India's West Bengal state and the bordering nation of Bangladesh. The storm system is currently crossing the northwest region of the Bay of Bengal. Wind ... ( read original story ...)
Huge Cyclone Amphan slams into India’s coast, and it’s already a killer
Even before Cyclone Amphan made landfall in neighboring India, Bangladesh blamed a death on the storm packing 100+ mph winds. ( read original story ...)
Inside Facebook and Private Equity’s $8.8 Billion Bet on India’s Richest Man
Facebook and a trio of U.S. private-equity firms have in the past month poured billions of dollars into an upstart mobile operator controlled by India’s richest man. ( read original story ...)
Cyclone Amphan heads toward India and Bangladesh, sending millions to shelters
While the region is no stranger to devastating storms, wind speeds have grown due to climate change and warming, experts say. ( read original story ...)
At start of new term, Taiwan’s president calls for stability in China relations
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen calls for stability in relations with China but says she will not accept any terms that would “downgrade Taiwan." ... ( read original story ...)
China launches new Twitter accounts, 90,000 tweets in COVID-19 info war
China has pushed out 90,000 tweets since the start of April from 200 diplomatic and state media accounts in a COVID-19 information war offensive. ( read original story ...)
A boy chosen as the Panchen Lama disappeared in 1995. China says he’s now a college grad with a job
Twenty-five years ago, a six-year-old boy was recognized as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, the second-highest ranking figure in Tibetan Buddhism. He promptly disappeared. ( read original story ...)
Tsai says China must ‘coexist’ with a democratic Taiwan
China must find a way to live peacefully alongside a democratic Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen said Wednesday, in an inauguration speech that drew condemnation from Beijing. Taiwanese voters handed ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi Seeks to Portray Unity and Pivot to Economy Under Coronavirus Shadow
An annual legislative conclave will bring thousands of lawmakers and political advisers to Beijing for the first major political gathering since the pandemic. ( read original story ...)