After 23 days without a locally transmitted coronavirus case and with much of the city returning to normal life, Hong Kong health officials are investigating how a 66-year-old woman and her ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Reports First Locally Transmitted Coronavirus Cases in Weeks
Hong Kong reported its first two coronavirus cases in three weeks not linked to anyone who travelled overseas, with authorities scrambling to trace the origin of the infections. The Asian financial ... ( read original story ...)
People are catching hepatitis from rats in Hong Kong, but scientists don’t know how
A new strain of the hepatitis E virus that usually only infects rats is now sickening people in Hong Kong, with nearly a dozen human cases reported so far, according to news reports. But exactly how ... ( read original story ...)
Two new infections end Hong Kong’s 24-day virus clean sheet
Two people in Hong Kong tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Wednesday, ending a 24-day run of no new local cases that saw the city begin to ease social distancing regulations. The financia ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Seek Gang-rape Accuser’s Arrest
The rape allegation surfaced last year during the huge pro-democracy protests that struck Hong Kong and a time of intense public anger towards the city's police force. The woman, who cannot be named ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese State Media Warns Beijing Will Resist U.S.-Taiwan Collaboration Over WHO and Coronavirus
The U.S. has called for Taiwan to be invited to the coming World Health Assembly as an observer, a move that goes against Beijing's "One China" policy. ( read original story ...)
Brunei tests over 5,000 foreign workers for Covid-19
Over 5,000 foreign workers have undergone swab tests for Covid-19 in a random screening carried out by the Health Ministry (MoH). “The random testing not only involves construction workers, but also ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Airways in talks to defer Airbus, Boeing orders: SCMP
Qatar Airways, one of the Middle East's biggest airlines, is in talks with Airbus and Boeing to defer aircraft orders for several years, its chief executive was quoted as saying on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Police Says Georgia Doctor Found In Ditch, Likely Mauled By Pack Of Dogs
The Georgia doctor who was found dead in a roadside ditch was likely to have been killed by a pack of dogs, says the police. ( read original story ...)
Thousands of Georgia teens who got licenses without taking a road test will have to take one after all, governor says
The thousands of teen drivers in Georgia who were issued driver's licenses during the coronavirus pandemic without a road test will now have to take a test after all, according to an executive order ... ( read original story ...)