US warship sails through sensitive Taiwan Strait; China angered
WASHINGTON - A US warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, part of what the US military calls routine activity but which has riled China.
In recent years, US warships, and on occasion those from...
Pfizer to scale down early-stage rare disease research
US pharma giant Pfizer Inc. said on Thursday it is planning to realign its early-stage research into treatments for rare diseases and oncology, to focus on areas like rare and benign hematology.
Pfizer will also move away from having...
Pandemic blows hole in Australia population goal but migration recovering
SYDNEY - The COVID pandemic has blown a million-person hole in Australia's population projections in a challenge for an economy that has relied on having more consumers to drive growth, though a speedy...
With few entry tests, Southeast Asia may gain most from China’s travel revival
SINGAPORE - Southeast Asia's tourist economies are set to be leading beneficiaries of China's scrapping of travel bans as they have steered clear of the COVID-19 tests before entry that Europe, Japan and the United...
Prince Harry’s memoir sheds light on bust-ups among British royals
LONDON/MADRID - Britain's Prince Harry says his older brother and heir to the throne Prince William knocked him to the floor during a 2019 argument over...
‘Feels like summer’: Warm winter breaks Europe’s temperature records
LONDON/BRUSSELS — Record-high winter temperatures swept across parts of Europe over the new year, bringing calls from activists for faster action against climate change...
Biden raises concern over China’s COVID response after WHO questions data
BEIJING/HEBRON, Ky. — US President Joseph R. Biden raised concern about China’s handling of its COVID-19 outbreak hours after the World Health Organization (WHO)...
NK drone entered no-fly zone in Seoul during last week’s intrusion —S.Korea military
SEOUL — A North Korean (NK) drone entered the northern end of a no-fly zone surrounding South Korea’s presidential office in Seoul when it...
Latest ‘atmospheric river’ storm renews flood threat in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Emergency crews braced for the latest bout of high winds and torrential rains sweeping California on Wednesday, renewing the threat of power outages and deadly flooding that gripped parts of...
Hong Kong residents rush to get vaccinated ahead of China border reopening
Hong Kong residents have swamped clinics to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the expected reopening of the city's border with mainland China, which some people fear will bring a surge of infections to the financial hub.
City government...
New York City buying more than 900 EVs for government fleets
New York said on Wednesday it will replace more than 900 city-owned fossil-fuel powered vehicles with electric models and install 315 additional EV charging ports after receiving a $10.1 million...
Luxshare says client cooperation normal after Apple production cut report
SHANGHAI - China's Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd. said on Thursday its cooperation with current clients was normal, in response to a media report that iPhone maker Apple Inc. had asked suppliers to cut production.
The electronics manufacturer said it wanted...