Beijing’s top HK office slams US sanctions as ‘gangster logic and bullying’
HONG KONG — China’s top representative office in Hong Kong condemned what it called gross interference by the United States in the Asian financial hub, labelling President Donald Trump’s move to end the city’s special status as “gangster logic and bullying”.
COVID ICU patients’ survival rate has improved — study
The death rate for COVID-19 intensive care patients has dropped by about one-third since the start of the pandemic, due at least in part...
Trump frowns at school closures as cases, deaths rise
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday lambasted California’s two largest school districts for making students learn from home for the upcoming term in the face of the resurgent coronavirus pandemic.
NASA chief says Russia ties solid as Moscow spurns US moon program
WASHINGTON — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) administrator Jim Bridenstine on Tuesday said he still expected support from Russia’s space corporation in its Artemis moon program despite Moscow’s space chief slamming the US-led lunar effort.
Trump ends HK special status, cites ‘oppressive’ China actions
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kong’s (HK)special status under US law to punish China for what he called “oppressive actions” against the former British colony.
Burger King’s climate solution is a limited-supply Whopper
Burger King will begin selling Whoppers sourced from cows that belch out less methane as the fast-food industry grapples with a questionable sustainability record.
Gold’s Gym to be bought out of bankruptcy by German McFit owner
RSG Group GmbH, the Berlin-based fitness company that owns the McFit chain, won a court-approved auction to buy Gold’s Gym for $100 million, according to a news release.
Cow burps, leaky pipelines put Earth on high-end warming track
Global emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas multiple times more potent than CO2, rose by 9% in the decade through 2017, putting Earth on a track to warm by more than 3 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, according to an international study scheduled to be released Wednesday.
A spate of bank runs breaks out in China, fueled by social media
Social media-fueled rumors about banks collapsing are popping up at an unprecedented frequency in China, forcing regulators and even the police to step in to calm depositors.
Moderna coronavirus vaccine shows promise in key early trial
Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine produced antibodies to the coronavirus in all patients tested in an initial safety trial, federal researchers said, clearing an important...
HK to impose most severe social distancing restrictions
HONG KONG — Hong Kong will impose strict new social distancing measures from midnight Tuesday, the most stringent in the Asian financial hub since the coronavirus broke out, as authorities warn the risk of a large-scale outbreak is extremely high.
Seoul mayor’s death exposes split in Moon’s party over #MeToo
THE APPARENT SUICIDE of Seoul’s mayor has exposed rifts in President Moon Jae-in’s progressive camp between an old guard wanting to honor one of their own and a younger generation looking to steer clear of someone suspected of sexual harassment.