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Under fire, Donald Trump names Mark Meadows as his new chief of staff

The decision comes as the Trump administration has faced criticism for its handling of the novel coronavirus outbreak

'This is not a drill': WHO urges world to take Coronavirus more seriously

The epidemic has wreaked havoc on international business, tourism, sports events and schools, with almost 300 million students sent home worldwide

Will OPEC and allies be able to convince Russia for biggest oil cut?

According to the plan drawn up by OPEC, allies in the so-called OPEC+ grouping -- Russia foremost among them -- would take on 500,000 barrels of the cuts

Twitter broadens crackdown on 'dehumanising' comments as coronavirus rages

Twitter will delete tweets already posted that break the rules, relying on users to report offending comments

WHO urges the world to pull out all stops to rein in coronavirus spread

As China, after many arduous weeks, appeared to be winning its epic, costly battle against the new virus, the fight was revving up in newly affected areas of the globe

Coronavirus could cost airlines $113 billion in revenue in 2020: IATA

'In little over two months, the industry's prospects in much of the world have taken a dramatic turn for the worse', says IATA

Cathay Pacific fined by UK watchdog for data breach of 9 million fliers

Between October 2014 and May 2019, a lack of security measures on the carrier's computer systems led to a massive data breach involving 9.4 million customers around the world

IOC to allow male and female flagbearers at Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

The IOC also announced that July 24-August 9 Olympics will be the 'first gender-balanced Olympic Games in history with 48.8 per cent women's participation'

Trump hails rival Joe Biden's 'incredible comeback' in primaries race

Trump noted that decisions by two centrists -- Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar -- to drop out and endorse Biden had electrified the previously struggling vice president's campaign

Sanders back to the drawing board after Joe Biden's 'Super Tuesday'

Sanders targeted Biden's record on trade, Social Security and fundraising just hours after billionaire Mike Bloomberg suspended his campaign

China's economic slump over Coronavirus to cut global exports by $50 bn: UN

The study pointed out that "any disruption of China's output is expected to have repercussions elsewhere through regional and global value chains."

No kissing, shaking hands? Italy may put a ban to curb Coronavirus spread

Other measures being finalised by top ministers and reported by Italian media include what promises to be an unpopular plan to play all football matches without fans

Coronavirus may shrink world economy, cause repeat of 2008 crisis: Report

The OECD said China's reduced production is hitting Asia particularly hard but also companies around the world that depend on its goods

Joe Biden fights for momentum in a deeply-fractured Democrat primary race

Biden vowed to improve his campaign operation, his fundraising haul and even his own performance after his South Carolina victory

Doctor who helped CIA track Laden launches hunger strike against Pak govt

The 2011 killing of Bin Laden caused massive embarrassment for Pakistan and particularly its powerful military

Mahathir loses power struggle, Muhyiddin Yassin to be sworn as PM on Sunday

Muhyiddin Yassin will be sworn in on Sunday, royal officials said, after a week of turmoil that followed the collapse of a reformist government and Mahathir's resignation as premier

Turkey says it destroyed 'chemical warfare facility' in northwest Syria

The Turkish army destroyed overnight "a chemical warfare facility, located some 13 kilometres south of Aleppo, along with a large number of other regime targets," the senior official told reporters

Volkswagen strikes 'dieselgate' compensation deal with German consumers

Under German law, plaintiffs have a month to decide whether to accept the settlement offer after its approval by judges

Tokyo Disney parks to shut down for two weeks over coronavirus fears

The operator Oriental Land said it currently hoped to resume operations from March 16

Wall Street nosedives for 2nd straight day; Dow Jones, S&P 500 sink 3% each

Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down nearly 800 points, or 3.0 per cent, at 24,986.27