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Companies announce clinical trials for vaccine against China virus

At least four companies say they are working 'very rapidly' to find a vaccine.

Huawei exec's fate in limbo as Canada court adjourns extradition hearing

US seeks extradition of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested in December 2018 during a flight stopover in Vancouver.

China quarantines cities to curb virus, but WHO says no global emergency

The respiratory virus has claimed 18 lives since emerging from a seafood and animal market in the central city of Wuhan.

'No more birth tourism': US to impose visa restrictions for pregnant women

"Visa applicants deemed by consular officers to be coming to the US primarily to give birth will now be treated like other foreigners coming to the US for medical treatment"

Passed between humans; milder than SARS: All about new China virus

The new SARS-like virus has killed 17 people in China, infected hundreds and reached as far as the United States.

Sidelined by regional tensions, Iraq's anti-govt protesters vow to press on

Anti-government protesters have escalated their demonstrations but face being sidelined by regional tensions as well as a new wave of violence

Saudi prince may have sent spyware via Whatsapp to hack Bezos' phone: Probe

Saudi authorities rejected the latest allegations on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman

SpaceX launches and destroys rocket in critical astronaut escape test

Delayed a day by bad weather, Sunday's launch from Kennedy Space Center brought together hundreds of SpaceX, NASA and Air Force employees on land, at sea and in the air

Shin Kyuk-ho, founder of South Korean retail conglomerate Lotte dies at 97

Lotte is one of the biggest of the South Korean family-run "chaebol" conglomerates

IT happens: Facebook sorry for Jinping's name gaffe, cites technical glitch

The error most notably appeared on the official Facebook page of Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi

China reports 17 new cases of SARS-like virus ahead of Lunar New Year

Two people have died so far from the virus, including a 69-year-old man who died on Wednesday

Trump warns Iran's supreme leader Khamenei to be 'careful with his words'

"Their economy is crashing, and their people are suffering. He should be very careful with his words!" Trump tweeted

Roger Federer blasts lack of communication on smog amid Australian Open

In the wake of the backlash, Australian Open organisers on Saturday introduced a five-step air quality rating to determine when play should be halted

Taliban aims to sign deal with US, 'scale down' military ops: Report

The Taliban and the US had been negotiating the deal for a year and were on the brink of an announcement in September 2019 when President Donald Trump abruptly declared the process "dead"

Trump is a 'clown' who will betray Iranians: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

He said the 'cowardly' killing of Soleimani had taken out the most effective commander in the battle against the Islamic State group

Australia to lose billions as raging bushfires deter tourists: Report

The number of travellers booking visits to Australia has fallen 10-20 per cent since the fires began in September and the slump will cost the economy an estimated 4.5 billion Australian dollars

Suicides in Japan hit record low in 2019; 70% of the deaths are of men

Preliminary data released by the health ministry showed 19,959 people died by suicide in 2019, a 4.2 percent drop for the country of 127 million people. Seventy percent of those were men

China birth rate lowest in 2019 since 1949 as workforce continues to shrink

To avoid a demographic crisis, the government relaxed its one-child policy in 2016 to allow people to have two children, but the change has not resulted in more pregnancies

Trump announces he will nominate two allies for Fed reserve board

Trump had originally tweeted in July he would nominate Christopher Waller, a director of the Fed's satellite office in St. Louis, Missouri, and conservative economist Judy Shelton

US prepares for cyber threats from Iran as military clash fears recede

The simmering tensions since the US drone attack that killed Qasem Soleimani, who was by some measures the second most influential person in Iran, make it likely that Iran will seek retaliation