Top lawyers and politicians from 23 countries express grave concerns over ‘assault’ on city’s rights and freedoms Police confront members of the Democratic party during a recent protest in Hong Kong. Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP Senior foreign policy lawmakers and senior politicians from 23 countries, among them the former Hong Kong governor, Chris Patten, have warned…
CLOSE The flu-like virus that exploded from China has researchers worldwide once again scrambling to find a vaccine against a surprise health threat, with no guarantee one will arrive in time. (Feb. 6) AP DomesticAn all-out global race to develop a safe vaccine against coronavirus is underway. The stakes couldn't be higher: an effective vaccine or treatment against…
Investors fear move will further heighten tensions between Beijing and Washington China also announced it was not setting a growth target for this year. Photograph: Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Fears that moves by China to tighten its political control over Hong Kong will lead to heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington have prompted a sharp sell-off on…
A woman wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus at the Red Square in front of St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia on March 25, 2020.Alexander Nemenov | AFP | Getty ImagesReported Covid-19 cases around the world reached 5 million on Thursday as some countries begin easing strict social distancing guidelines and look…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Global cases of the novel coronavirus surpassed 5 million early Thursday, nearly five months after the first infection was reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan.The virus has now spread to more people in under six months than the total number…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…