North Korea fires ‘short-range ballistic missiles’
North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles on Monday, the South’s military said, weeks after Pyongyang threatened to demonstrate a “new strategic weapon” and its deadline for Washington to offer sanctions relief expired. The launch was
Read MoreCoronavirus Updates: Amid Uptick in Cases, U.S. Records First Deaths
The number of cases in the United States jumped from 65 to 88 over the weekend. States from coast to coast reported new infections, including the country’s first two deaths.
Read MoreCoronavirus fears close the Louvre
Coronavirus cases surged in Italy, and France closed the world-famous Louvre Museum on Sunday as the deadly outbreak that began in China sent fear rising across Western Europe, threatening its tourism industry.The number of countries hit by the virus climbed
Read MoreAsian shares rebound as markets bet on coordinated policy stimulus
Asian shares regained a measure of calm on Monday as markets bounced after a searing sell-off last week and as investors pinned hopes on a likely coordinated global monetary response to help soften the economic blow of the coronavirus outbreak.
Read MoreAre the US and Europe destined for splitsville?
The alliance between the United States and Europe is broken. That much became clear over three days of intensive discussions in Munich last month. To be sure, it can be fixed. But that will take a fundamental readjustment in policy
Read MoreMost Asia markets rise as bargain-hunting offsets coronavirus fears
Most Asian markets rose Monday as bargain-buyers moved in following last week’s global rout, but investors continue to fret over the economic fallout from the new coronavirus as the worldwide death toll rises. After equities suffered their worst week since
Read MoreTop brands — including Apple, BMW and Gap — accused of using forced Chinese labor
China is transferring tens of thousands of Uighur detainees out of internment camps and into factories that supply some of the world’s leading brands, an Australian think tank said Monday. Top global brands such as Apple, BMW and Sony have
Read MorePolls open across country as Netanyahu, Gantz seek to break deadlock
Ballot, third in a year, largely seen as a referendum on prime minister, who will go on trial on corruption charges in 2 weeks
Read MoreChinese Biotech Company Censured for Claiming It Could Make Experimental Coronavirus Drug
A Chinese biotech company which claimed to be able to manufacture an experimental drug from Gilead Sciences with the potential to treat the novel coronavirus, was censured for disclosing inaccurate information. The Shanghai Stock Exchange said in an statement Sunday
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