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Self-distancing a Pipe Dream in Hong Kong's Cramped 'Cubicle Flats'
Official estimates show some 200,000 people in Hong Kong lived in cubicles or 'cage-homes' that were 50-square feet or less.
Trump Says He Doesn't Want to Talk to Xi Right Now, Could Even Cut China Ties
In an interview with Fox Business Network broadcast on Thursday, Trump said he was very disappointed with China's failure to contain the disease and that the pandemic had cast a pall over his January trade deal with Beijing, which he has previously hailed...
Three Months, Two Continents and Four Stints in Quarantine: How Different Govt's Handled the Pandemic
A reporter got a close-up look at how different governments handled the developing pandemic. Some were more impressive than others.
London Honours Captain Tom Moore, 100, in Ancient Ceremony
Moore, 100, struck a chord with locked-down Britain by walking around his garden with the help of a walking frame to raise almost 33 million pounds for the National Health Service.
Pakistan, Iran Discuss Ways to Enhance Border Security After Bomb Attack on Patrol Vehicle
At least six security personnel were killed when a roadside bomb close to the border with Iran on May 9.
Bolsonaro Allows Brazilians to go to Gyms, Hair Salons as Coronavirus Cases Surge
The president has argued that state and municipal governments have gone overboard in social isolation measures to restrict the disease's spread and that it is overly damaging to the economy.
China Warns of Countermeasures to New US Rules Against Chinese Journalists
The US issued last week a new rule limiting visas for Chinese reporters to a 90-day period, with the option for extension, that takes effect Monday.
Coronavirus Delay, Early Ice Melt Challenge Arctic Science Mission
Dozens of scientists are waiting in quarantine for the all-clear to join a year-long Arctic research mission aimed at improving the models used for forecasting climate change.
US Vice President Mike Pence Says he Would Welcome Trump Ex-adviser Flynn's Return
Pence's statement could help pave the way for Flynn, a retired Army lieutenant general and 2016 Trump campaign adviser, to return to the president's orbit.
Xi Jinping ‘Very Concerned’ About North Korea, Says China Willing to Help in Fight Against Covid-19
Xi Jinping said he was very concerned about the situation in North Korea and the health of its people.
Venezuela Charges Two Americans With 'Terrorism, Conspiracy'
Luke Alexander Denman, 34, and Airan Berry, 41, were among 17 people captured by the Venezuelan military.
'Can Learn from Smallpox for Covid-19 Response': Remembering Humanity's Triumph Over a Virus, 40 Yrs On
On May 8, 1980, representatives of all World Health Organization (WHO) member states gathered in Geneva and officially declared that the smallpox-causing variola virus had been relegated to the history books, two centuries after the discovery of a vaccine...
Moderna Expects Mid-stage Trials for Covid-19 Vaccine to Begin Shortly
The drug developer had previously said it expected mid-stage trials to begin in the current quarter, with the aim to start late-stage studies in the fall.
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad to Travel to India, Pakistan and Qatar, US State Department Says
Zalmay Khalilzad, US Special Representative for Afghanistan, will meet Indian officials to discuss the country's role in sustainable peace in Afghanistan and the region.
6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes in Indonesia’s Banda Sea, No Tsunami Alert
The tremor struck at a depth of 107 kilometres in the sea between Indonesia’s Maluku and Timor Leste.
President Trump Backtracks on Scrapping of White House Coronavirus Task Force
Donald Trump in a series said the task force had been so successful that it will continue on indefinitely.