US economic growth slowed in 2019, hit by trade wars
The US economy in 2019 expanded by the slowest rate since President Donald Trump took office as worsening trade friction, undermined investment and exports,...
Fears mount in China as Coronavirus persists
China reported its biggest single-day jump in novel coronavirus deaths on Thursday, as global fears deepened with more infections confirmed overseas including three Japanese...
Paris tour operators fret as Chinese tourist flows slow
The French tourism industry fears a hit to its booming Chinese business as the coronavirus epidemic hinders travel by some of the world's biggest-spending...
McDonald’s Shuts down its branches in virus-hit Chinese province
US fast-food giant McDonald's said on Wednesday it closed all of its restaurants in Hubei, the Chinese province at the epicentre of a virus...
Putin pardons US-Israeli woman jailed in Russia prior to PM Netanyahu’s visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin has pardoned a dual US-Israeli national who was arrested on charges of drug trafficking last year, ahead of a visit...
Russia stood by Iran in showdown with US
The US President Donald Trump first said there were ‘no casualties’ in the Iranian missile attack on the Ain al-Asad military airbase in Iraq...
Actress Reema communicates important message on coronavirus
Pakistani actress Reema has advised her fans to take precautionary measures in the wake of coronavirus outbreak in China. In a statement, the actress has...
Coronavirus Proliferates: Foreigners being rescued from Wuhan; death toll hits 132, 5900+ infected
The number of confirmed deaths from China's coronavirus outbreak has risen to 132, with authorities in central Hubei province on Wednesday reporting 25 new...
Pompeo fails to block Huawei’s 5G approval in UK, ‘massive hurdle’ for US-UK trade talks
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits London on Wednesday to salvage a post-Brexit alliance with an old friend whose defiance on China and...
Huawei gets 5G approval from UK despite US calls for total ban
Britain on Tuesday gave the green light to a limited role for Chinese telecoms giant Huawei in the country's 5G network, in a decision...
Corona Virus death toll reaches 100; foreigners prepare to flee China
The United States, Japan other nations raced Tuesday to get their citizens out of the locked-down Chinese city at ground zero of a virus...
China: Death toll Rises despite massive lock-downs
The death toll from China's viral epidemic spiked on Monday to 80 dead with hundreds of new infections despite unprecedented quarantines and travel lock-downs,...