China virus toll passes 130 as U.S. weighs flight ban
The death toll from a new coronavirus in China rose sharply to 132 on Wednesday with nearly 1,500 new cases,…
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‘Birth tourism’: US steps up scrutiny of pregnant visa applicants
The US Department of State has unveiled new rules to deter pregnant women from travelling to the US to give…
UK ‘highly likely’ to have cases of coronavirus, health boss says
Cases of new coronavirus in the United Kingdom are highly likely, one of the country’s top health bosses said on…
Australia fires: US crew killed in air tanker crash identified
Three US firefighters who died when their air tanker crashed while battling blazes in Australia have been identified. Captain Ian…
Coronavirus: Chinese hospitals in chaos as lockdown spreads to affect 33m people
Public transport suspended in at least 10 cities as death toll rises and heath care centres struggle to cope with…
Core democratic values increasingly eclipsed by Realpolitik
A narrative of the crashing descent from democratic icon status to one of run-of-the-mill, repressive Asian Head of government of…
