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The political virus of defaming China needs a treatment

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) and Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab visit the Epic Games Lab in London, Britain, January 30, 2020. /AFP Photo Editor's Note: The following arti

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Netflix begins streaming in AV1 on Android

Netflix announced this week that it has started to stream titles in AV1 on Android in what could significantly help the two-year-old media codec gain wider adoption.The world’s biggest streaming gian

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Ex-Australia coach Lehmann to have heart bypass surgery

Former Australia batsman and coach Darren Lehmann will have a heart bypass operation after falling ill on Wednesday, his 50th birthday.Lehmann suffered chest pains whil

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TLcom Capital closes $71M Africa fund with plans to back 12 startups

VC firm TLcom Capital has closed its Tide Africa Fund at $71 million with plans to make up to 12 startup investments over the next 18 months.The group — with offices in London, Lagos, and Nairobi — is

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Iran's diplomat expresses wish to amend ties with Riyadh, Abu Dhabi

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during ceremony attended by Iranian clerics in Tehran, Iran, July 16, 2019. /Reuters Photo Iran wants to resolve differences with Gulf state

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UK advises British to leave China amid coronavirus crisis

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab: "The safety and security of British people will always be our top priority ." (Credit: AP) The UK Foreign Office has responded to the ongoing coronavirus out

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Israel and Sudan set the stage for normalizing relations

Israel and Sudan have agreed to move toward forging normal relations for the first time, Israeli officials said on Monday after the leaders of the two former foes met i

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World leaders voice support for coronavirus-hit Wuhan

National leaders and heads of international organizations have voiced support for China in its battle against the coronavirus outbreak, sending messages of encouragement to Wuhan in central China's H

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APD | Sri Lanka evacuates students from Wuhan

By APD writer EaswaranCOLOMBO, Feb. 1 (APD) Sri Lanka, on Saturday, evacuated a group of students who were studying in Wuhan, China as a result of the coronavirus outb

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Feature: Faith and hope, life goes on for foreign students in Wuhan

Hafit Alaqouri loves playing sports and jogging, but he has not been able to work out for a few days. The Libyan student in Wuhan has hunkered down as the city battles the novel coronavirus outbrea

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Carriers ‘violated federal law’ by selling your location data, FCC tells Congress

More than a year and a half after wireless carriers were caught red-handed selling the real-time location data of their customers to anyone willing to pay for it, the FCC has determined that they comm

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Shaquille O'Neal shattered by Kobe Bryant death despite Kobe-Shaq feud

A shattered Shaquille O'Neal says his relationship with Kobe Bryant was like brotherhood, from their epic split after three NBA titles together to mutual respect and love after tensions healed.Bry

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Explaining the triumph of Trump's economic recklessness

Editor's note: Jean Pisani-Ferry is a senior fellow at Brussels-based think tank Bruegel and a senior non-resident fellow at Peterson Institute for International Economics. The article reflects th

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APD | Department of Foreign Affairs, set to repatriate Filipinos in Wuhan

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA – The Philippine Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is prepared to repatriate Filipinos in Wuhan city and the

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WHO chief confident in China's ability to handle the epidemic

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is confident in China's handling of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The Director-Generalsaid on Monday WHO is fully

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Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina sends Chinese New Year greetings

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued a statement on Saturday sending greetings and best wishes for a Happy Lunar New Year. In her statement, Hasina said, "O

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Olympic Museum in Lausanne celebrates Chinese New Year

00:56 A celebration for the Chinese Lunar New Year was held at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, where the two mascots for the 2020 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Gam