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Four missing after fishing boats capsize off south China coast

Nineteen people have been rescued and four are still missing after strong winds hit four fishing boats off the coast of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,

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Over 2,000 sent to battle forest fire in China's Yunnan

Over 2,000 people have been sent to battle a fire that started Sunday in southwestern China's Yunnan Province, local authorities said Tuesday. The fire started at arou

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19 dead in southwest China forest fire

Nineteen people died while battling a forest fire in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said Tuesday. The victims include 18 firefighters and a loca

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Smoke engulfs city after forest fires break out in Sichuan

Thick smoke enveloped a city in southwest China's Sichuan Province after forest fires broke out Monday afternoon, local firefighting brigade said. The fire started on

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More than 1,000 sent to fight forest fire in China's Sichuan

Over 1,000 people have been sent to put out a forest fire that broke out in southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday afternoon, local authorities said. The fire start

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China issues blue alerts for cold wave, severe convection weather

China's meteorological authority on Tuesday issued blue alerts for a cold front and severe convection weather, forecasting low temperature and heavy rain in central, e

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UPS partners with Wingcopter to develop new multipurpose drone delivery fleet

UPS is working with German startup Wingcopter to develop a new type of delivery drone, to be used for the logistics company’s growing commercial drone deliver efforts both in the U.S. and globa

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Monaco Grand Prix canceled for first time since 1955 due to COVID-19

Racing drivers in action during the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit de Monaco, Monaco, May 27, 2018. /VCG The Monaco Formula One Grand Prix, a glittering fixture on the world motorspo

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Plane crash kills 5 people in remote northern Australia

Five people have died after their light aircraft crashed into sand dunes, in the Australian State of Queensland's Cape York Peninsula on Wednesday. According to police the twin-engine Cessna 404 Tita

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Death toll hits 25 from Tennessee tornado

01:03 At least 25 people are dead after at least one powerful tornado tore through Tennessee in the predawn hours of Tuesday morning. Tens of thousands have been left without power and

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Death toll rises to 13 in capsized Amazon ship in Brazil

The death toll from a ship accident over the weekend in northern Brazil's Amazon River climbed to 13, rescue teams said Monday. The passenger and cargo ship sank on Saturday in the Amazonian state of

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Chinese, Cuban presidents discuss COVID-19 epidemic, bilateral ties over phone

Chinese President Xi Jinping talked over phone with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Friday night to compare notes on the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic and how to further promote bilateral ties. Xi n

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Unfavorable weather forecast in virus-hit Hubei

Central China's Hubei Province said unfavorable weather has been forecast in the coming days, which might have a negative effect on the fight against the novel coronav

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Storm Dennis shuts down roads, floods railway lines in UK

Storm Dennis shut down roads and flooded railway lines on Sunday as it lashed large parts of Britain with heavy rainfall and strong winds. The Met Office issued a red

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Red flood warning issued for Wales as storm rips across UK

Storm Dennis roared across Britain with high winds and heavy rains Sunday, prompting authorities to issue some 350 flood warnings, including a “red warning” alert for l

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Enormous waves race across Atlantic, UK faces another storm

Enormous waves churned across the North Atlantic on Saturday as Britain braced for a second straight weekend of wild winter weather and flooding. Hundreds of flights we

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Airlines may need to reduce passengers to take-off due to climate change

A study finds warmer air and changing winds are making it increasingly difficult for aircraft to take-off.