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NBA highlights on Feb. 27: Never underestimate OKC and Chris Paul

Chirs Paul of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the game against the Sacramento Kings at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., February 27, 2020. /VCG Sacramento Kings 108-1

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Reporter's diary: Life in Beijing amid coronavirus

Empty restaurants, silent roads: For many living and working in Beijing including myself, the rise of the novel coronavirus epidemic that has killed over 2,700 people i

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Saudi Arabia closes off holy sites, suspends visas over coronavirus

Saudi Arabia on Thursday closed off the holiest sites in Islam to foreign pilgrims over the coronavirus, disrupting travel for thousands of Muslims already headed to the kingdom and potentially affec

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Congress warns Pentagon not to move money to fund Trump wall

Lawmakers from both parties told Pentagon leaders on Wednesday that the Defense Department is undermining its own efforts to get military money by diverting billions of

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Saudi Arabia halts pilgrimages over virus; Iran cases spike

Saudi Arabia on Thursday banned foreign pilgrims from entering the kingdom to visit Islam’s holiest sites over the new coronavirus, potentially disrupting the plans of

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James Currier, Sarah Nahm, Arun Mathew and Vlad Magdalin to speak at Early Stage SF

TC Early Stage SF goes down on April 28, and we are more excited than ever to introduce this brand new event to the community.The day-long event is meant to give early-stage founders the chance to pic

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Denmark confirms first case of novel coronavirus

The Danish Health Authority confirmed the first case of novel coronavirus in Denmark in a press release on Thursday. A man, after returning from a family ski trip in n

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Italian medical experts suggest no panic over coronavirus

Some Italian medical professionals have suggested that people should not panic over the novel coronavirus and should acquire information from reliable sources. The number of people infected by the v

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Chinese use humor to show fighting spirit in battle against COVID-19

A deliveryman collects frozen food in a Hema Fresh store in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, January 27, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Chris Hawke is a graduate of the Columbia

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Across China: Tibetan nurse's New Year wish

Qoikyi Dorlma, 30, celebrated a special Tibetan New Year, which fell on Feb. 24, in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak. As a nurse from Haidong cit

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Chinese use humor to show fighting spirit in battle against COVID-19

A deliveryman collects frozen food in a Hema Fresh store in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, January 27, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Chris Hawke is a graduate of the Columbia

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D-Wave launches Leap 2, the next version of its quantum cloud service

D-Wave today announced the launch of Leap 2, the latest version of its quantum cloud service that gives developers real-time access to its hardware quantum systems.As the company notes, Leap 2 was bui

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Swine flu a bigger worry than coronavirus in India, say health experts

A file photo of India's Supreme Court in New Delhi. /Reuters Health experts in India say swine flu, or H1N1 virus, remains a bigger worry for the country despite the recent global concerns ove

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ROK insist on playing against China at home for Olympic qualification

Players of South Korea pose to take photo before their group game against Norway at the FIFA Women's World Cup at Stade Auguste Delaune in Reims, France, June 17, 2019. /VCG Though the new cor

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Biden confident, Sanders under fire in South Carolina debate

Democratic frontrunner Bernie Sanders came under fierce attack from rivals in a chaotic debate on Tuesday, days ahead of a critical primary in South Carolina that could make or break former Vice Pres

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Women's T20 World Cup: Thailand's remarkable rise to first global tournament

Sornnarin Tippoch cried when she left the stage after the Women's T20 World Cup captains' pre-tournament news conference in Australia.It was the culmination of a 13-yea

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Women's T20 World Cup: Thailand's remarkable rise to first global tournament

Sornnarin Tippoch cried when she left the stage after the Women's T20 World Cup captains' pre-tournament news conference in Australia.It was the culmination of a 13-yea