Winds a Worry as Death Toll Reaches 33 From West Coast Fires
BEAVERCREEK, Ore. (AP) — Nearly all the dozens of people reported missing after a devastating blaze in southern Oregon have been accounted for, authorities said over the weekend as crews battled wildfires that have killed at least 33 from California to Washington state.
Amnesty Report: Businesses Supporting Myanmar Abuses
The overwhelming control of Myanmar’s economy by the military through some of its biggest companies means its foreign and domestic business...
Wildfires Race Through Dry, Windy California (Photos)
Over the last month, California wildfires have chased thousands of families from their homes, destroyed more than 3,600 buildings, blackened huge...
Trump Knew Virus Was Deadly, But Downplayed in Public: Tape
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) — U.S. President Donald Trump had been aware in early February of how deadly and contagious the novel coronavirus was, but played down the threat in public, audio recordings of interviews for a new book obtained by U.S. media showed Wednesday.
Tokyo To Lower Virus Alert Amid Dwindling Infections
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The Tokyo metropolitan government is set to lower its coronavirus alert by one notch from the highest of four levels as the number of infections has been on a downward trend in recent days, officials said Thursday.
In Pandemic, Nigerian Teacher Can ‘Teach the Whole World’
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — For many 12th graders, the closure of Nigeria’s public schools to combat the spread of COVID-19 presents a particular problem: How to prepare for crucial, final exams?
India Adds Another 89k Cases, To Reopen Schools
NEW DELHI (AP) — India added another 89,706 coronavirus cases to the second-highest tally in the world, and the government said schools would reopen later this month for senior students after being closed for more than five months.
Myanmar Army Deserters Confirm Atrocities Against Rohingya
BANGKOK (AP) — Two soldiers who deserted from Myanmar’s army have testified on video that they were instructed by commanding officers to “shoot all that you see and that you hear” in villages where minority Rohingya Muslims lived, a human rights group said Tuesday.
Scientists Worry Trump’s Crackdown May Lead To Chinese Brain-Drain
BEIJING (Xinhua) — American scientists have expressed concerns about their government's crackdown on foreign interference at universities, which may drive away scientists of Chinese descent, according to a report by British journal Nature.
China Expects Japan’s Next PM To Be Conciliatory Amid U.S. Tensions
TOKYO (Kyodo) — China expects Japan's possible next prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, to make conciliatory gestures to the communist-led government, with its economic and security tensions with the United States escalating further, diplomatic sources said.
