Wallan, Australia – Their faces and uniforms blackened by soot and ash, the Wallan volunteer firefighting team thought they had the blaze they were battling in Australia‘s Victoria state under...
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WUHAN, China — Facing growing pressure to contain a deadly viral outbreak that has spread halfway around the world, China’s ruling Communist Party raced on Tuesday to confront the disease,...
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Dashing the hopes of thousands of families desperate for word about loved ones who went missing during Sri Lanka’s long, grisly civil war, the country’s new president has offered an...
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For years, China’s small banks had a field day. They lent to overstretched borrowers, disguised loans as investment products and fueled their business with short-term funds. One chairman dined out...
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Health officials around the world are keeping a close watch on an outbreak of a new virus in China. In response, governments are stepping up surveillance of airline passengers arriving...
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Countries in Asia and elsewhere are checking the body temperatures of arriving airline passengers and adopting precautionary quarantine procedures in response to a new coronavirus that has sickened nearly 300...
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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has temporarily banned foreign tourists as a protection against the mysterious virus from China that has killed at least six people and sickened nearly...
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A U.N. human rights panel has ruled for the first time that people fleeing the effects of climate change may be entitled to claim asylum, even as it dismissed an...
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WUHAN, China — Nervous residents are buying up face masks and flooding hospitals to report fevers and coughs. The authorities are banning group tours out of the city and checking...
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