Mulan movie boycott calls grow over scenes filmed in Xinjiang

AFP 09/09/2020

HONG KONG — Disney’s “Mulan” remake is facing fresh boycott calls after it emerged some of the blockbuster’s scenes were filmed in China’s Xinjiang, where widespread rights abuses against the region’s Muslim population have been widely documented. The…

Typhoon Haishen heads to South Korea after slamming Japan

AFP 09/07/2020

KAGOSHIMA, Japan — Powerful Typhoon Haishen approached South Korea on Monday after slamming southern Japan with record winds and heavy rains that prompted evacuation warnings for millions. On Monday morning, initial assessments suggested the storm had done…

Russia vaccine ‘passes early trial test’

AFP 09/05/2020

LONDON — Early tests of a Russian coronavirus vaccine showed encouraging results when details were published Friday, but experts said the trials were too small to prove safety and effectiveness. Russia announced last month that its vaccine, named…

Blast-hit Beirut begins timid recovery

AFP 09/05/2020

BEIRUT, Lebanon — In a blast-damaged tailor shop in the Lebanese capital, Claudette is back at work sewing the hem of an orange skirt as rescue teams dig nearby. “The explosion destroyed everything here, but I decided…

Wuhan, Ground Zero for coronavirus epidemic, re-opens all schools

AFP 09/02/2020

Beijing, China — Students in face masks returned to class Tuesday in Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the coronavirus first emerged last year, as the city opened schools and kindergartens for the first time in seven…

Sanofi halts trial of COVID-19 drug after tests

AFP 09/01/2020

French pharma giant Sanofi said Tuesday that international Phase 3 clinical tests of its Kevzara for serious COVID-19 cases had proved inconclusive and it was halting the trial. The Phase 3 test — normally the last before…

US tops six million coronavirus cases

AFP 09/01/2020

WASHINGTON — The United States surpassed six million coronavirus cases on Monday, adding a million infections in three weeks, as India and parts of Europe reported alarming news on the pandemic’s economic toll. While it accounts for a…

Brazil surpasses 120,000 COVID-19 deaths

AFP 08/30/2020

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Just over six months after registering its first case of the new coronavirus, Brazil crossed the grim threshold of 120,000 people killed by Covid-19 Saturday, with no end in sight to the…

Lakers remember Bryant with ‘Black Mamba’ uniforms

AFP 08/25/2020

The Los Angeles Lakers wore special “Black Mamba” jerseys to remember Kobe Bryant in Game 4 of their first round playoff series on Monday in the NBA’s quarantine bubble in Florida. The Lakers also wore a special patch bearing…

Pandemic home-schooling puts Americans into debt — report

AFP 08/19/2020

WASHINGTON — A significant proportion of Americans whose children are attending classes from home due to COVID-19 are going into debt to pay for food and school supplies, a survey released Tuesday found. The United States is…

Australia to manufacture ‘promising’ virus vaccine and give it free to citizens

AFP 08/19/2020

SYDNEY, Australia ­ — Australia has secured access to a “promising” potential coronavirus vaccine, the prime minister announced Tuesday, saying the country would manufacture it and offer free doses to the entire population. Prime Minister Scott Morrison…

Google slams Australia law forcing tech giants to pay for news

AFP 08/17/2020

SYDNEY — US technology giant Google went on the offensive Monday against an Australian plan forcing digital giants to pay for news content, telling users their personal data would be “at risk.” Australia announced last month that firms…

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