North has stepped up military activity and resumed missile launches since collapse of Hanoi summit a year ago. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised an earlier live-fire rocket artillery exercise to confirm his military’s
Read morePete Buttigieg to end White House bid after improbable rise
Buttigieg showed early promise but his campaign lost momentum in Nevada and he came a distant fourth in South Carolina. Pete Buttigieg, who entered the Democratic presidential race as a relative unknown and positioned himself
Read morePresident Ghani rejects peace deal's prisoner swap with Taliban
Government never committed to set free 5,000 Taliban prisoners as a precondition for talks with the group, says Ghani. A landmark deal between the United States and Taliban aimed at ending the US’s longest war
Read moreAfghans dismayed as both Ghani and Abdullah claim presidency
Both leaders hold ceremonies and form parallel governments, with Abdullah refusing to recognise Ghani’s inauguration. Afghans have expressed dismay over President Ashraf Ghani and rival Abdullah Abdullah taking simultaneous oaths for the presidency, further plunging the war-torn country into a new
Read moreItaly quarantines 16 million people over coronavirus fears
In a drastic attempt to curb the epidemic, Italy limits the movement of a quarter of its population until April 3. Rome, Italy – Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has ordered the lockdown of the
Read moreHow Italy, South Korea differ in tackling coronavirus outbreak
Seoul and Rome took different approaches to combating the spread with significant contrast in outcomes. In Italy, millions are locked down and more than 1,000 people have died from the coronavirus. But in South Korea,
Read moreHong Kong 'Umbrella' movement leader freed from prison
Chan Kin-man has no regrets for role in 2014 civil disobedience, says sacrifice needed to achieve universal suffrage. Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Chan Kin-man has walked free from prison, saying he has no regrets for his leading
Read moreCanadians abroad urged to return home while ‘commercial options still available’
The federal government urged Canadians abroad to return home while they still have a chance as countries around the world impose ever-tighter travel restrictions in a bid to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
Read moreSlovenia records first death due to coronavirus: report
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenia has recorded its first death due to coronavirus, national channel TV Slovenia said on Saturday, citing unofficial sources. It said the victim was an elderly man with a chronic disease. The
Read morePrince Edward Island sees first confirmed case of coronavirus
A woman on Prince Edward Island has tested positive for coronavirus, according to the province’s chief medical officer of health. Dr. Heather Morrison says the patient is a woman in her 50s from the Queens
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