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The world’s 500 richest people lost a total of $139 billion in one day due to the sharp drop in global financial markets caused by the coronavirus epidemic. The influx of new cases outside of China, where the virus originates, has raised concerns among investors that the spread of the …

BEIJING – China announced Tuesday that it will allow importers to seek additional trade war tariff exemptions on nearly 700 types of goods from the United States, including agricultural and energy products, as the country struggles to coronavirus epidemic that has infected more than 70,000 people. Importers can apply for …

BEIJING – China on Thursday replaced its main officials in central Hubei province and its capital, Wuhan, the epicentre of an epidemic of viral coronavirus which has infected more than 45,000 people worldwide. Former Shanghai Mayor Ying Yong succeeds Jiang Chaoliang as chairman of the ruling Communist Party in the …

BEIJING – The number of people infected with the new coronavirus has reached 44,653 in China, while Japan reported 174 cases, the largest number of infections outside China, health authorities said Wednesday. 97 deaths and 2,015 new infections were reported over a 24-hour interval in mainland China, according to the …

MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemned the United States for seeking to “change the regime” in Venezuela by imposing sanctions on the national energy giant Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), by supporting the chief opposition Juan Guaido and trying to create a pretext for military intervention in this …

BEIJING – China lowered tariffs on $75 billion of US imports, including auto parts on Thursday in response to US cuts as part of its truce in a trade war. The cuts come as China struggles with the rising cost of measures imposed to contain an epidemic of virus that …

BEIJING – Millions more have been ordered to stay indoors as China struggles to curb the spread of a new virus that authorities say killed nearly 500 people on Wednesday, AFP reported Wednesday. With more than 24,000 cases in China, an increasing number of cities have imposed a series of …

ISLAMABAD – Deliveries of the first 12 of the 26 JF-17B Thunder two-seat multi-role combat aircraft on order for the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) are expected to begin “in the near future,” PAF officials said . Eight of these aircraft were built at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) in Kamra, …

BEIJING – A viral epidemic that started in China has infected more than 20,600 people worldwide. The latest figures from Tuesday: – China: 425 deaths and 20,438 confirmed cases on the continent. In addition, Hong Kong has recorded 15 cases, including one death. Macau has had 10 cases. Most of …

BRUSSELS – European Union (EU) Foreign Minister Josep Borrell is on his way to Iran, it is his first trip since coming to power in December, with the aim of reducing tensions over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. During his two-day trip which started on Monday, Borrell will meet with …