Feb 17 British government adviser quits amid furor over comments on IQ, race By Jill Lawless, Associated Press An adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned amid fierce criticism of his past comments linking intelligence to race and suggesting contraception should be made compulsory to avoid "a permanent underclass."… Continue reading
Feb 17 WATCH: WHO working ‘day and night’ to combat novel coronavirus Speaking to a news conference in Geneva, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the WHO had received reports of 694 cases from 25 countries and 3 deaths. Continue reading
Feb 17 Leaked data shows how China detained Uighurs due to religion By Dake Kang, Associated Press The database obtained by The Associated Press profiles the internment of 311 individuals with relatives abroad and lists information on more than 2,000 of their relatives, neighbors and friends. Continue reading
Feb 17 China may postpone annual congress because of virus By Yanan Wang, Associated Press The standing committee said it would meet on Feb. 24 to further deliberate on a postponement. The meeting is due to start on March 5. Continue reading
Feb 17 GM plans to pull out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand By Tom Krishner, Associated Press The company said in a statement Sunday that it plans to wind down sales, engineering and design operations for its historic Holden brand in Australia and New Zealand in 2021. Continue reading
Feb 17 Syria’s military hails advance against rebels in ‘record time’ By Albert Aji, Associated Press The new advances, along with securing a key highway that ran through rebel territory, are set to facilitate movement between northern and southern Syria, including the city of Aleppo, Syria's commercial center before the war. Continue reading
Feb 17 American cruise passengers land in U.S., will spend two more weeks in quarantine By Associated Press A plane carrying American passengers touched down at Travis Air Force Base in Northern California just before 11:30 p.m. Sunday, local time. Continue reading
Feb 16 UN: Warring parties in Yemen agree on major prisoner trade By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Yemen’s warring sides have agreed to implement a long-delayed and major prisoner swap, the United Nations said on Sunday, in a sign that talks to end the disastrous war between the country's internationally recognized government and its Houthi rebels could… Continue reading
Feb 16 Iran’s president: Trump doesn’t want war ahead of 2020 vote By Associated Press Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that he doesn't believe the U.S. will pursue war with his country, because it will harm President Donald Trump's 2020 reelection bid. Continue reading
Feb 16 Wales bears the brunt as Storm Dennis rips across Britain By Pan Pylas, Associated Press torm Dennis roared across Britain with high winds and heavy rains Sunday, prompting authorities to issue a record number of flood warnings and alerts for England and a rare “red warning” for extremely life-threatening flooding in Wales. Continue reading