Asia
Women fight for a place at the table as sushi chefs in Japan
Food
April 8, 2020
Women fight for a place at the table as sushi chefs in Japan
Women have warm hands, their periods alter their sense of taste and they can’t work long hours — just some…
Joy, relief as exodus from Wuhan begins
World
April 8, 2020
Joy, relief as exodus from Wuhan begins
Voicing joy and excitement from behind face masks, tens of thousands of people fled Wuhan on Wednesday after a 76-day…
Pain, solitude, fear: stories of surviving COVID-19
World
April 7, 2020
Pain, solitude, fear: stories of surviving COVID-19
A sense of death stalking the hospital ward, fear of dying alone, tearful despair and disarray at home, solitude, anger…
British PM fights virus in intensive care as global toll soars
World
April 7, 2020
British PM fights virus in intensive care as global toll soars
Britain’s prime minister was battling the coronavirus in intensive care Tuesday, the highest-profile case in the pandemic as the United…
Japan to declare state of emergency over coronavirus
World
April 7, 2020
Japan to declare state of emergency over coronavirus
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will on Tuesday declare a state of emergency in parts of the country, including Tokyo,…
Virus sparks boom for local farmers in import-dependent Hong Kong
World
April 6, 2020
Virus sparks boom for local farmers in import-dependent Hong Kong
After a coronavirus-fuelled wave of panic-buying briefly left Hong Kong’s supermarket shelves bare, residents are turning to local producers for…
China pauses in memory of virus victims and ‘martyrs’
World
April 4, 2020
China pauses in memory of virus victims and ‘martyrs’
China came to a standstill on Saturday to mourn patients and medical staff killed by the coronavirus, as the world’s…
Global virus cases top a million, deaths surpass 50,000
World
April 3, 2020
Global virus cases top a million, deaths surpass 50,000
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases around the world has soared past one million and fatalities have topped 50,000 as…
Activists slam China’s use of bear bile in virus treatment
Environment
April 2, 2020
Activists slam China’s use of bear bile in virus treatment
China has approved the use of bear bile to treat coronavirus patients, angering activists and raising fears it could undermine…
As world battles virus, governments under fire
World
April 2, 2020
As world battles virus, governments under fire
As the world battles the coronavirus pandemic, the main question for most is simply: “When will it end?”. But other,…