Pioneering investor dubbed ‘China’s First Shareholder’ dies
BEIJING — A former factory worker known as “China’s First Shareholder” after he amassed a fortune trading in the country’s infant financial markets starting...
More evidence suggests COVID-19 was in US by Christmas 2019
NEW YORK — A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest...
Johnson expected to announce delay in next England unlocking
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to confirm Monday that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be...
Endangered corpse flower blooms in Warsaw, drawing crowds
WARSAW, Poland — The endangered Sumatran Titan arum, a giant foul-smelling blossom also known as the corpse flower, went into a rare, short bloom...
EXPLAINER: Who are Americans on trial in Ghosn’s escape
TOKYO — Americans Michael Taylor and his son Peter Taylor go on trial in Tokyo on Monday on charges they helped Nissan's former chairman,...
Wildfires blaze in Siberia, Russian Far East
MOSCOW — Russian emergency workers fought wildfires burning Sunday on more than 550 square kilometers (212 square miles) of territory mostly in Siberia and...
From vaccine sharing to climate, G-7 talks yield agreements
FALMOUTH, England — The Group of Seven wealthy democracies have wrapped up their first face-to-face summit in two years at a seaside resort in...
As summit ends, G-7 urged to deliver on vaccines, climate
FALMOUTH, England — The Group of Seven leaders aim to end their first summit in two years with a punchy set of promises Sunday,...
Pandemic relapse spells trouble for India’s middle class
NEW DELHI — Ram Babu moved from his village to the Indian capital New Delhi in 1980, to clean cars. Soon, he learned to...
Johnson voices caution over next lockdown easing in England
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a strong hint Saturday that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England this month...