Death toll hits 25 in Peru gas truck blast

As many as 25 people have died as a result of a gas tanker truck explosion in Peru's capital Lima two weeks ago, the Health Ministry said Thursday.
China to halve tariffs on $75 bn of US imports
China on Thursday said it would halve tariffs on $75 billion-worth of US imports as part of its trade truce with Washington and as officials look to calm markets unnerved by the deadly virus outbreak.
Afghan fighting kills 4 militants in northern Afghanistan

Baby tests positive for China virus just 30 hours after birth
A baby in China's epidemic-hit Wuhan city has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus just 30 hours after being born, Chinese state media reported Wednesday.
The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?
The new coronavirus that emerged in a Chinese market at the end of last year has killed at least 490 people and spread around the world.
10 dead in Peru traffic accident

At least 10 people were killed in a predawn collision Wednesday between a minibus and a cargo truck in south Peru's A

New Zealand floods see hundreds evacuated
In New Zealand, hundreds of residents in the south have been evacuated due to flooding after heavy rain.