US slaps new sanctions on Iran's nuclear agency

Jan 31,2020
The US Department of State has revealed that it has imposed new sanctions on Iran's nuclear organization and the organization's chief officer. It says it has also sent medical drugs to Iran to help people in the country.
Dead man lies on an empty street at China's virus ground zero
Jan 31
A grey-haired man wearing a face mask lies dead on the pavement at ground zero of China's virus epidemic, a plastic shopping bag in one hand.
Project fear: Misinformation spreads China virus panic
Jan 30
Misleading bat soup videos, vastly inflated death tolls, quack remedies and vaccine conspiracies -- a global deluge of misinformation is compounding public fears about China's new coronavirus and stoking racial stereotypes.
Russia funds IVF baby boom to battle population slump
Jan 30
For three years, Valeriya Pashko has been trying to get pregnant. Now her last hope is IVF, provided free by Russia's health service as authorities try to avert a new drop in the birthrate.
77 migrants brought to Malta
Jan 30
77 migrants rescued by the humanitarian vessel Alan Kurdi were brought to Malta on Wednesday evening.
China virus death toll rises to 170, more than 1,700 new cases
Jan 30
The nationwide death toll from China's viral epidemic has leapt to 170, the government said on Thursday, with more than 1,700 new infections confirmed.
Death toll climbs to 16 in Peru gas truck blast
Jan 30
Some 16 people have died as a result of last week's gas tanker truck explosion in Peru's capital Lima, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.