'I got carried away': Czech PM regrets lifting virus measures

Sep 22,2020
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis admitted Monday that his government had made a mistake when it eased restrictions aimed at containing coronavirus over the summer.
Rescuers race to save 180 stranded whales in Australia
Sep 22
Rescuers faced a race against time to save nearly 200 whales stuck in a remote Australian harbour on Tuesday, hoping to prevent the toll of 90 dead from rising further after managing to free "a small number" of the stranded mammals.
New York police officer charged with spying for China
Sep 22
US authorities have charged a New York police officer with espionage, accusing him of gathering information about the city's Tibetan community for the Chinese government.
Over 60 wealthy nations join WHO's Covid-19 vaccine plan
Sep 22
More than 60 wealthy nations have joined a WHO-backed programme to facilitate poor countries' access to coronavirus vaccines, but the US and China are not on the list published Monday.
Tropical Storm Dolphin approaches Japan coast
Sep 22
Japan's Pacific coast could be hit by heavy rains and strong winds from Severe Tropical Storm Dolphin later this week.
90 pct of Chinese students have returned to school: ministry 
Sep 22
As of Friday, about 90 percent of students at primary schools, middle schools and universities across China -- 242 million students -------------
3 missing, 20 wounded as floods hit Indonesian capital 
Sep 22
Flash floods and landslides have struck Indonesia's capital of Jakarta and its surrounding areas, leaving three people missing and 20 others injured, a disaster agency official said on Tuesday.