China reported on Saturday a rise in new coronavirus infections, mostly in travellers arriving from abroad, as doctors in the central city of Wuhan, where the virus initially emerged, warned its behaviour was still not well-understood, Reuters (...)
China on Saturday mourned the thousands of "martyrs" who have died in the new coronavirus outbreak, flying the national flag at half-mast throughout the country and suspending all forms of entertainment.
The day of mourning coincided with the start (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) delivered yesterday to the city of Wuhan a new batch of Saudi Arabia's assistance to China in order to contain impacts of coronavirus. This batch includes 60 ultrasound machines, 30 (...)
Former champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic overpowered fourth-seeded Simona Halep of Romania 6-1, 6-2 Friday to advance to the final of the Wuhan Open.
Kvitova hit four aces and saved all three break points she faced to set up a final with (...)
World No. 5 Simona Halep downed Madison Keys in the quarterfinals of the Wuhan Open Thursday to book her place in the elite season-end WTA Final for the third consecutive year.
Big serving Keys took an early lead in the first set, breaking the (...)
Angelique Kerber lost for the first time since becoming the No. 1-ranked player, losing to Petra Kvitova in the third round of the Wuhan Open Wednesday.
Kvitova saved 17 of 22 break points on her way to the 6-7 (10), 7-5, 6-4 win over Kerber, who (...)
Angelique Kerber survived a scare in her first match as world No. 1 while French Open champion Garbine Muguruza crashed out in Wuhan Tuesday.
The US and Australian Open champion, who had a bye in the first round, made a convincing start before (...)
Former French Open finalist Simona Halep took less than 70 minutes to reach the third round of the Wuhan Open, advancing Monday when fellow Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu retired in the second set of their second-round match.
The No. 4-seeded Halep was (...)
AlQa'dah 11, 1436, Aug 26, 2015, SPA -- A plant fire in central China's Hubei Province was under control on Wednesday afternoon as authorities are checking the casualties and losses.
The fire broke out on the fourth floor of a five-story workshop (...)
Torrential rain in central China's Hubei Province since Tuesday has led to the deaths of five people and left another four missing, local authorities have reported.
As of 5 p.m. on Wednesday, more than 5800 residents have been relocated, according (...)
Heavy downpours since Thursday have affected about 42,000 people in the Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of central China's Hubei province, local authorities announced on Saturday.
Some 66 houses collapsed and another 154 were damaged (...)
Rescuers have pulled out six bodies and are looking for the seventh miner, who is still trapped in a coal mine after floods in central China's Hubei Province.
The mine, owned by the Yesanguan Mining Co., Ltd in Badong County, Enshi Tujia and Miao (...)
Four people are trapped in a building in Wuhan City of central China's Hubei Province that caught fire on Monday afternoon, according to local firefighters.
The fire burst out at around 5:30 p.m. in the building of Wuhan Center of Geological Survey (...)
Four people were killed and two injured in a phosphate mine accident in central China's Hubei Province on Sunday, local authorities said.
The accident occurred at 11:30 a.m. when a locomotive carrying workers derailed at Yulinxi phosphate mine in (...)
Seven people were killed and five others were injured when scaffolding collapsed at a construction site in central China's Hubei Province, local authorities said late Thursday.
The accident happened at around 7 p.m. Wednesday on the fifth story of a (...)
Four miners were killed and another eight were injured in an explosion that occurred Tuesday evening at a coal mine in central China's Hubei Province, local authorities said Wednesday.
The blast happened at 10:30 p.m., when 58 miners were working in (...)
Three hundred students and teachers from two schools in central China's Hubei Province were evacuated after being trapped for two hours by rainstorm-triggered floods, a local government said Thursday.
Students and staff at the Guangcai Primary (...)
A lift crashed from the 30th floor of an apartment building under construction in central China's Hubei Province Thursday, killing all 19 people aboard, local authorities said.
The accident occurred at around 1:26 p.m. in a community that is being (...)
South Korea Friday won a thrilling tie against Denmark to reach the Thomas Cup final, setting up a likely showdown with China in a tournament that is key preparation for the Olympics.
Danish 35-year-old Peter Gade, appearing at his last Thomas (...)
World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei will be out for up to a month after tearing an ankle tendon at the Thomas Cup Tuesday, seriously denting the Malaysian star's bid for a first Olympic gold medal.
Lee landed awkwardly just moments into the first match of (...)
ranked Lee Chong Wei led Malaysia to a comfortable 5-0 victory over South Africa while England was knocked out of the Thomas Cup after losing 4-1 against Indonesia Monday.
Malaysia will next play Denmark, with the winner of that contest deciding (...)
Ten bodies have been retrieved and one person remains missing nearly two weeks after a boat capsized in central China's Hunan Province, local officials said Monday.
The sand-carrying boat capsized on Feb. 2 in high winds in a tributary of Dongting (...)
Drinking several cups of coffee daily reduces type 2 diabetes risk because it inhibits a substance linked to the disease, UPI cited scientists in China as saying.
Ling Zheng, Kun Huang and colleagues say previous studies show people who drink four (...)
Jordan rallied late in the game to surge past the Philippines 75-61 Saturday to reach the final of the Asian Championships, with Rasheim Wright leading the way with 24 points.
It will face host and favorite China, which beat South Korea 56-43 in (...)
One person died and three others were injured after a blast that ripped through a fireworks workshop in central China's Hubei Province Wednesday, local authorities said.
The two-story workshop collapsed after the blast rocked the building at about (...)
