February 2020

Australian campuses offer cash, discounts to China students

Travel /

Australian universities are offering Chinese students stranded in their homeland travel money and discounted tuition and the largest campus delayed the start of the academic year, trying to keep their lucrative enrollments amid a viral epidemic By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press February 27, 2020, 6:30 AM 3 min read CANBERRA, Australia — Australian universities are […]

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Coronavirus Spreads Faster Outside China, Stoking Global Fears

Finance /

SHANGHAI/SEOUL (Reuters) – The number of new coronavirus infections inside China – the source of the outbreak – was for the first time overtaken by fresh cases elsewhere on Wednesday, with Italy and Iran emerging as epicenters of the rapidly spreading illness. Asia reported hundreds of new cases, Brazil confirmed Latin America’s first infection and

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Trump urges calm even as US reports worrisome new virus case

Lifestyle /

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that a widespread U.S. outbreak of the new respiratory virus sweeping the globe isn’t inevitable even as top health authorities at his side warned Americans that more infections are coming. Shortly after Trump spoke, the government announced a worrisome development: Another person in the U.S. is infected —

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‘Jeopardy!’ Slightly Shades ‘Game Of Thrones’ Author Over Wait For Books

Entertainment /

“A Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin originally planned for his books in the “A Song of Ice and Fire” series to stay ahead of the HBO show, which premiered in 2011. But a few seasons in, it became evident the show would surpass the novels. Then, in 2019, HBO’s “Game of Thrones” ended

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Barr Criticizes Mainstream Media as ‘Monolithic in Viewpoint’

Politics /

WASHINGTON — In a wide-ranging speech on the importance of Christianity in public life, Attorney General William P. Barr said on Wednesday that religious news publications and broadcasters were essential checks on a mainstream media that has consolidated far too much power. Mr. Barr, speaking at the National Religious Broadcasters annual convention in Nashville, called

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