China Pushes to Churn Out Coronavirus Gear, Yet Struggles to Police It
HONG KONG — One man made fake Honeywell N95 respirators at a makeshift factory on a farm. Pharmacies sold ineffective knockoffs of a Chinese version...
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U.S. Officials Push for Expelling Suspected Chinese Spies at Media Outlets
WASHINGTON — As China moves forward with expelling almost all American journalists from three major American newspapers, Trump administration officials have intensified discussions over whether...
Man Pleads Guilty to New Zealand Mosque Massacre
An Australian white supremacist charged with killing 51 worshipers at two mosques in New Zealand last year changed his plea to guilty on Thursday, a...
For Afghanistan Already on Brink, U.S. Aid Cut Is a Big Shove
KABUL, Afghanistan — As President Trump repeatedly expressed fatigue with the long Afghan war, the concern among leaders in Kabul was not that the United...
South Korea’s Method, Coronavirus Treatment, SoftBank: Your Tuesday Briefing
(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. We’re covering what South Korea did to flatten its curve, hopes for countries...
In a Pandemic, Religion Can Be a Balm and a Risk
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Down on earth, the coronavirus outbreak was felling lives, livelihoods and normalcy. A nation-spanning blessing seemed called for. So up went a...
Trump Writes to Kim Jong-un Offering Help in Virus Fight, North Korea Says
SEOUL, South Korea — President Trump has sent a letter to North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, expressing his willingness to help the North battle the...
North Korea Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missiles, South Says
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday in the country’s third weapons test this month,...
The Relief of Clear Instructions in the Age of Coronavirus
The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is written by Besha...
China Hits a Coronavirus Milestone: No New Local Infections
China on Thursday reported no new local infections for the first time since the coronavirus crisis began three months ago, reaching a milestone in its...