Taiwan cannot accept becoming part of China under its "one country, two systems" offer of autonomy, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday, in a strong rejection of China's sovereignty claim, but called for talks so that both sides could coexist.
Brazil's Health Ministry will issue new guidelines on Wednesday expanding the recommended use of chloroquine for treating the novel coronavirus, President Jair Bolsonaro said, days after the health minister quit under pressure to sign the new guidelines.
Col. Tom Moore, who became a national hero in Britain after raising 33 million pounds ($56.4 million Cdn) for the National Health Service in the run-up to his 100th birthday, is to be knighted.
The United Kingdom has revised its global tariff strategy, laying out for Canada and other trading partners the rates that will apply to their exports as of Jan. 1, 2021 — and in the process, setting out Britain's starting position for future bilateral trade talks.
Changes designed to enhance opportunities for minorities to get executive, head coaching and co-ordinator positions were passed Tuesday by NFL owners.
Two top U.S. airlines said on Tuesday ticket cancellations were slowing and demand was showing some signs of improvement, with Southwest Airlines Co. recording more trip reservations than cancellations so far this month.
Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane bowed to pressure to resign on Tuesday, three months after police named him and his current wife as suspects in the murder of his former wife in a case that has transfixed the southern African nation.
A strong cyclone is moving toward India and Bangladesh as authorities try to evacuate millions of people while maintaining social distancing.
Vietnam will be one of the first Southeast Asian nations to start to revive its economy, but with a ban still in place on foreign visitors, and many of their major tourist markets under lockdown, hotels and resorts are discounting paradise to make it more attractive to local travellers.
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to permanently halt funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) if it did not commit to improvements within 30 days, and to reconsider the membership of the United States in the body.
Canadian oil is now a U.S. election issue. Joe Biden's promise to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline raises the stakes for a long-delayed oil project. But things have changed since this project was a hot topic in Washington and Ottawa.
Technology could play a major role in trying to lure passengers back as airports and airlines prepare for a return to travel in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, with some sci-fi-like approaches possible to help them feel safer in the sky.
