Coastal towns were lashed by 45-foot waves, and villages further inland were buried under mountains of snow.
Jerusalem is hosting the largest political gathering in its history to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
The air tanker was being used to fight bush fires south of the capital, Canberra, where the airport was closed because of approaching blazes.
The authorities enacted strict travel bans for the central Chinese cities of Huanggang, Ezhou and Wuhan, collectively home to nearly 20 million people. At least 17 people have died and more than 570 have been sickened by a mysterious illness.
The injunction was issued by the International Court of Justice at The Hague, where accusations of genocide have been brought against the Southeast Asian country.
Marianne Goldstein spent her life recounting her family’s escape to America in 1939. Only recently did I realize she wanted to do more than remember what happened.
Pressured by threats from President Trump, Mexico beefed up security on its border with Guatemala. We witnessed a confrontation with the first migrant caravan of 2020.
As China releases details about the 17 people who have died in the outbreak, a well-known SARS expert raises an alarm about the virus’s spread, saying he feels “powerless.”
The Chinese city of 11 million embodies the country’s surge from grinding poverty to industrial powerhouse.
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