The S&P 500 fell more than 5 percent to close at 2,398.10, its lowest level since December 2018. The broad index closed nearly 30 percent below a record set last month. The Nasdaq Composite Index pulled back 344.94 points, or 4.70 percent, to 6,989.84.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology increased the alert level for Taal Volcano in Talisay town in Batangas, approximately 66 km south of Manila, on Sunday to 4 on a scale of 5, indicating an increased prospect of a hazardous eruption "within hours to days."
The Saihanba Forest Farm, just 150 kilometers from Beijing, has managed within 55 years to form a natural barrier between the capital and sandstorms that blow in from the north, increasing forest coverage in the area from 12 percent in 1962 to 80 percent in 2016, data from the farm showed.
The Santa Clara County of California reported a second COVID-19 case of unknown origin in the United States on Friday, while Oregon Health Authority said an elementary school employee tested coronavirus positive, though the person had no travel history nor close contact with infected individuals.The Oregon patient is the state's first "presumptive" COVID-19 case ever reported.
The SAR government also will lower the age threshold from 65 to 60 years old to be eligible to use public transportation at HK per trip. This will contribute an extra HK.7 billion to the government's expenses, Lam said. An additional 576,000 people will benefit.
The Seattle tech giant announced Thursday that it bought the naming rights to Seattle’s KeyArena and will change the name to Climate Pledge Arena.
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The Pickman will be sold at ,000 in the United States and 5,000 euros (,700) in Europe, as variants in those markets come with revisions and added features such as reinforced structures and storage space for guns.
The People's Liberation Army Air Force officers and soldiers who were killed in a military plane crash in Guizhou province last week were honored as revolutionary martyrs, the Air Force said on Sunday.
The President-elect also announced on Tuesday the appointment of his seventh minister, retired Army General Fernando Azevedo e Silva as Defense Minister.
The Pingtan cross-strait road-rail bridge linking downtown Fuzhou with Pingtan connects its main fairway, June 5, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]