Coronavirus: China accuses US of causing panic and 'spreading fear'
The Chinese government has accused the US of causing "panic" in its response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak.
It follows the US decision to declare a public health emergency and deny entry to foreign nationals who had visited China in the past two weeks.
There are more than 17,000 confirmed cases of the virus in China. Some 361 people have died there.
Outside China, there are more than 150 confirmed cases of the virus - and one death, in the Philippines.
Turkish soldiers killed as battle for control of Idlib escalates
Six Turkish soldiers and at least 13 Syrian government troops have been killed as the two sides traded fire in Syria’s Idlib province, in a significant escalation in the battle to control the country’s last opposition stronghold.
Turkey sent a large military convoy across its southern border into Idlib overnight in an effort to stem the bloodshed caused by a ferocious regime assault on the area under the cover of Russian airstrikes.
Approximately 390,000 people, 80% of whom are women and children, have fled their homes since 1 December, the UN says, and another 400,000 have been driven to the Turkish border since April.
Dozens of koalas found dead or injured at Australian tree-logging site
‘There’s koalas lying there dead. Mothers killed and their little babies’
Dozens of koalas have been found dead, starving and seriously injured at a tree-logging site in Australia.
The marsupials were discovered at a blue gum plantation in the state of Victoria, which has only a handful of trees left after they were harvested in December.
About 100 koalas are believed to have been killed by bulldozers, while others were injured or left to starve at the private site near Cape Bridgewater, according to animal protection group Animals Australia.
The choice US Democrats faceThe challenge is bigger than Trump
Before the electoral fight against Trump, there is a conflict within the Democratic party to be resolved: can Trump be beaten by a candidate who merely resets the dial, or is the US ready for more radical change?by Serge Halimi
The personalisation of US politics has reached new heights since Donald Trump moved into the White House. His pronouncements, tweets, fantasies and egocentricity have obsessed, and exhausted, his country. But the media is delighted to have such a crowd-puller: no one talks about anything but him. The Republicans want to crown a champion who has undisputed authority in their camp. Democrats debate the quickest way to get rid of such a troubling figure. Since his removal through impeachment seems highly unlikely, they hope that their election primaries will produce a challenger who can defeat him in November.
Joaquin Phoenix calls out film industry's 'systemic racism' in BAFTA speech
Updated 1054 GMT (1854 HKT) February 3, 2020
Joaquin Phoenix urged the film industry to dismantle a "system of oppression" in an acceptance speech at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday.
Phoenix, who won the award for best leading actor for "Joker," criticized the lack of diversity among the nominated creators and performers this awards season, saying the issue could no longer be ignored.
The Kansas City Chiefs’ racist “Arrowhead Chop” has flown under the radar. Not anymore.
The Kansas City Chiefs’ chant isn’t a tribute to people like me. It’s racist.By
A self-described lifelong Kansas City Chiefs fan once asked me the meaning of the words that are sung as the crowd performs the “Arrowhead Chop” at Chiefs games, the beloved fan chant made up of a series of literal “oh oh oh”s.
“They don’t mean anything,” I told him, disgusted and annoyed.
“Really, nothing at all?”
My face got hot and I could feel my heart beating fast in my chest. “Nothing,” I repeated.
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