Malaysia focused on improving rail network: Deputy transport minister 01/21/2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government is focused on improving rail network and services in the country, in order to encourage more people to use the trains and improve freight transportation, said Deputy Transport Minister Kamarudin Jaffar on Tuesday (Jan 21). The railway service in Malaysia is ...
Wuhan pneumonia outbreak: A timeline of how the new coronavirus spread 01/21/2020
BEIJING: A new coronavirus, a mysterious SARS-like disease, has spread around China and to three other Asian countries since first emerging in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. A timeline of how the virus has spread: ALARM RAISED BY CHINA The World Health Organization (WHO) is alerted on Dec ...
Double trouble: Sri Lanka's twin gathering marred by overcrowding 01/21/2020
Thousands of twins packed two-by-two into a stadium in Sri Lanka's capital on Monday - so many that officials struggled to count them in time to prove they had organised a record-breaking gathering.

Roe v. Wade: Settled Law Or Bad Precedent? States Prep For An Overturn 01/21/2020
A Supreme Court case in March will test the new five-member conservative majority. If justices strike federal abortion protections, look for a state-by-state quilt of abortion "deserts" and "havens."
Amtrak To Drop $25,000 Ticket Price For Two Wheelchair Users After Complaints 01/20/2020
NPR reported on Friday that the ticket for a two-hour ride between Chicago and Bloomington-Normal, Ill., stations usually costs $16. Amtrak had based the higher price on adjustments to train cars.
Gun Rights Activists Descend On Virginia Capitol 01/20/2020
Thousands of people converged at the state Capitol in Virginia on Monday. At issue is an effort to curb gun laws in the commonwealth. Protesters and counterprotesters turned out in droves.