Southern China records its longest continuous period of high temperatures since records began more than 60 years ago, with hot weather even reaching normally frigid Tibetan Plateau

US oil futures drop nearly 3% to finish below $90 a barrel; 'Risk of a global recession is pretty high at the moment,' says financial analyst

Disease jumps from shrews to people, but no human-to-human transmission recorded and cases described as mild

Warning comes as multiple Chinese warships and aircraft cross median line of the Taiwan Strait; Taiwanese army detects 4 drones in vicinity of offshore county

Move comes amid a string of retaliatory measures, including a large-scale live-fire military exercise off coast of Taiwan; Beijing also sanctions US House Speaker

Beijing vows 'punishment' following US lawmaker's trip to island; China says missiles to fly over Taiwan for 1st time; Taipei's defense ministry says website hit by cyber attacks

Data presented at launch of Israel-China Policy Center shows bilateral economic activity has fallen since 2019, when Israel began scrutinizing deals with Beijing under US pressure

House speaker departs for next leg of Asia trip after tense visit to Taipei, including talks with anti-Beijing dissidents, as Taiwanese president says country 'will not back down'

National Security Council spokesman warns Beijing may be 'positioning' for show of military strength; speaker slated to become most senior US official to visit Taipei in decades

US House speaker has not confirmed her stop in disputed island claimed by China; Beijing has warned Biden not to 'play with fire' over issue

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