Twenty-First Century Fox was the top gainer in morning session, advancing 7.23 percent to trade at 43.31 U.S. dollars apiece. Online television and film company Netflix rallied 4.49 percent.
Twelve meat plants in Ireland have temporarily shut down operations due to the ongoing protests.
Two Hong Kong students, aged 21 and 27, were confirmed to be infected by the virus on Tuesday. They had all developed symptoms before flying home from London on Monday night.
Two more people had died, it added, both of them connected to a second cluster around a hospital, taking the toll to seven.
Two of its ships have had cases of coronavirus. One of the first major coronavirus outbreaks was on the Diamond Princess off the coast of Japan. Eight people died and more than 700 were infected. More than 20 people linked to the Grand Princess now docked in California have also tested positive for the virus.
Two US military planes, an F-18 fighter and a C-130 tanker, crash off the coast of Japan, Dec 6, 2018. [Photo/China Daily and AFP]
安阳切除包皮哪家医院比较好
Tulsi Gabbard (top left), Kirsten Gillibrand (top right), Kamala Harris (middle left), Amy Klobuchar (middle right), Elizabeth Warren (bottom left), Marianne Williamson
UCCA celebrates septuagenarian docent, proving it's never too late to learn something new, Wang Qian reports.
UNITED NATIONS - The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution on the status of Jerusalem that undercuts US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.
Two economists and four entrepreneurs, such as Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group Jack Ma, spoke at the meeting, making suggestions on macroeconomic adjustment, equipment manufacturing and artificial intelligence.