Mexico registers 3,181 cases of coronavirus and 174 deaths
Mexico has registered 396 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the country’s total to 3,181 cases as well as 174 deaths, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
Pompeo says not time for retribution against China over virus
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that it is too soon to talk about the consequences for China for what U.S. officials believe is Beijing’s slow reporting of the extent of the coronavirus crisis in China.
Saudi-led coalition announces ceasefire in five-year Yemen war
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Wednesday it was halting military operations nationwide in support of U.N. efforts to end a five-year war that has killed over 100,000 people and spread hunger and disease.
Virgin Islands at odds with Epstein estate over ‘broad’ liability releases
Women who say they were abused by deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein should not be required to sign broad liability waivers in order to get payouts from his estate, the attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands said on Wednesday.
‘Debt phobia’: Mexican leader’s coronavirus gamble
If supporters and opponents of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador can agree on anything, it’s that he is very stubborn. He says so himself.
Saudi Arabia to give $525 million for Yemen humanitarian, coronavirus response: minister
Saudi Arabia will contribute $500 million to the United Nations humanitarian response plan for Yemen in 2020 and $25 million to help combat the spread of the new coronavirus, the kingdom’s vice defense minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman, said on Thursd…
Yemen’s Houthis launch ballistic missile at Yemeni city of Marib: Saudi state TV
Saudi state TV said early on Thursday that Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched a ballistic missile at the Yemeni city of Marib, hours before a ceasefire announced by the Saudi-led coalition takes effect.
Saudi-led coalition announces a ceasefire of two weeks in Yemen: SPA
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi group in Yemen announced on Wednesday a nationwide ceasefire for two weeks starting on Thursday at noon, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.
Peru`s Vizcarra extends state of emergency to April 26
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Wednesday extended the country’s state of emergency declared to contain the novel coronavirus for two more weeks to April 26.
WHO head defends handling of coronavirus pandemic against Trump criticism
The head of the World Health Organization gave a strident defence of his agency’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism and suggestions that Washington could review its funding for the…
