Mexican woman who survived acid attack calls on others to speak out without fear
Six months after an acid attack in Mexico, Maria Elena Rios is now speaking out in hopes officials will find and punish her aggressor. Talking through a bandage covering the burns on her face, she has a message for other women: Do not live in fear.
Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes Madeira Islands in Portugal: EMSC
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the Madeira Islands, an autonomous region of Portugal, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Saturday.
Italy set to lock down Lombardy after coronavirus jump
Italy is set to lock down its wealthiest and most populous region, which includes the financial capital Milan, as part of tough new measures expected to be approved on Saturday to try to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
Two nursing home residents in British Columbia test positive for coronavirus
Two residents at a long-care facility in British Columbia with no recent travel history have tested positive for the new coronavirus infection, making it Canada’s first known case of the disease at a nursing home, provincial officials said on Saturday….
Number of UK coronavirus cases rises by 46 to 209
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United Kingdom has risen to 209, up from 163, health officials said on Saturday.
Saudi Arabia asks people arriving from four countries to self-quarantine
Saudi Arabia has asked people who have traveled to Lebanon, Egypt, Italy or South Korea to self-quarantine for two weeks from the day of their arrival in the Kingdom, Saudi state media quoted the health ministry as saying on Saturday.
Afghan political rivals issue parallel invites for inauguration ceremonies
Abdullah Abdullah, the bitter rival of Afghanistan’s president-elect Ashraf Ghani, has issued invitations to a parallel swearing-in ceremony due next week, his spokesman said on Saturday.
Italian coronavirus cases leap, government to take new steps
The number of coronavirus cases in Italy, Europe’s worst-hit country, leapt by more than 1,200 in a 24-hour period, the Civil Protection Agency said on Saturday, the biggest daily rise since the epidemic began two weeks ago.
Italy to adopt new draconian steps to fight coronavirus: draft decree
The Italian government will adopt new tough measures to try to contain the spread of coronavirus, including telling people not to enter or leave the hardest-hit region of Lombardy, according to a draft decree seen by Reuters.
Road crash in Syria kills 22, injures 70: state media
Twenty-two people were killed in Syria on Saturday in a road crash involving a fuel tanker, two buses and other vehicles, the state news agency SANA said.
