UK government says 12 new positive tests for coronavirus, total now 35
British health authorities said on Sunday there had been 12 new cases of coronavirus in Britain, bringing the total to 35.
Planned mass women’s strike in Mexico like ‘Cinderella’ dream come true, organizer says
Activist Arussi Unda knew many across Mexico shared her fury over violence against women and impunity for the perpetrators, but she was still surprised when her vision of women staging a national one-day strike took off beyond her home state.
Blast at Lotte Chemical plant in South Korea injures more than 20: Yonhap
An explosion occurred at Lotte Chemical’s plant in the southwestern city of Seosan in South Korea, injuring more than 20 people, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said on Wednesday.
Three more die in Seattle area from coronavirus as U.S. promises 1 million test kits
The number of people with the new coronavirus in the United States climbed on Tuesday with Washington state reporting three more deaths, as authorities worked on preventing its spread and the central bank acted on Tuesday to protect the economy from th…
Trump tells Sisi U.S. to pursue efforts for deal on Ethiopia dam: Egypt presidency
U.S. President Donald Trump told Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday that Washington will keep up efforts for a deal among Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over a dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile, Egypt’s presidency said.
Libya shifts flights from Tripoli to Misrata amid heavier bombing
The only functioning airport in the Libyan capital said late on Tuesday that it was shifting all flights to the town of Misrata due to shelling in the area following an escalation in fighting over recent days.
U.N.’s nuclear chief to Iran: Cooperate or face new crisis
Iran risks triggering a new crisis if it does not cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog after failing to answer its questions about past nuclear activities at three sites and denying it access to two of them, its chief said on Tuesday.
WHO warns of global shortage of medical equipment to fight coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective equipment to fight the fast-spreading coronavirus and asked companies and governments to increase production by 40% as the death toll from the r…
Trump, Taliban leader talk as prisoner feud threatens Afghan peace
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with chief Taliban negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund on Tuesday, the first known conversation between a U.S. leader and a top Taliban official, as a dispute over a prisoner release threatened a U.S.-led eff…
U.S. State Department approves possible $2.4 billion sale of 8 KC-46 jets to Israel: Pentagon
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $2.4 billion sale of eight KC-46 refueling tanker jets to Israel, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Tuesday in an official notification to Congress.
