LATAM Airlines cancels Sao Paulo-Milan flights due to coronavirus
South America’s largest carrier, LATAM Airlines Group , said on Monday it would cancel its daily flight from Sao Paulo to Milan, Italy, through April 16, citing the new coronavirus outbreak and weak demand.
U.S. Senate leader wants to pass coronavirus bill within two weeks
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday he wanted the Senate to pass a spending bill for the coronavirus “within the next two weeks.”
Turkey says one soldier killed in Syrian government shelling in Idlib
Turkey’s Defense Ministry said on Monday that one Turkish soldier was killed and another wounded in shelling by Syrian government forces in the northwestern province of Idlib.
Canada tells travelers from Iran to isolate over coronavirus
Canada is telling travelers from Iran to isolate themselves at home for 14 days because of the novel coronavirus, the same direction given to people arriving from Hubei, China, the epicenter of the outbreak, officials said on Monday.
Morocco reports first coronavirus case: health ministry
Morocco’s health ministry declared on Monday its first coronavirus case, from a Moroccan man living in Italy.
Albania opposition rallies to stop ‘coup d’etat’ over reforms
Thousands of opposition supporters denounced Albania’s government at a protest rally on Monday in a move likely to deepen a row between the country’s president and the socialist administration over judicial reforms sought by the West.
Turkey’s Erdogan says Greek soldiers killed two migrants on Monday
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Greek soldiers had killed two migrants and severely wounded a third.
U.S. working on supply chain challenges for pharma: health secretary
The U.S. government is working on supply chain challenges for pharmaceutical companies, U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar said on Monday.
China’s U.N. ambassador: inappropriate for U.S. to interfere with Chinese journalists
The United States should not interfere with the work of Chinese journalists, the Chinese ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, said on Monday.
Israeli exit polls show election victory within Netanyahu’s grasp
Victory in a cliffhanger Israeli election on Monday seemed to be within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s grasp, with exit polls showing him just one seat short of a governing right-wing bloc in parliament.
