Canada to hold talks with indigenous group in bid to end blockades
A Canadian government minister was scheduled to open two days of talks with a major indigenous group on Thursday in a bid to end three weeks of rail and road blockades across the country that are harming the economy.
First Dutch coronavirus infection confirmed: health authorities
A patient in the Netherlands has been diagnosed with the new coronavirus Covid-19, Dutch health authorities said on Thursday, the first confirmed case in the country.
Iran coronavirus death toll reaches 26, many Friday prayers canceled
Iran said on Thursday its death toll from coronavirus had risen to 26, by far the highest number outside China, and the total number of infected people now stood at 245, including several senior officials.
WHO warns against ‘fatal’ complacency in global coronavirus fight
No country should make the “fatal mistake” of assuming it will be spared the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, as governments from Iran to Australia raced to contain the epidemic’s rapid global spread.
Kuwait suspends studies at military institutions over coronavirus fears: KUNA
The Kuwaiti army will suspend studies at military colleges and schools for two weeks from March 1 due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, state news agency KUNA said on Thursday.
Spanish military jet crashes into sea, pilot likely killed
A Spanish military plane crashed into the sea off the country’s southeastern coast during a training exercise on Thursday and the pilot appears to have been killed, the air force said.
Colombia coca eradication hampered by landmines and protests, police say
Landmines and protests promoted by armed groups involved in drug trafficking are major obstacles to the eradication of coca, the base ingredient in cocaine, according to a Colombian anti-narcotic police chief.
Three more people die from coronavirus in Italy: civil protection agency
Three more people have died in Italy from coronavirus, bringing the death toll from the worst outbreak of the illness in Europe to 17, the Civil Protection Agency said on Thursday.
Italy plays down coronavirus risk as death toll rises, cases jump
Italy’s government, desperate to stave off a likely recession, played down on Thursday the gravity of an outbreak of coronavirus, the worst yet seen in Europe, saying it only impacted a tiny fraction of the country.
Nigerian police free children, pregnant teens from ‘baby factory’
Police in southeastern Nigeria raided a child trafficking facility holding at least 23 children and four pregnant teenagers, a police spokesman said on Thursday.
