Japan urges firms to have staff work from home over coronavirus; soccer postponed
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Malaysia’s Anwar seeks to become PM amid turmoil
Anwar Ibrahim’s name has been put forward for Malaysian prime minister by his supporters after the shock resignation of his alliance partner and on-off rival, Mahathir Mohamad, members of Anwar’s party said on Wednesday.
Malaysia’s Mahathir says he will return as prime minister if he has support
Malaysia’s interim prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Wednesday he would return as full-time premier if he had the support of the parliament and that he wanted to form a government that is not aligned with any political party.
China says WSJ admitted mistakes after its reporters expelled
China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday the Wall Street Journal had been in touch with the Chinese government over a February column that Beijing says carried a racist headline, and had admitted its mistakes.
Hong Kong says around 3,000 residents in Hubei have contacted government for help
The Hong Kong government said on Wednesday around 3,000 of its residents currently in mainland China’s Hubei province, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, have made contact and it has given them until Friday to register to return home.
Death toll rises to 20 from riots in Indian capital; hundreds badly injured
At least 20 people have been killed in the Indian capital during violent clashes between Hindu and Muslim groups over a new citizenship law, a hospital official told Reuters, even as an eerie calm descended in riot-torn areas on Wednesday.
Indian PM Modi calls for calm in Delhi after sectarian clashes
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed for peace in Delhi on Wednesday after days of violent clashes between Hindus and minority Muslims over a citizenship law left at least 20 people killed.
No political motive behind carnival incident: Germany’s FAZ
German authorities are ruling out that the man who plowed a car into a carnival parade on Monday, injuring some 60 people including children, was driven by a political or ideological motive, Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported on Wednesda…
Austria quarantines a dozen people after first coronavirus cases
Austria has quarantined 12 people who were in close contact with a couple who were the country’s first coronavirus cases, one of whom works as a hotel receptionist, authorities in the province of Tyrol said on Wednesday.
Factbox: Malaysian parties by the numbers amid political turmoil
As Malaysian parties try to secure a parliamentary majority to form the next government after Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad abruptly resigned on Monday, here are how the parties and factions stack up currently.
