Car drives into German carnival parade, more than 30 reported injured
More than 30 people were injured on Monday after a car plowed into a carnival parade in the western German town of Volkmarsen, Bild newspaper said on Monday.
Driver of car in German carnival crash was 29-year-old German: police to media
The driver of a car that rode into a carnival parade in the German town of Volkmarsen was a 29-year-old German citizen, a police spokesman was cited as saying by broadcaster Hessenschau.
Artisanal miners attack Gemfields’ Mozambique ruby unit, injuring four
Artisanal miners torched a car belonging to miner Gemfields’ Mozambique operation on Saturday and attacked the occupants with pickaxes, injuring three employees and one security contractor, the company said.
Malaysia’s Mahathir quits at 94 but agrees to stay as interim PM
Mahathir Mohamad unexpectedly quit as Malaysia’s prime minister on Monday, leaving the country in political turmoil, but agreed to a request by the Southeast Asian nation’s king to stay on as interim premier until a successor is named.
Coronavirus spreads outside China, but ‘world in Wuhan’s debt’ for its actions: WHO
Italy, South Korea and Iran reported sharp rises in coronavirus cases on Monday, but China eased curbs as the rate of infection there slowed and a visiting World Health Organization team said a turning point had been reached in the epicenter, Wuhan.
Iraq reports first coronavirus case in Iranian student
Iraq’s first coronavirus case, an Iranian theology student, has been detected in the holy city of Najaf, the health ministry said on Monday, leading authorities to briefly close the gates to one of holiest sites for Shi’ite Muslims.
White House to seek more money to combat coronavirus: reports
The White House is readying a request for emergency funding from U.S. lawmakers to help boost the nation’s response to the fast-spreading new coronavirus, Politico and the Washington Post reported, citing unnamed individuals familiar with the planning….
‘Too early; to speak of pandemic, WHO says virus can be contained
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the novel coronavirus outbreak was not out of control globally nor causing large-scale deaths and it was “too early” to speak of a pandemic.
Austria says it will stop suspected coronavirus cases at its borders
Austria said on Monday it would stop suspected coronavirus cases from crossing its border, a day after it held up a train from Italy for four hours to wait for test results on two passengers.
One killed, dozens injured in Delhi clashes as Trump visits
A policeman was killed and dozens of people injured amid clashes in New Delhi on Monday as thousands demonstrating for and against a new citizenship law rioted for several hours before U.S. President Donald Trump’s maiden visit to the city.
