South Korea reports 123 new coronavirus cases, fourth death
South Korea reported 123 new confirmed coronavirus cases and a fourth death from the virus, taking total infections to 556, the Korea Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Sunday.
Hong Kong cruise passengers head to quarantine after third flight from Japan
A third plane with five Hong Kong residents who were quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise in Japan for more than two weeks landed early on Sunday in the Asian financial hub.
China’s Hubei province reports 630 new coronavirus cases on February 22
China’s central Hubei province had 630 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Saturday, the province’s health commission said on Sunday, up from 366 new cases the previous day.
IMF chief, Argentina flag path to new debt deal after G20 meet in Riyadh
Argentina on Saturday agreed to start consultations with the International Monetary Fund that could lead to a new financing program, days after the global lender said the country’s debt situation had become “unsustainable”.
Far-right torchlight parade in Sofia hit by court ban
Fewer than 200 far-right activists gathered in downtown Sofia on Saturday after the country’s top court upheld the city mayor’s ban on their annual torchlight procession honoring a Bulgarian general who led a pro-Nazi organization in the 1930s and 1940…
L’Arche: Investigation reveals abuses committed by founder Vanier
Jean Vanier, the now deceased founder of L’Arche, a not-for-profit organization which helps people with learning difficulties, sexually abused six women in France, the body said on Saturday, citing the conclusions of an investigation.
Factbox: Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
A second European hotel was in lockdown on Wednesday as authorities around the world battled to prevent the spread of coronavirus, although a senior U.S. health official said a pandemic was inevitable and urged Americans to prepare.
Roger Waters of Pink Floyd joins Assange supporters in London protest march
Hundreds of people including Roger Waters, co-founder of the Pink Floyd rock group, and designer Vivienne Westwood, marched through central London on Saturday demanding that jailed Wikileaks founder Julian Assange be released.
Syrian bomb kills 16th Turkish soldier this month in Idlib
A Turkish soldier was killed in Syria’s Idlib region in a bomb attack by Russian-backed government forces, the defence ministry said on Saturday, Turkey’s 16th military death during a month in which talks between Ankara and Moscow have stalled.
Ten new cases of coronavirus in Iran, two dead: officials
Authorities in Iran on Saturday announced the detection of at least 10 new cases of coronavirus and two more deaths, deepening a sense of public unease over the handling of the spread of the disease.
