Coronavirus fears create ghost town in South Korea after church ‘super-spreader’
The streets of South Korea’s fourth-largest city were abandoned on Thursday, with residents holed up indoors after dozens of people caught the new coronavirus in what authorities described as a “super-spreading event” at a church.
Man convicted of killing British backpacker in New Zealand jailed for minimum 17 years
A 28-year-old man who murdered a British woman backpacker in New Zealand was handed life imprisonment with a minimum of 17 years behind bars, one of the longest sentences given in a country where serious crime was once considered rare.
Saudi Arabia intercepts, destroys missiles fired from Yemen toward kingdom
Saudi Arabia said on early Friday it had intercepted and destroyed several ballistic missiles launched by Houthi militia toward Saudi cities, state news agency SPA quoted the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned group as saying.
Factbox: The Dalai Lama – ten facts about Tibet’s spiritual leader
Tibetans mark the 80th anniversary of the enthronement of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Saturday.
China’s Hubei province reports 411 new coronavirus cases
China’s central Hubei province had 411 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Thursday, the province’s health commission said on Friday, up from 349 cases a day earlier.
Mexican authorities discover 24 bodies in western state hit by drug-fueled violence
Mexican authorities on Thursday said they found 24 bodies in the western state of Michoacan as drug-related violence escalates across the country.
Clashes, jeers and burning tires greet coronavirus evacuees in Ukraine
Residents of a central Ukrainian town clashed with police, burned tires and hurled projectiles at a convoy of buses carrying evacuees from China’s Hubei province, quarantined in case of the coronavirus, to a sanatorium on Thursday.
South Korea city deserted after coronavirus ‘super-spreads’ through church
The streets of South Korea’s fourth-largest city were abandoned on Thursday, with residents holed up indoors after dozens of people caught the new coronavirus in what authorities described as a “super-spreading event” at a church.
UK PM Johnson says looking forward to meeting Trump in June
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is looking forward to meeting U.S. President Donald Trump in June, Johnson’s office said after reports that an expected meeting between the two leaders in early 2020 had been postponed.
Iraq bans border crossings by Iranians amid coronavirus fears
Iraq banned border crossings by Iranian nationals for three days from Thursday amid fears of the coronavirus, Iraq’s state news agency said on Thursday.
