Factbox: Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
China reported a dramatic drop in coronavirus infections on Thursday although scientists warned it may spread even more easily than previously believed.
Khamenei loyalists may tighten grip at Iran elections
Hardliners are set to tighten control of Iran this week in a parliamentary election stacked in their favor, as the leadership closes ranks in a deepening confrontation with Washington.
Factbox: Choices curtailed – Iran’s parliamentary election
Iranians vote on Friday in a parliamentary election likely to reinforce Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s authority, as the country faces mounting U.S. pressure over its nuclear program and growing discontent at home.
Coronavirus cases rise again in China as recession looms for Japan, Singapore
The number of reported new cases of coronavirus in China’s Hubei province rose on Monday after two days of falls, as authorities imposed tough new restrictions on movement to prevent the spread of the disease which has now killed more than 1,700 people…
Thailand records one new case of coronavirus: health official
Thailand records one new case of coronavirus, bringing the total in the country to 35 since January, a senior health official said on Monday.
Netanyahu says Israeli planes have started overflying Sudan
Israeli commercial planes have started overflying Sudan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, casting the new air corridor as the result of a breakthrough meeting with the African Muslim country’s de-facto leader this month.
Japan keeps high coronavirus alert as more citizens return from China
Japan evacuated more citizens from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak on Monday, while the disease’s spread prompted a hospital to stop accepting new patients and raised the possibility of restricting participants at next month’s Tokyo Marathon….
Canada sets new speed limits on trains carrying dangerous goods
Canada on Sunday announced new measures to lower speed limits in trains hauling dangerous goods like diesel, gasoline and chemicals to reduce the risk of derailment, effective immediately.
Australia should ease travel ban on foreigners from China: ambassador
Australia should lift its ban on the arrival of foreign nationals from mainland China, China’s ambassador to Australia said on Monday.
Backstory – ‘This is a special time’: Reporting from the edge of China’s virus lockdown
It was a late afternoon on a blue-sky day in Jiujiang, a city that borders Hubei, the central Chinese province worst hit by the coronavirus.
