Factbox: Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the world
The new coronavirus appears to now be spreading much more rapidly outside China than within, and airports in hard-hit countries were ramping up screening of travelers.
Spanish government backs tougher action against sex crimes in draft law
Spain’s left-wing government approved a bill on Tuesday that would qualify all non-consensual sex as rape, acting on a pre-election promise to strengthen laws in defense of women’s rights.
France reports fourth coronavirus death
A fourth person has died in France due to a coronavirus infection, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. It gave no detail on the person’s age or nationality.
Turkey, Russia face off in Syria as fighting escalates, plane shot down
Turkey shot down a Syrian government warplane on Tuesday over northwest Syria, where fighting has intensified in recent days, bringing Turkish and Russian forces close to direct conflict in the battle over the last swathe of Syria still held by rebels….
EU needs to stop bickering, support Greece on refugees: U.N.
The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees on Tuesday urged European Union countries to provide more support to Greece as it faces a new wave of migrants and refugees from Syria and other parts of the Middle East.
Greek army, police on high alert along Turkey border after migrant clashes
Greek troops and riot police remained on high alert on Tuesday along the land border between Greece and Turkey, the main flashpoint in an escalating row between the EU and Ankara over how to deal with a new wave of migrants and refugees.
Greek PM says migrant crisis has become asymmetrical threat
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday a migrant crisis on its borders with Turkey was an asymmetrical threat to the borders of the European Union.
UK sets out ‘battle plan’ to try to contain spread of coronavirus
Britain unveiled its “battle plan” to tackle the spread of coronavirus on Tuesday, warning that as many as a fifth of employees could be off work at the peak of the outbreak.
Violence resurges in protest-racked Chile, nearly 300 arrested
A resurgence of violence ripped across Chile late on Monday evening, leading to hundreds of arrests, according to the interior ministry, and temporarily shutting down some public transportation in the capital Santiago.
G7 finance officials pledge all possible steps to beat coronavirus
Group of Seven finance officials said on Tuesday they would take all possible steps to safeguard the global economy from the spreading coronavirus outbreak, with Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda promising a “good message”.
