Spaniards repatriated from China to be discharged, no virus found
All 19 Spanish citizens who were repatriated from China on Jan. 31 amid concerns over the coronavirus epidemic will be discharged from hospital on Thursday after testing negative for the virus, the government said on Wednesday.
Irish court allows appeal against extradition for Vietnamese truck deaths
An Irish court on Wednesday granted a lorry driver leave to challenge his extradition to the UK in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese people found in the back of a truck near London last year, his lawyer said.
PVH closes most Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger China stores on virus outbreak
PVH Corp said on Wednesday it had temporarily closed majority of its Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger stores in China due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Top oil gathering in London subdued as virus fears cut travel plans
The gathering of the world’s top oil traders, London International Petroleum Week, will be less crowded this year as the bulk of traders in Asia plan either to cut or cancel their Feb. 24-27 travel plans due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Germany’s Kramp-Karrenbauer steps up CDU succession planning
Germany’s Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will meet contenders to replace her as Christian Democrat (CDU) leader next week, she told Reuters on Wednesday, forging ahead with the succession process after senior party figures pressed for a swift decision.
Widowed, imprisoned, detained: remnants of Islamic State in limbo in Syria
In northeastern Syria, prisons and detention camps hold thousands of men, women and children whose lives are in limbo nearly a year after the final defeat of Islamic State to which they once belonged.
Letter bombs explode in ABN Amro, Ricoh offices in Netherlands, no injuries
Two letter bombs exploded on Wednesday at two separate locations in the Netherlands but nobody was hurt in the incidents, which police blamed on an extortionist who had demanded payment in bitcoin.
Mexican president says he will send congress a judicial reform proposal
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday he will send congress a judicial reform proposal crafted by the Supreme Court.
Brexit or not, EU tells Britain to tweak transport levy or face top court
Brexit may be done, but the European Union’s executive served a reminder on Wednesday that Britain is not yet free from the bloc’s laws, demanding that it change transport levies or face proceedings in front of the European Court of Justice.
Letter bombs explode in ABN Amro, Ricoh offices in Netherlands
Two letter bombs exploded in the Netherlands on Wednesday morning, one at an ABN Amro bank mail-sorting office in Amsterdam and the other 140 miles away at a mail room of Japanese electronics group Ricoh, police said.
