China’s new coronavirus cases drop, but world still on alert
China reported on Wednesday its lowest number of new coronavirus cases in nearly two weeks, lending weight to a forecast by its foremost medical adviser for the outbreak to end by April – but a global expert warned it was only beginning elsewhere.
Organizers poised to call off Mobile World Congress: sources
Organizers of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) will decide on Wednesday whether to cancel the event, two sources said, after several major European telecom companies pulled out due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Factbox: Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
Here are the latest developments around the coronavirus outbreak:
Put me on trial, defiant Salvini says in Italian migrant boat case
Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy’s right-wing League party, defiantly asked on Wednesday to be put on trial for detaining migrants at sea last year, even though the case could potentially sink his political career.
Dutch police say motive for letter bombs was extortion: ANP News
Two letter bombs went off in the Netherlands on Wednesday, one in the postal-sorting office of Dutch bank ABN Amro and another in the post room of Japan’s Ricoh , police and Dutch broadcaster RTL reported.
Cyprus, Portugal among states rebuked by EU over delays in money-laundering reforms
The European Commission has sent legal warnings to Cyprus, Portugal, the Netherlands and five other EU states over their delays in applying new anti-money laundering rules adopted at European Union level two years ago.
Irish court allows appeal against extradition for Vietnamese truck deaths: RTE
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, national broadcaster RTE reported.
U.S.-led coalition says troops returned fire in northeast Syria
The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants said its troops opened fire on Wednesday at a checkpoint in northeast Syria after they came under small arms fire.
Nordic airline SAS cans ad after online hate campaign
Nordic airline SAS removed an internet ad debunking myths about Scandinavia on Wednesday after it became the victim of an online hate campaign, particularly from nationalist and right-wing groups.
European diplomats check India’s loosening of Kashmir clampdown
More than two dozen diplomats are visiting Indian-administered Kashmir, New Delhi said on Wednesday, as the country tries to reassure foreign allies following several months of unrest in the contested territory.
