Explainer: As coronavirus fails to ease, interest in ‘force majeure’
With the coronavirus outbreak that originated in Hubei province, China, showing no signs of abating any time soon, some companies that buy and sell goods in the Chinese market are taking interest in the legal defense of “force majeure.”
Australian High Court rules Indigenous people can’t be deported
Australia’s highest court on Tuesday ruled two Indigenous men cannot be deported even though they were born overseas and never applied for citizenship, in a landmark ruling for the country’s first inhabitants.
China reports 108 new coronavirus deaths on Feb. 10, toll rises to 1,016
China reported 108 new coronavirus deaths on Feb. 10, the highest daily increase so far, and up from 97 on the previous day, the health authority said on Tuesday.
China’s Hubei dismisses provincial health commission party boss, director: state media
China’s Hubei province, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, dismissed the provincial health commission’s party boss Zhang Jin and director Liu Yingzi, state media CCTV reported on Tuesday.
Thailand bars cruise passengers amid coronavirus fears
Thailand has refused permission for passengers from Holland America’s cruise ship MS Westerdam to disembark, its health minister said on Tuesday, the latest country to turn it away amid fears of the spreading coronavirus.
China says Taiwan drills are meant to hone combat capabilities
A second day of drills by China’s military close to Taiwan were aimed at improving combat capabilities, the People’s Liberation Army said, after Taiwan’s air force scrambled to intercept Chinese jets that briefly crossed the Taiwan Strait’s mid-line.
Number of chinstrap penguins in Antarctica has fallen sharply: scientists
The number of chinstrap penguins in some colonies in Western Antarctica has fallen by as much as 77% since they were last surveyed in the 1970s, say scientists studying the impact of climate change on the remote region.
Philippine airlines cancel flights to Taiwan over coronavirus
Philippine airlines have canceled flights to Taiwan after the government expanded its travel ban to include all foreigners coming from the island to help contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Ireland’s Fianna Fail edge out Sinn Fein on election seat count
Ireland’s main opposition party Fianna Fail edged out surging nationalists Sinn Fein by 38 seats to 37 to emerge as the biggest party in the country’s 160-seat parliament after counting in a national election concluded on Monday.
China reports 108 new coronavirus deaths on Feb. 10, total at 1,016
China reported 108 new coronavirus deaths on the mainland on Feb. 10, up from 97 on the previous day, the country’s health authority said on Tuesday.
