WHO warns against ‘fatal’ complacency in global coronavirus fight
No country should make the “fatal mistake” of assuming it will be spared the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, as governments from Iran to Australia raced to contain the epidemic’s rapid global spread.
Kuwait suspends studies at military institutions over coronavirus fears: KUNA
The Kuwaiti army will suspend studies at military colleges and schools for two weeks from March 1 due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, state news agency KUNA said on Thursday.
Spanish military jet crashes into sea, pilot likely killed
A Spanish military plane crashed into the sea off the country’s southeastern coast during a training exercise on Thursday and the pilot appears to have been killed, the air force said.
Colombia coca eradication hampered by landmines and protests, police say
Landmines and protests promoted by armed groups involved in drug trafficking are major obstacles to the eradication of coca, the base ingredient in cocaine, according to a Colombian anti-narcotic police chief.
Three more people die from coronavirus in Italy: civil protection agency
Three more people have died in Italy from coronavirus, bringing the death toll from the worst outbreak of the illness in Europe to 17, the Civil Protection Agency said on Thursday.
Italy plays down coronavirus risk as death toll rises, cases jump
Italy’s government, desperate to stave off a likely recession, played down on Thursday the gravity of an outbreak of coronavirus, the worst yet seen in Europe, saying it only impacted a tiny fraction of the country.
Nigerian police free children, pregnant teens from ‘baby factory’
Police in southeastern Nigeria raided a child trafficking facility holding at least 23 children and four pregnant teenagers, a police spokesman said on Thursday.
Turkey discusses with Russia steps toward ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib
Turkey emphasized the need for a ceasefire in Syria’s northwest Idlib province and what steps are needed on the ground to achieve it during talks with a Russian delegation on Thursday, the Foreign Ministry said.
Vladimir Putin inspects Russia’s answer to Disneyland before grand opening
President Vladimir Putin inspected Russia’s answer to Disneyland on Thursday, the country’s first large-scale indoor theme park which Moscow says will be the biggest of its kind in Europe when it opens on Saturday.
UAE suspends passenger ferry services with Iran over coronavirus
The United Arab Emirates has suspended passenger ferry services with Iran until further notice over coronavirus fears, the state news agency WAM said on Thursday.
