UK should not allow Assange’s extradition on ‘political’ charges, lawyer says
Britain should not send Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges because a treaty between the two countries bans extradition for political offences, his lawyer told a London court on Wednesday.
Coronavirus hits business in Milan as Italy death toll reaches 12
Italy’s financial hub Milan grappled on Wednesday with a worsening of the coronavirus outbreak, as business events including the annual Salone del Mobile design fair were delayed or canceled and the national death toll rose to 12.
Remains of teenager found in lion enclosure at Pakistan safari park
The remains of a teenager who had been missing for two days have been found in the lions’ enclosure at a safari park in Pakistan, officials said.
Coronavirus pandemic a question of ‘when’ not ‘if’, warns U.S.
Asia reported hundreds of new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, including a U.S. soldier stationed in South Korea, as the United States warned of an inevitable pandemic and outbreaks in Italy and Iran spread to other countries.
Trip to Iraq this year off, pope says
Pope Francis indicated on Wednesday he would not be visiting Iraq this year as he had hoped to do.
Trump returns to U.S. as country warily eyes spread of coronavirus
President Donald Trump returned to Washington on Wednesday to face increasing concerns over the coronavirus as U.S. public health officials warned Americans to prepare for a possible outbreak and financial markets remained on edge.
Paris police attacker ran web search on killing ‘infidels’ before rampage: source
A police employee who fatally stabbed four colleagues in the force’s Paris headquarters ran an online search for “how to kill infidels” an hour before he rampaged through the building, a judicial source said on Wednesday.
Facebook to ban misleading ads about coronavirus
Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it would ban advertisements for products offering any cures or prevention around the coronavirus outbreak, and those that create a sense of urgency around the situation.
Frenchman dead from coronavirus had not been to infected area
The Frenchman who became the second person in France suffering from the coronavirus to die had not traveled to any zones where the outbreak was known, the director of the Hauts de France health agency said on Wednesday.
Factbox: What the EU can do to tackle coronavirus outbreak in Europe
An outbreak of coronavirus in northern Italy last week has raised the alarm in the European Union over the epidemic, which until then had been mostly confined to China.
