Syrian army troops enter Saraqeb town in rebel-held Idlib province: state media
Syrian army troops entered the strategic town of Saraqeb in rebel-held Idlib province and begins “combing” its neighborhoods, state media said on Thursday.
Factbox: Companies feel impact of coronavirus outbreak in China
Companies around the world have warned that a coronavirus outbreak in China could disrupt supply chains or hurt their profits as factories and shops shut and airlines suspend flights.
Plane carrying Canadian evacuees from China should land on February 7: Ottawa
A plane evacuating Canadian citizens from China is due to land in the early hours of Friday at a military base in Canada where they will be placed in quarantine, a senior official said on Thursday.
Coronavirus disrupts China meat imports, food supply during pork shortage
Coronavirus is disrupting meat shipments to China as the country faces a shortage due to an outbreak of a fatal pig disease, Tyson Foods Inc and U.S. agricultural groups said on Thursday.
Spain’s PM meets Catalan separatist leader, sets out roadmap for talks
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met Catalonia’s pro-independence regional leader on Thursday for the first time in over a year to outline an agenda for wider negotiations with the region that are due to kick off later this month.
Unpaid bills, empty homes: Families of Iran crash victims put lives back together
Grief-stricken relatives of passengers killed aboard an airliner shot down by Iran over Tehran last month are grappling in Canada with the daily challenges of long-distance funeral arrangements, empty homes, cars left in driveways and unpaid bills.
Two die in Zimbabwe gold mine collapse
Two illegal Zimbabwean miners died and another was injured after the gold mine they were working in collapsed, the disaster management agency said on Thursday, as rescuers searched for more miners.
Bomb on British-bound lorry intended for Brexit day, Northern Irish police say
Northern Irish militants hoped a bomb they planted on a haulage lorry last week would take a ferry across the Irish Sea and explode in Britain at the time it left the European Union, police said on Thursday.
Likely Irish kingmaker Green Party eyes aviation tax, megaprojects
Ireland’s Green Party, likely to be a kingmaker after Saturday’s election, would re-introduce an aviation tax opposed by Ryanair and push two megaprojects to cut carbon emissions if it enters government, leader Eamon Ryan said in an interview this week…
Eastern Libyan tribesmen to submit conditions to reopen blocked oil terminals: U.N.
The United Nations expects eastern Libyan tribal leaders to submit by Thursday their list of conditions to reopen blocked oil terminals, UN envoy Ghassan Salame said.
