Taiwan accuses China of giving WHO wrong information about virus cases on island
Taiwan accused China on Thursday of providing the World Health Organization (WHO) with wrong information about the number of coronavirus cases on the island, after the WHO published incorrect case numbers earlier this week.
Lebanon cabinet approves financial rescue plan
Lebanon’s government on Thursday approved a rescue plan to pull the country from its worst economic and financial crisis in decades, which must now win a vote of confidence in parliament.
Hezbollah: Decisions on Lebanon’s debt need national consensus
Iran-backed Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc said on Thursday that decisions on Lebanon’s debt obligations require national consensus as the country grapples with a deep financial crisis.
Women with defective French breast implants may claim damages only in France: EU court adviser
Victims of defective breast implants made by French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) may only get compensation if they had the procedure in France, an adviser at Europe’s top court said on Thursday, in a potential blow to thousands of women worldwid…
UK’s Johnson committed to ‘golden era’ in China relations: ambassador
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is still committed to the so-called “golden era” in relations between London and Beijing, China’s UK ambassador said on Thursday.
Thailand encourages homemade sanitizers, masks amid scarce supplies
Thailand’s health authorities on Thursday encouraged people to make hand sanitizers and masks at home to guard against the spread of the new coronavirus.
Prada says has temporarily shut some stores in mainland China, Macau
Italian luxury group Prada has decided to temporarily close some of its stores in mainland China and Macau due to the coronavirus outbreak, it said on Thursday.
Bomb found attached to UK-bound lorry in Northern Ireland, police say
Police in Northern Ireland found a bomb attached to a haulage lorry in County Armagh, planted by dissident republicans and intended to travel across the Irish Sea to Britain, the police said in a statement on Thursday.
Syria’s warring sides face off in town east of Idlib city
Syrian government forces battled rebels and weathered Turkish artillery barrages on Thursday as they tried to seize Saraqeb town in northwestern Idlib province in a new push to recapture the last rebel stronghold, witnesses and a war monitor said.
France calls for an end to hostilities in Syria’s Idlib
France repeated on Thursday its demands for an end to hostilities in the Syrian province of Idlib, and added that attacks by the Syrian regime and its allies represented a violation of international, humanitarian law.
