Tokyo postpones training for Olympics volunteers over virus fears
Organizers for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics have postponed training for volunteers because of the spread of the coronavirus in Japan.
London police charges man in mosque stabbing
London police said on Friday that they had charged a 29-year-old man in the stabbing of a prayer leader at a mosque in Park Road.
South Korea reports 142 additional coronavirus cases, brings total to 346: KCDC
South Korea reported 142 additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus, bringing the nation’s total to 346, according to Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sudan to investigate violence against protesters in Khartoum
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Saturday ordered an investigation into a violent crackdown by security forces on protesters in Khartoum.
Coronavirus spreads in China prisons, Korean church as fears weigh on global markets
The coronavirus has infected hundreds of people in Chinese prisons, authorities said, as cases climbed outside the epicenter in Hubei province, including 100 more in South Korea and a worsening outbreak in Italy where officials announced the country’s …
China reports 397 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on mainland on Feb.21
Mainland China had 397 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Feb. 21, the country’s National Health Commission said on Saturday, down from 889 cases a day earlier.
Wuhan woman with no symptoms infects five relatives with coronavirus: study
A 20-year-old Chinese woman from Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, traveled 400 miles(675 km) north to Anyang where she infected five relatives, without ever showing signs of infection, Chinese scientists reported on Friday, offering n…
Second batch of Diamond Princess passengers arrive in Hong Kong to face further quarantine
A second plane with 82 Hong Kong residents who were quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise in Japan for more than two weeks landed early on Saturday in the Asian financial hub, where they will face a further 14 days of quarantine.
London police charges man after mosque stabbing incident
London police said on Friday that Daniel Horton, arrested for stabbing a prayer leader at a mosque in Park Road, has been charged with section 18 GBH and possession of a bladed article.
British passengers from virus-hit cruise ship due to arrive home
Some 35 British passengers were due to arrive back home on Saturday after spending more than two weeks stuck on a quarantined cruise ship in a Japanese port due to the coronavirus outbreak.
