Senior Australian minister resigns after public funds used to target marginal electorates
A senior Australian lawmaker resigned from her leadership roles on Sunday amid anger after an independent audit found money from a A$100 million ($68.39 million) sport development fund was used to target votes ahead of last year’s federal election.
South Korea to bar people who visited virus-hit province in China: Yonhap
South Korea will bar entry by foreigners who have visited Hubei Province, the epicenter of a new coronavirus outbreak in China, South Korea’s prime minister said on Sunday, according to Yonhap news agency.
U.S. Pompeo urges Kazakhstan to join it in pressing China over Uighur rights
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Kazakhstan on Sunday to join Washington in pressing China over its treatment of Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang province, a sensitive matter for the Central Asian nation which has close ties with Beijing.
Escaping the virus lockdown in Wuhan would have torn his family, so he stayed
Kim Min-jun’s elation at news that South Korea would evacuate its citizens from the epicenter of a virus epidemic in China quickly faded when he learned his Chinese wife would be unable to accompany him.
At least 20 killed in stampede at Tanzania church service
At least 20 people have been killed and over a dozen injured in a stampede during a church service at a stadium in northern Tanzania, a government official said on Sunday.
Vietnam airlines resume flights to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau after government lifts bans
Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air will resume flights to Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau from Sunday, the companies said, after the Hanoi government eased restrictions over virus concerns.
U.S. military in South Korea imposes quarantine for troops returning from China
The U.S. military command in South Korea said it has instituted a 14-day self quarantine effective Sunday for any troops who recently traveled to China, adding that an outbreak in that country of a new coronavirus could harm military readiness.
New Zealand to bar entry to foreigners traveling from mainland China
New Zealand announced on Sunday it would bar entry into the country from all foreign nationals arriving from mainland China due too the increasing threat from the coronavirus epidemic.
India reports second case of coronavirus in southern state of Kerala
A second case of the new coronavirus has been detected in the southern state of Kerala in India, the government said in a news release on Sunday, days after the first case was reported in the state last week.
Coronavirus kills Chinese man in Philippines, first death outside China
The Philippines said on Sunday a 44-year-old Chinese man had died of the new coronavirus, the first fatality from the growing outbreak to have died outside of China, where the epidemic started.
