U.S. State Department organizing more flights for Americans to return from Wuhan: official
The U.S. State Department is working with U.S. and Chinese agencies to organize additional flights for U.S. citizens to return to the United States from Wuhan, the epicenter of China’s coronavirus outbreak, a State Department official said on Friday.
Central American countries limit entry from China to fight coronavirus
Central American governments have imposed travel restrictions to try to keep out the coronavirus, including barring travelers who have recently visited China, officials said on Friday.
UK flag lowered in Brussels as Britain cuts loose from EU
The United Kingdom leaves the European Union on Friday with a mixture of joy, anger and indifference, casting off into the unknown in one of the biggest blows yet to Europe’s attempt to forge unity from the ruins of World War Two.
UK flag taken down at EU Council in Brussels ahead of Brexit hour
Britain’s Union Jack was removed from a line of EU member state flags inside the European Council building in Brussels on Friday evening ahead of the U.K.’s exit from the bloc at midnight local time (2300 GMT).
Trump spoke to Ethiopia’s Ahmed, expressed optimism on giant Nile dam -White House
U.S. President Donald Trump, in a call with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, expressed optimism that an agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was near and would benefit all parties involved, a White House spokesman said.
Britain replaces O’Neill as president of U.N. climate summit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is replacing a politician he had chosen to oversee a major U.N. climate summit taking place in November with a new, cabinet-level pick to be announced soon, the government said on Friday.
‘I am not a virus’: France’s Asian community pushes back over xenophobia
In a southeastern Paris district known as the go-to place for Asian cuisine, business is down at Pascal Corlier’s Vietnamese restaurant, a side-effect of China’s coronavirus health scare that has sparked panic and a rise in xenophobic incidents.
Russia reports first coronavirus cases, restricts China air travel
Russia reported its first two cases of coronavirus on Friday and restricted direct flights to China, its biggest trade partner, as Russians complained of rising prices for medical masks and anti-virus medicine.
Yemen’s Houthis say recent attacks on Aramco, airports in response to air strikes
Yemen’s Houthi military spokesman said on Friday the group had launched 26 rocket attacks in the past week against airports in southern Saudi Arabia, facilities belonging to oil giant Saudi Aramco and “two sensitive targets deep in” the kingdom.
Delhi shooter was quiet teenager who pushed Hindu cause online
The 17-year-old boy left his home in a small north Indian town on Thursday morning after telling his grandfather he was going to school. Instead he turned up 80 km away in New Delhi, where he pulled out a gun and shot an anti-government protester.
