Group of 900 Dutch students return from North Italy ski trip
A group of 900 Dutch college students who took a ski trip to northern Italy despite Europe’s worst outbreak of coronavirus there returned home by bus on Saturday, facing an outcry on social media.
Dutch coronavirus cases rise by 60 to 188 – health authorities
The official total of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands rose by 60 on Saturday to 188, health officials said.
South Korea suspends visas for Japanese in tit-for-tat coronavirus curbs
South Korea said on Friday it would suspend visas and visa waivers for Japan in response to Tokyo’s own travel restrictions on Koreans, as fears over the spreading coronavirus rekindled a feud between the neighbors dating back to before World War Two.
Pope cancels main appearances in public to avoid crowds gathering amid coronavirus
Pope Francis has canceled his regular appearances in public to avoid crowds gathering to see him and will stream them on the internet from inside the Vatican because of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy.
Diamond Princess passenger dies, bringing ship’s death toll to seven: NHK
A man who had been aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship and was infected with coronavirus has died, bringing the death toll from the ship to seven, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday.
Six years on, families demand new search for missing Malaysia Airlines plane
Six years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished from radars, relatives of the 239 people who were on board are calling on authorities to revive efforts to find the missing plane.
France says 11 people have now died from coronavirus: Health Ministry
France’s Health Ministry said on Saturday that two more people had died from the coronavirus, bringing the total death toll to 11 people.
Taiwan opposition chooses rising star as new leader after election rout
Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang party, which traditionally favors close ties with China, on Saturday voted in as its new leader a rising star lawmaker, who promptly promised to lead a reform effort following a trouncing in an election in January.
U.N. calls for immediate freeze of military operations in Yemen
U.N. Special Envoy Martin Griffiths on Saturday called for an immediate end to military action by Yemen’s warring parties as renewed violence between the Houthi movement and a Saudi-led coalition threatened peace efforts.
EU tells Italy its coronavirus spending will not hurt compliance with budget rules
The European Commission told Italy on Saturday that its planned extra spending to respond to the country’s coronavirus outbreak will not be counted in considering its compliance with European Union budget rules.
