World indoor championships in China postponed over coronavirus fears
The World Athletics Indoor Championships scheduled to take place in Nanjing, China in March have been postponed until 2021 over fears related to the coronavirus outbreak in the country, the sport’s global governing body said on Wednesday.
Canada to evacuate Canadians from flu-hit Chinese region: foreign minister
Canada will evacuate some 160 of its citizens from the Chinese region that is the epicenter for the new coronavirus, and it is urging other Canadians to avoid non-essential travel to China, the foreign minister said on Wednesday.
UAE transport authority says crew of Panamanian oil tanker rescued after fire broke out: report
The crew and sailors of an oil tanker from Panama were rescued after a distress call was sent following a fire that broke out on board, the WAM state news agency reported, citing a statement by the United Arab Emirate’s federal transport authority (FTA) for land & maritime on Wednesday.
U.S. issues fresh sanctions over Ukraine’s Crimea: Treasury website
The United States on Wednesday issued a fresh round of sanctions related to Russia’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea, targeting eight individuals and one entity, according to a notice on the U.S. Department of Treasury’s website.
KLM says it will scrap some flights to China due to the coronavirus outbreak
KLM, the Dutch arm of Air France KLM, will scrap some flights to China due to the coronavirus outbreak in the North Asian country, it said late on Wednesday.
China evacuations begin as WHO voices concern about virus spread
The United States and Japan flew nationals out of China’s coronavirus epicentre on Wednesday, as the number of deaths leapt to 133 and the World Health Organization said there was “deeply concerning” evidence of person-to-person transmission in other c…
Brazil’s Petrobras suspends travel to China over coronavirus, oil flows unchanged
Brazil’s state-owned oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA said on Wednesday that it would suspend employee travel to China amid the coronavirus outbreak as a precautionary measure.
WHO lauds Chinese response to virus, says world ‘at important juncture’
The World Health Organization (WHO) praised China on Wednesday for its efforts to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, but voiced “grave concern” about person-to-person spread in three other countries which led it to summon its Emergency Committee again.
Citing Trump plan, Israel defense chief backs extending sovereignty to West Bank settlements
Israel’s hawkish defense minister called on Wednesday for Israel to establish sovereignty over nearly a third of the occupied West Bank, acting on U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a Middle East peace plan that Palestinians branded aparthei…
After Russia, China veto, U.N. says medical aid for Syria stuck in Iraq
Truckloads of medical aid for civilians in Syria’s northeast is stuck in Iraq, the United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday, after Russia and China prevented the U.N. Security Council from renewing authorization for the cross-border deliveries.
