Human spread of virus in three countries outside China worrying: WHO chief
The person-to-person spread of the new coronavirus in three countries – Germany, Vietnam and Japan – is worrying and will be considered by experts reconvened to consider declaring a global emergency, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
Reports of vessel on fire off UAE’s Sharjah: UKMTO
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Wednesday it had received reports of a vessel on fire northwest of the United Arab Emirates’ emirate of Sharjah.
Russian Railways expects coronavirus outbreak to impact freight traffic to Europe
Russian Railways (RZhD) expects the coronavirus outbreak in China to put pressure on container freight traffic to Europe via Russia, the deputy head of the state rail monopoly said on Wednesday.
Putin pardons U.S.-Israeli woman jailed in Russia: RIA cites Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to pardon Naama Issachar, a U.S.-Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges, RIA state news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a Kremlin statement.
Morgan Stanley warns coronavirus could drag on global, Chinese GDP growth
Morgan Stanley said on Wednesday the coronavirus outbreak in China was likely to hurt global growth in the near-term and could shave up to 1 percentage point off Chinese growth in the first quarter.
Abu Dis, an unlikely capital for a future Palestinian state
Abu Dis, the town earmarked for the Palestinian capital in U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, lies a short distance to the east of Jerusalem’s walled Old City.
Trump says he spoke to China’s Xi, U.S. working closely with China on coronavirus
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping and the United States was working very closely with China on the coronavirus outbreak.
France’s Macron accuses Turkey’s Erdogan of breaking Libya promises
French President Emmanuel Macron accused Turkey’s president on Wednesday of breaking promises made at a conference on Libya after Turkish warships and Syrian fighters arrived in the north African country.
Portugal minister condemns far-right MP’s attack on black colleague
Portugal’s justice minister condemned parliament’s sole far-right lawmaker on Wednesday for a social media post in which he called for a black fellow MP with dual Portuguese-Guinean citizenship to be “returned to her own country”.
Taliban kill at least 29 Afghan security personnel in renewed clashes
At least 29 members of the Afghan security forces have been killed in Taliban attacks that followed air and ground assaults by government forces on the Islamist group at the weekend.
