Japan says virus travel restrictions not too late as South Korea protests
Japan’s government defended tighter travel restrictions on visitors from China and South Korea, saying they were not too late to help slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, as Seoul protested the measures as “excessive”.
China’s Hubei, excluding Wuhan, reports no new coronavirus cases
China’s central province of Hubei, excluding the provincial capital Wuhan, reported zero new cases of coronavirus over 24 hours for the first time during the outbreak, as authorities continued to contain imported infections in other parts of the countr…
Malaysia anti-graft chief who probed 1MDB scandal quits
Malaysia’s anti-corruption chief who investigated the 1MDB fraud said on Friday that she had resigned, the second such exit in the last few days after a party that was defeated in the 2018 general election came back to power.
Australia closes first school after pupil contracts coronavirus
Australia ordered its first school closure on Friday after a 16-year-old pupil tested positive for the coronavirus, as the country’s prime minister warned the public bill for treating infected patients could top A$1 billion ($661 million).
South Korea confirms 196 new coronavirus cases, total 6,284; deaths up by 7 to 42
South Korea confirmed a total of 6,284 coronavirus cases on Friday, up by 196 cases from late Thursday.
NZ man with coronavirus attended packed rock concert in Auckland, health authorities say
A person in New Zealand confirmed to have been infected was revealed on Friday to have attended a rock concert packed with thousands of other people.
Guyana’s Granger says ready to serve five more years as president
Guyanese President David Granger on Thursday told supporters his coalition was ready to serve five more years in office following the country’s presidential election on Monday.
Guyana opposition cries fraud in presidential election
Guyana opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday accused the nation’s elections commission of fraud in tallying the results of Monday’s presidential vote, saying the group inflated the vote count to favor the incumbent, President David Granger.
U.S., EU question part of Guyana presidential vote results
Diplomats from the United States and the European Union on Thursday questioned official results of Guyana’s presidential elections reported for one of the country’s regions, shortly after the opposition accused the government of fraud.
For Australia’s Muslims, Indonesian seafaring history gives a sense of belonging
Centuries before Captain James Cook claimed Australia for Britain in 1770, Muslim Makassan sailors from Indonesia regularly traveled thousands of kilometers across open sea to trade with Aboriginal people in Australia’s far north.
