Australian toilet paper truck catches fire sparking new tissue tizzy
A delivery truck carrying toilet paper has burst into flames in the Australian city of Brisbane, ratcheting up a sense of panic about the availability of the product generated by the coronavirus outbreak.
In China, legislator says outbreak shows frailties of response plans
At last year’s session of China’s national parliament, delegates from Guangdong province warned that laws designed to contain outbreaks of infectious diseases were flawed and could leave regions exposed when crises hit.
Haiti’s new prime minister calls for support in ‘precarious’ situation
Haitian Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe said on Wednesday during his first public appearance since his appointment by presidential decree that he would focus on fighting insecurity and inequality while boosting the economy.
Taiwan says China forced Malaysian state to ban Taiwanese entry on virus fears
Taiwan’s foreign minister said on Thursday that China had forced the Malaysian state of Sarawak to reinstate a ban on travelers from the island as part of coronavirus control steps, saying Beijing was taking “joy” in the measures.
U.S. to ‘redouble’ efforts to ensure Taiwan’s global participation, official says
The United States will “redouble” its efforts to ensure Taiwan’s participation on the global stage, a senior U.S. official told President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday, amid Chinese efforts to prevent the island from having any international footprint.
Syria intercepts Israeli missiles over Quneitra countryside: state media
Syrian air defenses intercepted Israeli missiles over Quneitra province in the country’s southwest, state media reported early on Thursday.
Syrian air defenses intercept ‘hostile targets’ over Homs: state media
Syrian air defenses have intercepted “hostile targets” over the Syrian city of Homs, state media said early on Thursday.
Stranded in southern Mexico, migrants struggle to make U.S. court dates
By the time the first hearing in Yesenia’s case for asylum in the United States arrived last month, she was 1,300 miles from the courthouse.
In a bind over Turkey, EU finds money to contain immigration
European Union countries offered more money on Wednesday for border policing in Greece and humanitarian aid in Syria’s Idlib, but they were in a bind over Turkey as they sought to avert a mass influx of migrants.
EU executive seeks to crack down on gender pay gap
The European Union’s executive aims to introduce laws to combat gender pay gap across the bloc for the first time ever in a bid to fight inequality and boost the economy, according to a document seen by Reuters ahead of official publication.
