Companies in Zhejiang cannot resume work before February 9 due to virus fight: government
China’s eastern Zhejiang province said on Monday companies in the province were not allowed to resume operations before Feb. 9, to help prevent the spread of a coronavirus that broke out in Wuhan at the end of 2019.
U.S. military plane crashes in Afghanistan, Taliban claims responsibility
A plane which U.S. officials described as a small U.S. military aircraft crashed in a Taliban-controlled area of central Afghanistan on Monday, and the insurgent group claimed to have brought it down.
U.S. military plane crashes in Afghanistan: officials
An aircraft that crashed in Afghanistan on Monday was a small U.S. military plane, U.S. officials told Reuters.
Taliban says has brought down U.S. military plane in Afghanistan
The Taliban said it had shot down a U.S. military plane in the central Afghan province of Ghazni on Monday, killing all personnel on board.
Italy’s Salvini loses ‘aura of invincibility’ in Emilia setback
Matteo Salvini’s surprisingly clear defeat in a key regional election on Sunday brusquely halts what seemed an unstoppable rise for the Italian hard-right leader and disrupts his progress toward national power.
Beijing city reports first coronavirus death: state TV
China’s capital Beijing reported its first death caused by the new coronavirus on Monday, the state television station CCTV said.
Trump says U.S., China in close contact on coronavirus outbreak
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States and China were in close contact regarding the newly identified coronavirus outbreak, which has infected thousands in more than 10 countries and killed at least 81.
Islamic State urges attacks against Jews in effort to thwart Trump plan: recording
The Islamic State militant group urged its fighters and other Muslims to attack Jews in a purported audio recording released on Monday in an attempt to thwart U.S. President Donald Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan.
Violence escalates in Iraq as government pushes to end protests
Gunmen shot dead two protesters in Iraq’s southern city of Nassiriya overnight and a Baghdad district became a battlefield on the third day of a drive by security forces to end months of demonstrations against the largely Iran-backed ruling elite.
Saudi Arabia, UAE caution oil market against gloom over China virus
Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, urged caution on Monday against “gloomy expectations” regarding the possible impact of the spread of the coronavirus on the global economy and oil demand.
