Vatican sex abuse experts to visit Mexico on “zero tolerance” drive
Two Vatican officials charged with investigating accusations of sexual abuse by clergy will visit Mexico for a fact-finding mission later this month, the Church said on Tuesday.
Coronavirus claims three more lives in Seattle-area as outbreak goes cross-country
Three more deaths from the coronavirus were reported by Washington state on Tuesday as the nation’s largest and only fatal outbreak of the respiratory disease reached beyond the Seattle area in what appeared to be the first known instance of coast-to-c…
South Korea reports 516 new cases of coronavirus, brings total to 5,328: KCDC
South Korea reported 516 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, a day after a record spike in cases prompted the country’s president to declare a “war” on the fast spreading pathogen.
Fox News calls off ‘upfront’ advertising event amid coronavirus fears
Fox News, the TV channel owned by media company Fox Corp, on Tuesday said it is cancelling its ‘upfront’ advertising event in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Blast at South Korea’s Lotte Chemical shuts naphtha cracker; injures 31 people
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical has shut its naphtha cracker after an explosion at the plant in the southwestern city of Seosan, which injured 31 people, the company said on Wednesday.
Britain to register COVID-19 as ‘notifiable disease’: BBC
Britain will formally register COVID-19, a disease caused by the new coronavirus, as “notifiable”, BBC reported https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51730412 on Wednesday.
Japan reports one new coronavirus infection, total reaches 1,000 cases: media
Japan has confirmed another case of coronavirus infection, bringing the total in the country to 1,000 cases, including those from a cruise ship that had been quarantined off Yokohama, Kyodo News reported, citing the health ministry.
British Police charges two with attempted murder in prison attack incident
British police said http://bit.ly/38ieNx1 late on Tuesday two men were charged with attempted murder following an attack on a prison officer at Whitemoor prison in eastern England in the beginning of the year.
UK launches large-scale public advice campaign on coronavirus
The British government launched a wide-ranging public health campaign on Wednesday in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus, a day after warnings that as many as one in five employees could be off work at the peak of the outbreak.
No square to spare in Australia as stores cap toilet paper ‘panic buying’ over coronavirus
Australia’s biggest grocery chain Woolworths Group Ltd and the local arm of Costco Wholesale Corp put limits on purchases of toilet paper amid “panic buying” by shoppers concerned the coronavirus would hurt availability.
