Factbox: Coronavirus forces delay of trade fairs and conferences
Over two dozen large trade fairs and industry conferences in China and overseas have been postponed due to travel curbs and concerns about the spread of the 2019 coronavirus, potentially disrupting billions of dollars’ worth of deals.
Taiwan says U.S. flies bombers near island after China drills
Three U.S. Air Force planes, including two B-52 bombers, flew near Taiwan on Wednesday, the island’s defense ministry said, after Taiwan’s air force scrambled earlier in the week to intercept Chinese jets.
Suspected letter bombs hit two Dutch buildings, no injuries: police
Suspected letter bombs went off in the mail room of an office building in Amsterdam and at a post-sorting company in the Dutch city of Kerkrade early on Wednesday, police said.
Britain and United States asked to investigate UAE ‘war crimes’ in Yemen: sources
Britain, the United States and Turkey were on Wednesday formally asked to arrest senior officials from the United Arab Emirates on suspicion of carrying out war crimes and torture in Yemen, three sources told Reuters.
Coronavirus cases fall, experts disagree whether peak is near
China reported on Wednesday its smallest number of new coronavirus cases since January, lending weight to a prediction by its top medical adviser for the outbreak to end by April, but a global diseases expert warned of the spread elsewhere.
China charges man who pushed for birthday party despite coronavirus ban
Prosecutors in China have brought criminal charges against a 59-year-old man who strapped on firecrackers and doused himself with gasoline to defy a ban on public gatherings during a coronavirus epidemic, the Xinhua news agency said.
Factbox: Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
Here are the latest developments around the coronavirus outbreak:
Italy’s government has no plan to change country’s new motorway rules: deputy minister
Italy’s government has no intention of changing new rules aimed at making it easier and less costly to revoke motorway concessions, Deputy Economy Minister Laura Castelli told Reuters on Wednesday.
Taiwan says U.S. Air Force flew bombers near island
Three U.S. Air Force aircraft, including two B-52 bombers, flew near Taiwan on Wednesday, the island’s defense ministry said, after Taiwan’s air force scrambled earlier in the week to intercept Chinese jets.
Chess, squabbles aboard cruise ship cast away by coronavirus fears
Angela Jones is on a cruise to nowhere.
