Colombia’s Ecopetrol restricts travel to Asia, Europe due to coronavirus: CEO
Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol SA placed restrictions on business travel to all Asian and European countries on Monday in response to the coronavirus outbreak, its chief executive told Reuters.
Differing U.S. documents helped fuel Afghan prisoner dispute
The United States helped fuel a dispute between the Taliban and the Afghan government over prisoner releases that threatens U.S. peace efforts by using different language in documents it agreed with each side, sources familiar with the matter said on M…
Trump administration to cut number of employees at Chinese media outlets in U.S.
The United States on Monday said it was slashing the number of Chinese nationals permitted to work at the U.S. offices of major Chinese state-owned media outlets to retaliate against Beijing’s “long-standing intimidation and harassment of journalists.”…
Coronavirus spreading fast outside China, airports to increase screenings
The new coronavirus appears to now be spreading much more rapidly outside China than within, and airports in hard-hit countries were ramping up screening of travelers.
Netanyahu ahead in Israeli election, but still seeking governing majority
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led on Tuesday in a cliffhanger election in Israel, but was still short of a governing majority in a third national ballot in less than a year, exit polls showed.
Coronavirus deaths rise to six in Seattle area as U.S. pushes for more testing
Six people in the Seattle area have died of illness caused by the new coronavirus, health officials said on Monday, as authorities across the United States scrambled to prepare for more infections with an emphasis on increasing testing capacity.
British police arrests two in prison attack incident
British police said on Monday they have arrested two men in connection with an attack on a prison officer at Whitemoor prison in eastern England in the beginning of the year.
Exclusive: U.N. nuclear watchdog plans alert on Iranian stonewalling – diplomats
The U.N. atomic watchdog policing Iran’s nuclear deal with major powers plans to issue an imminent rebuke to Tehran for failing to provide access to one or more sites that are of interest to it, several diplomats who follow the agency said on Monday.
Explainer: Israel voted three times in a year. What happens now?
Israelis turned out to vote in large numbers on Monday to try to break the political deadlock that has seen three closely fought elections since last April.
Pfizer identified some antiviral compounds with potential as coronavirus treatments
Drugmaker Pfizer Inc said on Monday that it identified certain antiviral compounds it had in development that have the potential to inhibit coronaviruses and is engaging with a third party to screen the compounds.
