Lebanese security forces, protesters clash ahead of vote
Security forces fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters in Beirut on Tuesday as the Lebanese parliament convened to hold a vote of confidence on the new government led by Prime Minister Hassan Diab.
Pakistan student in Wuhan misses father’s funeral, anxiety grows
From his dormitory in the locked-down Chinese city of Wuhan, PhD student Hassan spoke to his father in Pakistan for the last time on Thursday. The 80-year-old begged him to come home.
Exclusive: China’s top virus expert says outbreak may peak this month
China’s coronavirus epidemic may peak in February and then plateau before easing, the government’s top medical adviser on the outbreak said.
Let’s agree social, climate ambitions, EU’s Von der Leyen urges UK
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ambition on social protection and climate action and said this could form the basis of level playing field obligations between the EU and Britain.
Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
Here are the latest developments around the coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus death toll surges past 1,000 as fears grow for Chinese economy
The death toll from China’s coronavirus epidemic has soared past 1,000, the government said on Tuesday, as worry grew that the extent of economic disruption to the world’s second-largest economy was greater than estimated.
Thousands of Iranians mark revolution anniversary amid peak tensions with U.S.
Tens of thousands of Iranians poured into the streets of Tehran and other cities on Tuesday morning to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the Islamic revolution, against a backdrop of escalating tensions with the United States.
Xi warned officials that efforts to stop virus could hurt economy: sources
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned top officials last week that efforts to contain the new coronavirus had gone too far, threatening the country’s economy, sources told Reuters, days before Beijing rolled out measures to soften the blow.
At least 15 Rohingya die in boat capsize, dozens missing
At least 15 Rohingya Muslim refugees died and many more were missing on Tuesday, after a ship carrying about 130 people capsized in the Bay of Bengal while trying to reach Malaysia, a Bangladesh coast guard official said.
Lebanese security forces, protesters clash in Beirut
Lebanese security forces fired water canon at stone-throwing protesters seeking to prevent MPs and government officials from reaching parliament on Tuesday for a vote of confidence in Prime Minister Hassan Diab’s new cabinet.
