World Bank not considering new China loans to fight coronavirus, president says
The World Bank is offering technical assistance to China to help battle the coronavirus epidemic but no new health loans, the development lender’s president, David Malpass, said on Monday.
El Salvador president’s power play stokes democracy concerns
President Nayib Bukele’s use of armed soldiers in El Salvador’s parliament over the weekend has alarmed political foes and rights groups, with growing fears about democratic backsliding in the crime-ravaged Central American nation.
Coronavirus deaths in China top 1,000 as investors seek safety in gold, dollars
The death toll in China climbed above 1,000, as the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned that the spread of cases outside of China could be “the spark that becomes a bigger fire” and said the human race must not let the epidemic get out of control…
China’s Hubei reports 103 new deaths on Feb. 10: health commission
China’s Hubei province, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak, reported 2,097 new cases and 103 new deaths on Feb. 10, the local health authority said on Tuesday.
More than 100 U.S. troops diagnosed with brain injuries from Iran attack
The U.S. military on Monday disclosed a more than 50% jump in cases of traumatic brain injury stemming from Iran’s missile attack on a base in Iraq last month, with the number of service members diagnosed climbing to over 100.
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Robot with coronavirus advice hits Times Square
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109 U.S. troops diagnosed with brain injuries from Iran attack: Pentagon
The Pentagon said on Monday that 109 U.S. service members had been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury stemming from Iran’s missile attack on a base in Iraq last month.
Algerian military court upholds jail sentences for former intelligence chiefs
A military appeals court in Algeria on Monday confirmed 15-year jail sentences against two former intelligence chiefs and a brother of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika for “conspiring against the army and the state authority,” state media reported…
Labs ramp up coronavirus testing as cases outside of China climb
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday the spread of coronavirus cases among people who have not been to China could be “the spark that becomes a bigger fire” and the human race must not let the epidemic get out of control.
