China confirms 830 coronavirus cases, with 25 deaths
China confirmed 830 cases of patients infected with the new coronavirus as of Jan. 23, while the death toll from the virus has risen to 25, the National Health Commission said on Friday.
Australia mourns U.S. firefighters as probe into plane crash begins
Firefighters in Australia held a minute’s silence on Friday for three U.S. colleagues killed in a plane crash as investigators scoured the accident site in remote bushland.
U.S. senators to get government briefing on coronavirus: aide
U.S. senators have been invited to a closed door briefing Friday on the coronavirus with senior U.S. government officials.
Australia starts probe into bushfire air tanker crash that killed three Americans
Investigations are underway into the crash of a C-130 Hercules air tanker that was fighting bushfires in Australia’s alpine region, a state fire official said on Friday, with the state in mourning for three men killed in the accident a day earlier.
Trump to unveil long-stalled Middle East peace plan ahead of Israeli leaders’ visit
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will release details of his long-delayed peace plan for the Middle East before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his election rival Benny Gantz visit the White House next week.
‘This is an emergency in China’ says WHO, as virus death toll rises to 18
The World Health Organization (WHO) called a new coronavirus that has killed 18 people in China and infected around 650 globally “an emergency in China” on Thursday, but stopped short of declaring the epidemic of international concern.
Trump says will release Middle East peace plan by Tuesday
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will release his long-awaited peace plan for the Middle East before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington next week.
Japan confirms second case of Wuhan virus: health ministry
Japan has confirmed a second case of infection by the new coronavirus from China, the health ministry said on Friday.
Italian PM Conte pulls out of Davos trip amid political turmoil
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte canceled a planned trip to the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos on Thursday, a day after the head of the co-governing 5 Star Movement resigned, piling pressure on his divided coalition.
Venezuelan opposition party seeks U.S. blessing to ‘repeat’ 2018 election: document
Venezuelan opposition politician Henri Falcon’s party is seeking the United States’ blessing for a deal with President Nicolas Maduro to overturn and repeat a 2018 vote in which Maduro trounced Falcon, the party’s lobbying firm said in a filing.
