China puts millions on lockdown as virus toll rises to 18 and WHO weighs response
China put millions of people on lockdown on Thursday in two cities at the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak that has killed 18 people and infected more than 630, as authorities around the world worked to prevent a global pandemic.
Pope names Latino to replace conservative as Philadelphia archbishop
Nelson Perez, the Roman Catholic bishop of Cleveland and a critic of U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, was named by Pope Francis to lead the Philadelphia archdiocese after the retirement of a leading church conservative.
Saudi disease prevention center says no cases of coronavirus in Saudi
The Saudi Center For Disease Prevention And Control tweeted on Thursday that there were: “No cases of the novel coronavirus(2019-nCoV)in Saudi Arabia so far.”
Hundreds of Central Americans enter Mexico under watch of security forces
Hundreds of Central Americans crossed the Guatemalan border into Mexico early on Thursday, testing the Mexican government’s resolve to stem the movement of people north under pressure from the United States.
Dos Santos calls new corruption allegations ‘extremely false’
Angolan billionaire and former first daughter Isabel dos Santos denied corruption accusations against her on Thursday after she was named a suspect in mismanagement and misallocation of funds by Angolan prosecutors.
Trump administration rolls out new rule to limit ‘birth tourism’
President Donald Trump’s administration rolled out a new rule on Thursday that aims to limit “birth tourism” by women who enter the United States on tourist visas with the intention of obtaining citizenship for their babies born on American soil.
CDC raises Wuhan travel alert as coronavirus outbreak escalates
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday raised its travel alert for the coronavirus outbreak to a level 3, recommending people avoid all nonessential travel to Wuhan, China.
China’s Hebei province confirms first death outside epicenter of virus outbreak
China’s Hebei provincial health authority said a patient infected with the new coronavirus has died, marking the first confirmed death outside Hubei province where the outbreak began.
Egypt starts screening travelers from China for new coronavirus
Egypt started screening passengers arriving from China for signs of the new coronavirus outbreak at all entry points into the country, the health ministry and airport sources said on Thursday.
White House says it takes reports of Amazon chief Bezos’ phone hack seriously
The White House on Thursday said it is taking reports about the hacking of Amazon chief and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos’ phone seriously, after reports raised questions about the possible involvement of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince.
