U.S. states quarantine handful of passengers under Trump coronavirus screening
(Reuters – Only a handful of commercial airline passengers have been quarantined in the United States under new Trump administration travel restrictions aimed at slowing spread of the coronavirus, according to health authorities in five states that res…
Trump ousts two officials who testified against him in impeachment
Two days after President Donald Trump’s impeachment acquittal, his administration on Friday ousted two officials – Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman and U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland – who provided damaging testimony abo…
Mainland China reports 86 new coronavirus deaths on Feb. 7
The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China had reached 722 as of the end of Friday, up by 86 from the previous day, the country’s National Health Commission said on Saturday.
Pentagon official, Lockheed Martin pull out of Singapore Airshow
The Pentagon shrunk the size of its delegation traveling to the Singapore Airshow and U.S. defense firms Lockheed Martin Corp and Raytheon Co said they would not attend, as the impact of the coronavirus has reduced participation in the event.
U.S. Ambassador to EU Sondland says Trump intends to recall him from his post
U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, who testified in President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry, said on Friday that Trump intends to recall him from his post.
Trump ousts White House staffer who testified against him in impeachment: lawyer
The Trump administration on Friday removed Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman from his position as the White House’s top Ukraine expert after he provided damaging testimony about President Donald Trump during the impeachment process, Vindman’s l…
Irish vote may spell the end for Varadkar amid Sinn Fein surge
Irish voters look likely to dump Prime Minister Leo Varadkar from power in an election on Saturday amid a surge by Sinn Fein that could alter the political landscape, even though the nationalist party is unlikely to win a place in government this time….
Factbox: Who’s who in Ireland’s national election
Ireland votes in a national election on Saturday. Here are the main parties and their leaders:
Lockheed Martin drops out of Singapore Airshow over coronavirus concerns
U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin Corp said on Friday it will not participate in next week’s Singapore Airshow over coronavirus concerns.
Cruise line bans China citizens; Outrage as doctor who sounded coronavirus alarm dies
A major cruise line on Friday took the extraordinary step of banning citizens of China regardless of when they were last there, while there was sorrow and anger over the coronavirus death of a doctor from Wuhan who had been reprimanded for sounding an …
