Coronavirus threatens global economy as experts warn no country will be spared
All countries need to prepare to combat the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, as authorities raced to contain the epidemic’s rapid global spread and Wall Street looked set for its biggest weekly fall since the 2008-2009 finan…
Japan schools may be shut longer depending on coronavirus outbreak: health minister
Japan’s health minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday there was a chance schools could be closed longer than one or two weeks, depending on the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.
Turkey, with more dead troops, says it won’t stop Syrian refugees reaching Europe
Turkey, faced with a possible new wave of Syrian migrants and dozens more dead Turkish soldiers in Idlib, will no longer stop Syrian refugees from reaching Europe, a senior Turkish official said as President Tayyip Erdogan chaired an emergency meeting….
Attack in Syria’s Idlib killed 33 Turkish soldiers: Hatay governor
A total of 33 Turkish soldiers died as a result of an air strike carried out by Syrian government forces in Syria’s Idlib region, the local governor of the southeastern Turkish province of Hatay said early on Friday, raising an earlier death toll.
U.S. says it stands by Turkey after attack on Turkish soldiers in Syria
The United States is very concerned about a reported attack on Turkish soldiers in Syria’s Idlib region and it stands by its NATO ally Turkey, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday.
Turkish army retaliates against ‘all known’ Syrian government targets
The Turkish army is retaliating with artillery fire at Syrian government targets in Syria after an airstrike killed 22 Turkish soldiers in the northwestern Idlib province, two Turkish security officials said on Friday.
Cycling: UAE Tour canceled after positive coronavirus tests
The final two stages of the UAE Tour, which is featuring some of the world’s leading riders, has been canceled due to two Italian participants testing positive for coronavirus, the Abu Dhabi Sports Council said on Thursday.
New coronavirus cases in mainland China fall to lowest since January
Mainland China had 327 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Thursday, the country’s National Health Commission said on Friday, down from 433 cases a day earlier and the lowest since Jan. 23.
British police issue safety warning over Greta Thunberg rally
Police have issued a safety warning over a climate protest rally in the southwestern city of Bristol on Friday which will be addressed by teenage activist Greta Thunberg.
Hong Kong finds coronavirus in pet dog samples, unclear if infected
Hong Kong authorities said on Friday they quarantined a pet dog of a coronavirus patient after its nasal and oral samples tested “weak positive” for the virus, though they added they did not yet have evidence that it can be transmitted to pets.
