Tanker plane that crashed in Australia hit ground after low fire retardant drop: preliminary report
A C-130 tanker plane that crashed and killed all three Americans on board while fighting fires in Australia last month hit the ground shortly after making a two-second fire retardant drop at an altitude of 200 feet, investigators said on Friday.
German states report total of 22 new coronavirus cases
Six western German states reported a total of 22 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, a day after the federal health minister said the country is at the start of an epidemic.
Dominican Republic turns away cruise ship over coronavirus fears
Port authorities in the Dominican Republic on Thursday turned away a cruise ship on a tour of the Caribbean and Central America over fears some passengers might have the coronavirus.
A Delhi neighborhood divided by a highway and now hatred
The Hindu area of Bhajanpura and Muslim quarter of Chand Bagh face each other across a wide thoroughfare running through the northeastern part of India’s capital, New Delhi.
‘I could fall to my death:’ tightrope walker Wallenda readies to cross active volcano
Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda fears the worst-possible outcome as he prepares for his latest high wire act – trekking across a live volcano in Nicaragua on Wednesday. “I could fall to my death.”
Attack in Syria’s Idlib killed 29 Turkish soldiers: Hatay governor
A total of 29 Turkish soldiers died as a result of an attack carried out by Syrian government forces in Syria’s Idlib region, the local governor in the southeastern province of Hatay said early on Friday, raising an earlier death toll.
California monitoring 8,400 for possible coronavirus but lacks test kits
California is monitoring more than 8,400 people for coronavirus symptoms after arrival on commercial flights, but the state lacks test kits and is being held back by federal testing rules, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday.
No country will be spared, warn experts, as fight against coronavirus ramps up
No country should make the “fatal mistake” of assuming it will be spared the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, as governments from Iran to Australia raced to contain the epidemic’s rapid global spread.
Saudi Arabia suspends issuing electronic tourist visas for several countries: SPA
The Saudi ministry of tourism temporarily suspended on Thursday issuing electronic tourist visas for those coming from China, Italy, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Kazakhstan, the Saudi news agency (SPA) reported.
U.S. spy agencies monitor coronavirus spread, concerns about India: sources
U.S. intelligence agencies are monitoring the global spread of coronavirus and the ability of governments to respond, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday, warning that there were concerns about how India would cope with a widespread outbr…
