Kazakhstan stops sending mail to and from China
Kazakhstan’s postal operator, Kazpost, has stopped moving mail to and from China amid the new coronavirus outbreak there, Kazpost said on Thursday.
Chinese city accused of stealing virus masks from hard-hit neighbour
A Chinese city with only eight confirmed cases of a new coronavirus has been accused of intercepting a shipment of surgical masks bound for a municipality with 400 cases, prompting outrage on social media.
As virus boosts demand, French face mask factory ramps up output
For one face mask factory outside Angers, western France, business is booming.
Dozens of trade fairs, conferences postponed amid China virus fears
More than two dozen large trade fairs and industry conferences in Asia have been postponed because of the spread of the China coronavirus, shuttering events where billions of dollars worth of deals have been signed in the past.
UAE says Emirates pilots did not monitor settings in 2016 crash
Pilots of an Emirates passenger jet that crashed in 2016 while attempting to abort a landing in Dubai failed to notice that the Boeing 777’s engine thrust settings remained too low and cut short a procedure, investigators said on Thursday.
Aid to Houthi-controled Yemen to be reduced over diversion risks: sources
Aid to Houthi-controled Yemen will be scaled-down next month in a highly unusual move because donors and humanitarians can no longer ensure it is reaching those who need it, sources told Reuters.
China to ensure power supplies during virus outbreak
The Chinese government will ensure coal, power, oil and gas supplies during the current outbreak of the coronavirus, state television said on Thursday, citing a meeting on the virus.
Women of defective French breast implants may claim damages only in France: EU court adviser
Victims of defective breast implants made by French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) may only get compensation if they had the procedure in France, an adviser at Europe’s top court said on Thursday, in a potential blow to thousands of women worldwid…
Merkel condemns her conservatives for siding with far right in state election
Chancellor Angela Merkel said the election of a state premier with the support of her conservatives and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) was inexcusable and should be reversed, seeking to quell a crisis in her national coalition.
Lesotho police fear PM’s wife may escape again while on bail
The deputy police commissioner (DCP) told Reuters police feared Lesotho prime minister’s wife Maesaiah Thabane, accused of murder, could escape justice if allowed to travel to neighboring South Africa for medical reasons.
