Finland to grant Terrafame permit to mine uranium: source
The Finnish government will on Thursday give the green light for Terrafame to start mining and refining uranium at an existing mine in eastern Finland, a government source told Reuters on Wednesday.
China air force cleared for Singapore Airshow amid virus concerns
China’s air force will participate in the upcoming Singapore Airshow, the Chinese defense ministry and event organizers said on Wednesday, as concerns over the spread of a coronavirus overshadow Asia’s biggest aerospace and defense event.
U.S. bans Bulgarian judge who let suspected spy leave for Russia
The United States imposed a travel ban on Wednesday against a Bulgarian judge accused of having wrongly allowed a former lawmaker suspected of spying for Russia to leave the country.
International business meeting in Singapore linked to three coronavirus cases
At least three Asian businessmen who attended a meeting of more than 100 international delegates at a Singapore hotel have contracted coronavirus, while others are showing symptoms, authorities said on Wednesday.
What we know about the new coronavirus in China
The rapid spread of a new coronavirus in China is alarming health experts. Here is what we know – and do not know – about the virus:
China virus hits cruise ships, carmakers, airlines and Airbus
Thousands of passengers and crew on two cruise ships in Asian waters were placed in quarantine for China’s coronavirus on Wednesday as airlines, carmakers and other global companies counted the cost of the fast-spreading outbreak.
Second avalanche in eastern Turkey kills dozens of rescuers
Two avalanches in eastern Turkey have killed 38 people, most of them buried by the second downslide while working to rescue victims of the first, officials said on Wednesday.
Singapore’s virus tally hits 28 with six-month-old baby infected
Singapore’s health ministry confirmed four more coronavirus cases on Wednesday, including a six-month-old baby, taking its tally to 28.
‘Fragile’ Africa prepares for high risk of coronavirus spread
An isolation ward stands ready at a hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. Laboratories in Senegal and Madagascar have the testing equipment they need. Passengers arriving at airports in Gambia, Cameroon and Guinea are being screened for fever and other viral sy…
Romanian lawmakers topple PM Ludovic Orban’s government
Romanian lawmakers toppled the centrist minority government of Prime Minister Ludovic Orban on Wednesday, raising the prospect of an early election which Orban’s party is confident of winning.
