Kuwait suspends flights to and from South Korea, Thailand, Italy over coronavirus fears
Kuwait’s civil aviation authority announced on Monday it had suspended all its flights to and from South Korea, Thailand, and Italy after reports of an outbreak of coronavirus in the countries, state news agency KUNA reported, saying this came in accor…
Seventh Italian dies from coronavirus in Europe’s worst flare-up
The death toll in Europe’s largest coronavirus outbreak rose to seven on Monday and new cases climbed above 220 as Italy shut down much of its wealthy north to curb the disease’s spread.
World must avert ‘dramatic’ effects of coronavirus on health, economy: U.N.’s Guterres
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged countries to prevent the novel coronavirus epidemic from spiraling into a crisis with “dramatic consequences” for global health and the world economy.
Coronavirus spreads outside China, pandemic fears grip Wall Street
With coronavirus cases rising in Italy and several Middle East countries dealing with their first infections, fears of a global pandemic sent markets into a tailspin, even as China eased curbs with no new cases reported Beijing and other cities.
Kuwait suspends flights to and from Iraq over coronavirus fears: KUNA
Kuwait’s civil aviation authority has suspended all its flights to and from Iraq over fears about the coronavirus, state news agency KUNA reported on Monday.
New U.S. rule targeting poor immigrants sows fear, confusion, advocates say
The Trump administration rolled out a new immigration policy on Monday that bars people deemed likely to require government benefits such as housing and food assistance from obtaining permanent residency in the United States.
U.S. Supreme Court open to more damages against Sudan over embassy bombings
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared open to reinstating $4.3 billion in punitive damages against Sudan in lawsuits accusing it of complicity in the 1998 al Qaeda bombings of two U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 people.
Motive of German driver in ‘terrible’ carnival incident still unclear: minister
German police have no indications for a motive and continue to investigate all possibilities after a man plowed his car into a carnival parade in the western town of Volkmarsen, injuring 30 people including children, a senior official said on Monday.
Russia denies reports about its strikes in Syria’s Idlib: TASS
Russia’s defense ministry has denied a report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights about its air force strikes on two settlements in the Syrian province of Idlib on Monday, TASS news agency reported, citing the ministry’s statement.
U.S. CDC confirms 53 coronavirus cases, including repatriated citizens
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday there were 14 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the country, apart from the 39 cases among those evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship and the city of Wuhan in China…
