Iran’s leader says enemies tried to use coronavirus to impact vote
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday Iran’s enemies tried to put people off voting in Friday’s parliamentary election by exaggerating the threat of the new coronavirus but that participation had been good.
Pope appears to give thumbs down to Trump’s Mideast peace plan
Pope Francis on Sunday warned against “inequitable solutions” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying they would only be a prelude to new crises, in an apparent reference to U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace proposal.
South Korea raises disease alert to top level as virus cases soar
South Korea raised its infectious disease alert level to its highest for the first time since 2009 on Sunday as confirmed coronavirus cases jumped to 602 and the death toll rose to five.
France prepares in case of coronavirus epidemic: Health Minister
French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Sunday new cases of coronavirus were “very likely” in France and health authorities were ready in case of an epidemic, adding he was “particularly watchful” of the situation in Italy.
Iran confirms another dead because of the new coronavirus: official
Iran said on Sunday an Iranian infected by the new coronavirus died in the country, head of the Medical Science University in the Mazandaran province was quoted as saying, bringing the number of deaths to seven in the Islamic Republic.
German SPD, Greens seek state vote win after Merkel party crisis
A leadership crisis in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party could help her Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners and the environmentalist Greens hold on to power in the northern German city of Hamburg on Sunday.
Saudi-led coalition says foiled Red Sea attack by Yemen’s Houthis
Naval forces from the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen on Sunday foiled an “imminent terrorist” attack by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in the southern Red Sea, a major commercial shipping channel, the Saudi-led coalition said.
Japan minister apologizes after woman who left virus-stricken ship tests positive
Japan’s health minister has apologized after a woman who was allowed to leave a coronavirus-infected cruise ship docked near Tokyo tested positive for the virus.
South Korea to raise disease alert level to highest as coronavirus cases climb
South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in said on Sunday that the government will raise the country’s disease alert by one notch to the highest level in a bid to contain a surge in new cornavirus cases.
China plans $14.2 billion maglev railway in Yunnan: state media
China is planning to build a high speed magnetic levitation train in the country’s southwest Yunnan province, with an estimated total investment value of over 100 billion yuan ($14.23 billion), state media reported on Sunday.
