Trump to expand travel ban to six additional countries: U.S. official
U.S. President Donald Trump will issue an expanded version of his travel ban on Friday, a U.S. official said, a move that could affect thousands of immigrants and reignite debate over whether the policy discriminates against Muslims.
U.S. bans Tanzanian official who launched anti-gay crackdown
The United States said on Friday it banned from visiting the country a Tanzanian official who announced a crackdown on homosexuality in Dar es Salaam in 2018.
Now EU must deliver, Commission chief says on Brexit day
Britain’s departure from the European Union shows the bloc must deliver for its citizens and its leaders must stand up for the project or else risk it failing, the head of the European Union’s executive, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Friday.
Iraq’s Basra airport to deny entry to travelers from China and Chinese citizens over coronavirus: state news agency
Iraq’s Basra International Airport will deny entry to passengers of any nationality traveling to Iraq from China, the state news agency reported on Friday amid fears from the coronavirus outbreak.
Trump loosens Obama-era restrictions on military use of land mines
President Donald Trump on Friday relaxed Obama-era restrictions on the U.S. military’s use of land mines, arguing that the previous policy put American troops at a “severe disadvantage.”
Nearly 200 Americans repatriated from China placed under quarantine
Reuters) – Nearly 200 Americans were placed under quarantine after being evacuated from Wuhan, China, to a U.S. air base in California, U.S. health officials said on Friday, hoping to prevent the spread of coronavirus that originated in that city.
Gilead working with China to test Ebola drug as new coronavirus treatment
Gilead Sciences Inc said on Friday it provided its experimental Ebola therapy for use in a small number of patients with the coronavirus that has killed over 200 so far in China and is working with the country’s authorities to set up a study.
U.S. State Department organizing more flights for Americans to return from Wuhan: official
The U.S. State Department is working with U.S. and Chinese agencies to organize additional flights for U.S. citizens to return to the United States from Wuhan, the epicenter of China’s coronavirus outbreak, a State Department official said on Friday.
Central American countries limit entry from China to fight coronavirus
Central American governments have imposed travel restrictions to try to keep out the coronavirus, including barring travelers who have recently visited China, officials said on Friday.
UK flag lowered in Brussels as Britain cuts loose from EU
The United Kingdom leaves the European Union on Friday with a mixture of joy, anger and indifference, casting off into the unknown in one of the biggest blows yet to Europe’s attempt to forge unity from the ruins of World War Two.
