India set to dazzle Trump with pomp and circumstance as trade rows fester
U.S. President Donald Trump will be accorded the biggest public reception given to any foreign leader in years during his visit to India beginning on Monday, officials say, one that could help paper over the two countries’ growing friction over trade.
North Korea to cancel April marathon over coronavirus fears: tour company
North Korea has called off its Pyongyang Marathon scheduled for April after imposing a border lockdown and travel curbs to prevent a coronavirus outbreak, a Western tour company said on Friday.
China police handle 274 cases of price gouging, hoarding during virus outbreak
China’s police authorities have handled 274 cases of illegal commercial practices such as price gouging and hoarding during the coronavirus outbreak, an official with China’s public security bureau told a briefing on Friday.
Taliban, Afghan officials say reach pact to reduce violence
Afghan, international and Taliban forces will observe a seven-day period of reduced violence in Afghanistan beginning at midnight (1930 GMT), an Afghan official and Taliban leaders said on Friday.
Around 100 Uniqlo stores reopened in China this week, 250 still shut
Fast Retailing , which operates casual clothing chain Uniqlo, said it has reopened around 100 stores in China since last week, although approximately 250 of its 750 stores there remained closed on Friday due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Iranians vote in election, hardliners set to dominate
Iranians began voting on Friday in a parliamentary election likely to help hardline loyalists of the supreme leader tighten their grip on power as the country faces mounting U.S. pressure over its nuclear program and growing discontent at home.
‘Traumatized’ Africans stranded by coronavirus plead to be brought home
When Margaret Ntale Namusisi’s three daughters called her in Uganda to say they were being quarantined at their university in Wuhan, China, because of the coronavirus outbreak, she sent money and told them: “Run very fast and do shopping.”
Factbox: Events affected by coronavirus epidemic
The following is a list of international sports events affected by a coronavirus outbreak, which has killed more than 2,200 people and infected more than 75,000 in China after emerging late last year in Wuhan, Hubei province.
Nissan, Honda delay restart of some China plants due to coronavirus
Japanese automakers delayed on Friday the restart of plants in China near the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak, complying with authorities’ directives, but raising the risk of further supply disruptions that could hit global car production.
Libya’s Haftar says any ceasefire would be contingent on Turkish withdrawal: RIA
Khalifa Haftar, Libya’s eastern military commander, said he would be ready for a ceasefire if Turkish and Syrian mercenaries left the country and Ankara stopped supplying weapons to Libya’s internationally recognized government in Tripoli, RIA reported…
