UK to send an evacuation flight for Britons to depart Tokyo on Friday
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Thursday that the government has arranged an evacuation flight for British nationals on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship to depart Tokyo on Friday.
Eight people killed in shootings near Frankfurt, police giving chase
Eight people were killed on Wednesday in two shooting incidents in a German city near Frankfurt and special forces were chasing the gunmen who fled in a car, police said.
New coronavirus spreads more like flu than SARS: Chinese study
Scientists in China who studied nose and throat swabs from 18 patients infected with the new coronavirus say it behaves much more like influenza than other closely related viruses, suggesting it may spread even more easily than previously believed.
China reports drop in coronavirus cases; scientists warn virus may spread easily
China reported a dramatic drop in new cases in the province at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak, while scientists reported the new virus may spread even more easily than previously believed.
Former Mexico President Pena Nieto investigated in Mexico corruption probe: report
Former Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto is being investigated as part of a corruption probe by Mexican law enforcement, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
German police confirm eight dead in shootings near Frankfurt
Eight people were killed on Wednesday in two shooting incidents in the western German city of Hanau, police said.
Australians arrive home for quarantine after weeks on coronavirus cruise ship
More than 150 Australians arrived home on Thursday to begin two weeks of quarantine after finally disembarking a cruise ship docked in Japan where more than 600 people have contracted the newly identified coronavirus.
Shooting in German city leaves at least eight people dead: report
At least eight people were killed in a shooting incident late on Wednesday in the German city of Hanau, mass-selling Bild newspaper reported, citing prosecutors.
China reports large drop in new coronavirus cases in province at heart of outbreak
China reported a dramatic drop in new cases in the province at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak, while Japan grappled with criticism over its failure to prevent the spread of the disease on a cruise ship filled with quarantined passengers.
China’s Hubei reports 349 new coronavirus cases, lowest since Jan. 25
China’s central Hubei province had 349 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, the province’s health commission said on Thursday, down from 1,693 a day earlier and the lowest since Jan. 25.
