Aiming to go green, German cabinet backs coal exit by 2038
The German cabinet on Wednesday backed plans to exit coal as an energy source by 2038 as part of efforts by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition to protect the climate and restore its green credentials.
Chinese family in UAE diagnosed as first virus cases in Middle East
Four members of a Chinese family who arrived in the United Arab Emirates from Wuhan have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, the first known cases in the Middle East, the UAE health ministry said on Wednesday.
Chinese family in UAE diagnosed as first cases of new virus in Middle East
Four members of a Chinese family who arrived in the United Arab Emirates from the city of Wuhan have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, the first known cases in the Middle East, the UAE health ministry said on Wednesday.
Japan, U.S. pull nationals from China as virus toll jumps
The United States and Japan evacuated their nationals from a quarantined city while British Airways suspended flights to mainland China as deaths from a fast-spreading new virus leapt to 132 and the first cases emerged in the Middle East.
U.S. says approximately 210 citizens being relocated from Wuhan
Approximately 210 U.S. citizens are being relocated from China’s Wuhan city, the center of an outbreak of a new coronavirus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement released via the U.S. embassy in Beijing on Wednesday.
German minister: Four workers infected with coronavirus showing mild symptoms
Four people in Bavaria who contracted coronavirus after a colleague from China visited their workplace were showing “very mild” symptoms, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Tuesday.
Two Japanese evacuated from Wuhan have pneumonia symptoms, second flight being dispatched
Two Japanese nationals evacuated on the first chartered flight from Wuhan, epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic, have pneumonia symptoms but a coronavirus diagnosis has not been confirmed, hospital representatives said on Wednesday.
Factbox: The new coronavirus – What is it and how does it behave?
Here are some key features of viruses and the new coronavirus that was identified in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December and is causing an outbreak of disease in China and beyond.
U.S. hopes to discuss ‘entire strategic framework’ with Iraq soon
The United States hopes to discuss the entire strategic framework of its relationship with Iraq soon, a U.S. envoy said on Tuesday, as the fate of a U.S. military mission there remains in doubt after a drone strike that killed an Iranian general.
Little U.S.-Turkish progress solving defenses row, Erdogan says: NTV
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Washington and Ankara had done little to solve a row over Turkey’s purchase of Russian defenses and its procurement of U.S. fighter jets despite a November agreement, according to broadcaster NTV.
